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don’t remember. Depending on which medication you are prescribed you will then have the problem of how to get your bird to take it. The easiest way is to hide the medicine in a favourite food but be warned parrots are very clever at recognising a new flavour, make sure that you give small pieces of the favourite food with the medicine hidden inside, don’t add the medicine to their usual bowl of food as you won’t know if they have eaten it or not. You can also try mixing the medicine with a favourite soft food on a spoon. Some parrots readily take food off a spoon and this is something you can work on in advance with your bird. If all else fails you will have to syringe the medicine into your bird’s beak, this is the most stressful option as your bird will have to be held securely, probably with a towel and will mean catching your bird up in the towel however many times a day that you need to give the medicine. On the positive side though, if you use this method you will be certain that your bird has swallowed the prescribed amount and hasn’t dropped most of it on the floor of his cage. Whichever method you use, watch to make certain that your parrot has taken the medication and keep a close eye on his progress. Hopefully the medication/ treatment will work quickly and you will be able to breathe a sigh of relief when your parrot is better and the trip to the vet is a distant memory for both of you.
Preparing in advance for a trip to the vet makes sense, if you have ever felt anxious before going to a doctor’s or hospital appointment then magnify that feeling by one hundred and you might have an idea of how your bird is feeling. The advice that I have shared with you has helped our birds and although some points may seem unimportant to you, I can’t emphasise how devastating stress can be for our parrots especially if they are already sick or injured and any little thing that we can do to reduce stress could help to save our birds’ lives. If you have done everything you can think of to prepare your bird and know that you have the vets number on hand and ready in case of an emergency then you stand a chance of keeping calm and helping your bird cope with an extremely stressful experience.
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