by pchela » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:54 pm
So, I have to vent and I don't know where else to do it. I work at a locally owned pet shop in the bird department. Two weeks ago a lady bought a sweet little baby cockatiel from us. Tonight she called and said she had a bit of a problem. She clipped her tiels nails and they were bleeding. I said, how many are bleeding? She said... almost all of them. So, I told her to apply styptic powder which she didn't have so then I told her to apply cornstarch. I was thinking that they were just bleeding a little bit as will happen sometimes when you trim nails. Well, I called back as a courtesy to see if the corn starch worked and she said the tiels leg was bleeding! So, I'm thinking, WTF??? So, we had her bring the tiel in so we could look at her. She cut the nail almost all the way to the top! And not only did she do it to one nail, she went on to do it to four more before she realized that the poor bird was bleeding all over the place! Come on! They start bleeding immediately if you clip too short! So, I had to hold this poor bird down and clean her up and get the bleeding to stop. She was bleeding a lot. I feel so bad for her, both of her feet hurt because this lady didn't bother to even check on the internet to find out how to clip the birds nails. I was so angry. I was covered in blood, the poor bird was terribly stressed. I just can't believe the stupidity of some people! I wanted to take the bird away from her then and there. Anyway, that's my story. I just needed to get it off my chest. Oh- and her leg wasn't bleeding. She tucked her hurt foot up into her body and it bled all over her leg.
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