Post by Tuesday on May 24, 2015 12:23:27 GMT -5
Last night, my year-old quaker parrot Lihn was sticking her tongue out funnily. Now this morning I can tell that she has a cut on it, pretty far back in her mouth (you can only see it when she tries to chew on something).
There is no blood anywhere in her cage or on her food, toys, etc. and she's eating and drinking normally, but every now and then she'll stick her tongue out and I can see the cut. I can't tell how bad it is, but I'm really, really worried.
I'm very certain this is recent, because the behavior of sticking her tongue out has never happened until yesterday evening. Her behavior is no different - she plays, she eats, she chews on my sister who she doesn't like, she whistles and chirps, all the usual stuff.
I'm going to take her to the vet as soon as possible, but it's Sunday, and tomorrow is Memorial Day. My biggest worry is infection, or that it won't heal properly. It looks pretty serious, though.
She doesn't seem to be in any immediate pain and she can eat and drink. Is it safe to wait until Tuesday to take her to the vet, or do I need to look into emergency services? Please advise quickly, I'm very nervous.
There is no blood anywhere in her cage or on her food, toys, etc. and she's eating and drinking normally, but every now and then she'll stick her tongue out and I can see the cut. I can't tell how bad it is, but I'm really, really worried.
I'm very certain this is recent, because the behavior of sticking her tongue out has never happened until yesterday evening. Her behavior is no different - she plays, she eats, she chews on my sister who she doesn't like, she whistles and chirps, all the usual stuff.
I'm going to take her to the vet as soon as possible, but it's Sunday, and tomorrow is Memorial Day. My biggest worry is infection, or that it won't heal properly. It looks pretty serious, though.
She doesn't seem to be in any immediate pain and she can eat and drink. Is it safe to wait until Tuesday to take her to the vet, or do I need to look into emergency services? Please advise quickly, I'm very nervous.
