Peaches Story

WARNING - GRAPHIC SURGERY PICTURES!

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:51 pm
Just got a call from someone on their way in with their cockatoo. She is between 12-15 years old. She is living in a dog crate and has a hole in her chest,I don't know how bad she is yet will post as soon as she gets here.

Peaches

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:06 pm
From what I am told she was in a nice cage these problems started several months ago,they sent the bird to live with someone and the mutilating got worse so they took her back,they took her to the vet for the first time on the 2nd.
I am going to have blood tests done on her to see if there is a underline cause of her mutilating.she was only in the dog crate 2 nights,yes thats still to long,but all we can do now is try to help her get better.Oh and she has scissor beak and bumble feet.

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:26 pm
Peaches had her surgery today,she did very well,The vet said it was much worse then she thought and Peaches is not out of the woods yet,she may require another surgery due to she had massive amount's of scar tissue,she had a hard time cutting through some of it.she was under for a hour and recoverd well.she is stiched up and has a vest wrap on.she is eating and drinking already,she goes back in again Tuesday.
anyway here are some pictures of the surgery.

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:17 pm
Update on Peaches vet visit today in Buffalo.First let me say what a amazing vet we went to,they were so wonderful.Peaches had some blood work done,had her beak fixed and had her chest wrapped in a vest wrap to keep her from picking at her sore,she is underweight and anemic.she will be going back to the vet on Tuesday to have surgery,they will be cutting open the wound and cleaning it out and stiching it together.she is doing pretty well and is on meds.I will keep all posted on her progress.Thank you Heather for spending a very long draining day with me!

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:39 am
Peaches was actually yelling this morning when she saw me,so thats a good sign.she was even playing.
We will be documenting her full progress,we have before pics ,pics of her in her wrap and the vet will be taking pictures of her surgery.I want people to see what this poor bird and others go through due to not getting proper care.

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:49 pm
Peaches is doing great her wound is just about gone !!

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 8:42 am
Wanted to update on our sweet girl Peaches,She is doing great and has recoverd wonderfully from surgery,she is eating well playing and is getting vocal,here is a new picture of how she looks today,dosen't look like the same bird.

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:06 pm
Peaches is doing really well,she looks so good her feathers have come in so nice. she comes out to play on top of her cage,but you have to keep an eye on her at all times when her collar is off,she will try to pick herself.she loves to be petted but isn't big on being held,she will get nippy.she still loves her towels and chews on them daily.she really is a fighter,we all just love her at the shelter.

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