Urgh, that's terrible. I would give her an earful too! If I was to trust my bird to someone who wasn't a confident handler I would rather they just kept him in the cage than cut his wings.

Not a lot one can say other that I hope he moults soon..

 

That's disgusting... I'm always so weary about leaving my pets with other people, for this reason exactly. I hope you had a right go at her (I would have)! Poor little thing

 

I am very worried, he went from being fully flighted to dropping like a heavy ROCK!!! so she must have trimmed his wings off??? otherwise something is seriously wrong. I'm on the phone trying to get vet appointment right now on a sunday taking him to emercgency clinic. I am so upset.

His wings were shortened by me 2 weeks ago 9in order to make putting the flitduit on easier)... so he always looked "clipped" but was fully flighted ebcause all his flight feathers were NEFVERE trimmed off by me.... looks like she cut them off comepletely even thoguh I told her NOT to!!!!!!!

 

That horrid creature!!!!!!!!! I'd never clip my own birds wings* let alone someone elses!
I'm not going to go into a full on rant because I fear I couldn't keep my words family friendly...

I don't trust many people with my tiels and it's a blessing if I do...infact I'd say I'd only trust my mum and a gentlemen I know who has 4 tiels


*Unless is was required for them to heal from something, hoping it never happens but if it does I'm almost prepared for it

 

I would be furious too if that had happen to my baby! I've had to chew my family out before when I was gone for five days and they didn't give Kiwi anymore food than when I had left because "it looked full enough", hulls guys, hulls!! Who would even think to trim another person's 'tiel? I hope she at least knew how to clip wings so she didn't seriously damage him!

I would definitely have gotten him checked out like you're doing. If he's used to flying he could have seriously hurt himself. While the woman was clipping his wings he could have hurt himself trying to escape. Lucky he didn't split his keel open, I've seen pictures of that, not pretty. >.<

Ask the vet if you think he fractured anything. One of those falls could have really hurt his keel. I am so sorry this happened, people mean well but they don't always think. I don't know what that person was thinking at all, but she shouldn't have done that.

 

wait, she chopped his wings OFF? :blink:
I'm surprised he's ok then, you should definitely go to emergency with him.

 

I just bird dropped my bird off at the vet I was in tears.
This bird is my best friend very upset.
and the woman denied everything she flat out LIED about cutting his wings.this is the same as if you went and spent the night somewhere and woke up bAld and the person denied shaving your head bald. my bird could have gotten very seriously injured big time this was not right I am so upset right now it is unbelievable they have to keep my bird overnight at the vet

 

How bad was the trim like almost all the way to the skin or?...

Why does he have to stay overnight? I'm really worried now. Poor baby.

 

What makes it so much worse is the fact you trusted her based on previous experience with her. I hope your little one isn't hurt in some way and that he molts and grows out quickly.

Is there family or a trusted friend you can leave him with next time you have to go out of town? This is as damaging for you as it is for your little guy, since your trust is now shattered.

Hugs from Joey and me for both of you.

 

I'm back home now, they are keeping my tiel overnight to run some tests. The tech says he might have fractured something because he's also acting sick. He was not himself since I picked him up... not at all.

They also said it is OBVIOUS his wings were cut by someone (ALL his flight feathers have been perfectly cut off!!! yet he had ALL his flight feathers when I dropped him off, so OBVIOUS she had his wings butchered making himm drop like a rock slamming into the floor!!... I'm referring to a very severe trim... beyond buthered). I showed them what he looked like 2 days before the woman watched him (I had picture)... and what his wings look like now after picking him up from that woman watching him. It is night and day. It is very OBVIOUS she is lying.

The woman said that my tiel spooked one night while she was watching him and that he was thrashing around in his cage. I suspect he injured himself during that time... then she took him to the vet and the vet she took him to trimmed his wings. Yet, she is choosing to LIE about it!!! She flat out DENIES everything. Beyond infuriating that she is LYING about what happened to my bird whenj is it BEYOND OBVIOUS. This is plain crazy.

I have to leave on an important business trip back to NYC from FL for 5 days this weekend. I desperately need to find a good place who can watch him while I'm gone. I'm going to take him to a vet so they can watch him.

I love this little bird. He really is my best friend. Very upset and totally p***ed this woman is flat out lying about everything!!!!!

WHY would someone lie about something this serious. Awful, my bird could be seriously injured. I have to go back to the vet later today to see the vet because she's not in yet today... I was just speaking to the tech there.

And get this, she said "well, his wing feathers might have fallen out when he got spooked in his cage that one night".

Can you believe this??? ALL his flight feathers did not "fall out"... she had them butchered off in a perfectly straight line!!!

 

When I calm down and get my bird back I will show you guys the before and after pic of what my tiel looked like. Totally obvious.

I am in total freak out mode here (because he was also not acting normal), I don't know if he's been seriously injured or not until tomorrow. Not happy.

I am so upset now I cannot even work. I am worried be broke something or is badly injured.

 

Don't worry I think we all get birdy freak out mode. :lol:

I totally went through that with Kiwi at the emergency vet and every other time she is sick.

