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Hi there,
Recently I learned that the reason my guys beak keeps overgrowing is that its actually damaged/split in the middle. Since it is split in the middle, the sides flare out. I have had the vet trim his beak every 6-9 months in the past but it costs several hundred dollars each time to put him under. Yvonne kindly shared her method of clipping and I tried that and I also used a dremel a little today. My question is: is there anything I can do to help the middle part of his beak? I know there are lots of medical advances and am wondering if I could/should ask the vet to bond it with something?
Is the beak split impairing him in any way?
I tried to show you one before and 2 afters. I *think that there is a "flare line" you can see which is where i think I need to keep filing to meet. What do you all use to file? I bought sanding blocks that are bright red so he is allowing me to file file but I only do a little at a time so as not to wear out my welcome. He is being an incredibly good sport!
So in summary:
Is his beak impairing him because its split in the middle?
What do you use to file and sand after clipping?
Should I ask the vet or look into some sort of filler/bond for his middle part of his beak?
Do you feel that I should keep filing/trimming it right now to get to the "flare line" or just keep it as it is and make sure its not pointy and hurting his toungue?
Thanks so much everyone. I really appreciate your feedback with this issue!! Thanks again to Yvonne who helped me understand the issue in the first place !!!
Karen
Recently I learned that the reason my guys beak keeps overgrowing is that its actually damaged/split in the middle. Since it is split in the middle, the sides flare out. I have had the vet trim his beak every 6-9 months in the past but it costs several hundred dollars each time to put him under. Yvonne kindly shared her method of clipping and I tried that and I also used a dremel a little today. My question is: is there anything I can do to help the middle part of his beak? I know there are lots of medical advances and am wondering if I could/should ask the vet to bond it with something?
Is the beak split impairing him in any way?
I tried to show you one before and 2 afters. I *think that there is a "flare line" you can see which is where i think I need to keep filing to meet. What do you all use to file? I bought sanding blocks that are bright red so he is allowing me to file file but I only do a little at a time so as not to wear out my welcome. He is being an incredibly good sport!
So in summary:
Is his beak impairing him because its split in the middle?
What do you use to file and sand after clipping?
Should I ask the vet or look into some sort of filler/bond for his middle part of his beak?
Do you feel that I should keep filing/trimming it right now to get to the "flare line" or just keep it as it is and make sure its not pointy and hurting his toungue?
Thanks so much everyone. I really appreciate your feedback with this issue!! Thanks again to Yvonne who helped me understand the issue in the first place !!!
Karen
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