"finiteguy"  wrote in message
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> I don't think I could do this myself. When the vet does it there is
> always a small amount of bleeding and she has to apply antiseptic (I
> think that's what it is) when she finishes. My family is very attached
> to this bird and I'm not about to cause harm to him.

 Your vet should be experienced enough not to cut into the vein surely.
Besides it hurts. Try jabbing something underneath your finger nail and see
how much. Cutting nails until they bleed really isn't acceptable in birds
any more than it would be if a groomer did it to a dog. Only difference I
suppose is that the dog would retaliate :0)
 I personally never trim nails. I use concrete perches as well as natural
wood and rope perches and this seems to do the trick nicely.




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