I would say it was probably on a rib or his keel if he was fractured to affect him like that. If it is fractured when it heals it could be a little painful or arthritic in that area so you may want to talk to your vet about that.

If you want I can tell you the prices my vet had for a full body x-ray for Kiwi. They are pretty expensive, but worth it if you're worried. Of course they go under a little gas, not enough to fully put them under but it keeps them still.

 

devasteded!!! my tiel might not make it. Just spoke to the vet she said his feathers were cut down to the bone... blood everywhere... severe swelling. Bird is in incubattor was put on steroid antbiotics... vet said bid is not looking could.

I am in total shock right now. I am devastated sick. havine mental breakdown I am in crying hystercially this stupid womwn killed my bird!!! what the **** am I going to do my poor bird I am devastasted.
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my bird might not make it. I feelmsick in shock.

 

Juliet, I am SO sorry. What a stupid freaking woman to do this to your poor Lil' Rascal. I feel for you. But, he is still here, and he is a strong little guy. I guess all I could say is we all want the best. Try to take deep breaths...

 

I am so so sorry, hugs from me and Kiwi!! I didn't sleep for the entire night when Kiwi was away from me because I was so worried, the best thing to do is to reach out for support like you are now.

I'm just glad you got him to the vet, an emergency vet may not have seen him right away. That happened to Kiwi. So you've done a very good thing getting her to someone who could care for her right away.

I'm thinking the inflammation is just a response to the bleeding. I don't think he could have gotten an infection because blood would have washed it out. Praying for you both!

By cut down to the bone do you mean break the skin? I hope not and that it was only down near the feather folicle. Geez I would take pictures (or ask the vet to when he is feeling better) and make the woman pay for the bills. You could get the vet to testify that they were indeed cut and provide proof that you were out of town and she was watching them.

Can you ask the vet to give him some IV fluids or pedialyte? I think that he will make it. He's probably in pain from the inflammation and possible fracture, but pain killers and fluids will help him calm down and heal.

 

devastased. The police are coming out to my house. I am filing animal abuse. this woman saw my bird was severely injured bleeding did not bother to call me not once.

the vet told me when injury happened there was 100% blood everywhere... not possible not to be.

police coming to my hosue shortly. I am shock I dont knwo what im going to do. dont feel well.

here are picture of what his wings look like big hole in them full of blood. I am in ttoal shock I cnanot believe this is happnaing. and the woman is still LYING about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EXTREMELY worried my bird is not going to make it. vet said last cocktiel died in similar sitiuation. not what I needed to hear.

 

Ok definitely press charges. That's just plain irresponsible. I was thinking maybe just a moderate amount of blood, but that woman!... :censor:

Birdy comes first. Please please call the vet and ask for fluids if they're not giving them already. He must be very dehydrated since the blood holds a lot of water.

 

Oh.... let me help you find a lawyer.

I'm just hoping he makes it. A good thing is a lot of the blood looks dried. Was he breathing hard when you took him in or just weak? If he was just weak then he has a better chance. Weak and breathing hard would mean he lost too much blood and was having trouble getting oxygen around his body because the blood carries oxygen.

I'm still thinking he has a good chance. I'm just hoping that the feathers grow back.

 

I am aching for you and Lil Rascal right now, I wasn't expecting anything like that.

Our thoughts are with you, wishing the little one a speedy recovery.

 

Wow, no offence, but I just thought it was only a feather clip. Then I see... THAT. Wow. You have every right to be feeling what your feeling. That is awful... no, no... sickening. I know what animal cruelty looks like. I don't think it was very kind of the vet to tell you that, considering that you're understandably panicking. Lil' Rascal is a tough little man. I believe in him.

And another thing I believe in is justice. Sue the living life out of that woman for the pain and suffering for both you and your poor tielie

 

2 cops showed up they are useless... they are now going over to that woman's house to speak to her and then they are coming back.

My boss told me to ask the cops for the US attorney's phone number and address. I am in total shock all I care about is that Rascal lives and gets better. Then I can focus on this. I want to press charges to the fullest extent.

Right now I cnaot focus on this all I can focus on is that Rascal lives. Never in a million yrs did I thik this would happen or it would be THIS bad.

 

Our thoughts are with you both, I hope it all turns out ok and that /THAT/ woman gets what she deserves

 

I feel terrible reading this.
I really, really hope the vet is able to help your birdie.
You are in my thoughts.

 

Has anyone here had a badly injured tiel in an incubator before that managed to recover? I am totally freaking out, ,major anxiety about my poor bird surviving.. The vet says my tiel is in an incubator. That doesn't sound too good?

Vet just called me I don't like this vet she is very abrasive.

 

After seeing those pictures, my heart aches for Rascal, and for you having to go through the worry. She deserves charges for animal abuse. Although you can't focus on it, NOW is the time to pursue it, before time lapses and she gets away with it.

As mentioned above, if you haven't already, see that the vet is giving Pedialyte or other liquids to get him hydrated.

Still sending hugs, healing thoughts, prayers and good vibes.