Gypsy always had a crooked lower beak that required a trim once a month. Great vet. I knew the dangers, had read up about trimming, understood they could have a heart attack. She had a fear of the white coat in the vet's office.
She was only about 1.5 years old, so so sweet. Never wanted to be anywhere but on my shoulder. I will sorely miss her.
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Oh MY, NO! I am so sorry to hear this! It goes to show you how quickly things can go wrong even when someone does things right. Sooooooooooooooooooooooo Sooooooorrrrrrrryyyyyyy!
Thank you everyone for your condolences. Today was very hard. I constantly was wondering where she was! I have a home office so all day long she would be on my shoulder, so I had procedures to be careful, so I wouldn't sit on her, etc. There was a constant need to know exactly where she was at all times. If I did put her in her habitat (hate that word 'cage'), she would chip once per second, so we ended up calling her a nickname: Chippy. In fact, I was in the process of getting finding a mate for her so she would be out of the danger, she would fall in love with her own kind.
The vet tech had started to cry and I consoled the vet it wasn't her fault. After all, we've done it about ten times before. I would advise not to get a Plet with a crooked beak though, or else you will run the risk of this every few weeks.
So thank you all. Perhaps in a few months I will look in the Chicago area for a hand raised baby.
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