Broke Beak :(

[GreyGoose]

Tuesday, after I got Goose up about 10 am, it was really windy outside and there is a pine tree over the front part of our house and a pine cone fell on the roof and scared him so he flew and when he did he flew into a mirror, and he doesn't fly into them thinking they are other rooms because theres always something on it and there was a fan infront of that one. Anyway he broke the tip off of his beak and I thought he would be ok because no blood or anything but he stayed in the bottom of his cage and wouldnt use it to climb, So after taking him to the vet and him growling and screaming at her she put acrylic on it and he is doing much better, I didnt know that you could do that and I thought it was neat, she didnt even have to sedate him!

[DynamitePsycho]

I didn't know that they could do that either, that's real cool! The wonders of modern technology!

[babypiggy]

Interesting

What The The Purpose Of The Aacrylic?
Did The Vet Tell You?
I'm Just Curious
:d

[red192]

Hope the baby will ok now

[Luisa]

I'd love to see a picture!

[Amie]

Oh, poor goose!! Get better soon!

[Monica]

There's quite a bit about prosthetic beaks.... Reading through google, it seems as if acrylic, fiberglass, or nylon-composite material is used... I've heard of people using the dentist epoxy stuff (don't know what it's called, could be the nylon-composite material?) for beak repair.

It sounds like Goose just injured her beak, made it all sore, and that the acrylic may be making it feel better?

[Lisa B]

Yes, I need a pic as well. I would like to use it for my site eventually(thegreyroost) because I have pics of my sydney with a bloody beak, and need to let people know what can and should be done.
most times with a break, they wont use it for a few days. usually the prosthetic beaks are only used when one is damaged beyond the point of regrowth.

[kellywess]

He could have just bruised it really badly too. My cherry head bruised his beak (lower mandible) really bad (it even turned black and blue). It took him a few days to get back to using it.

[DynamitePsycho]

I just think medical science, along with veterinarian medical science, has become such a neat field. I saw a story on E-Vets on Animal planet, where a parrot (I can't remember what she was) had mutilated feet because of an aggressive mate. She couldn't walk anymore, so the Vet created prosthetic legs out of some sort of dental wire and a tack (for the feet). The wire was inserted into the bone, right above where the ankle was. And I kid you not, she was able to walk on her new feet once the anisthetic wore off. I'm just amazed.