Bandit's Toe: The Final Heal

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Eugene, OR Shown: Bandit's healing toenail growing in I'm so happy to report that Bandit's toe is completely healed. The toe nail is growing in, and is about half way grown (well, okay, maybe a bit less than that...) and has turned the proper color and everything. We're so thrilled, so happy and so relieved.   Pho...
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Bandit's Toe

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Knoxville, TN Shown: Bandit's toe This is how Bandit's toe looks today. It has healed really nicely, and it looks as though his nail is beginning to come in but we'll have yet to see if it actually does or stays just like this. Luckily, it's no longer bugging him at all and he shows no sign of irritation with it. W...
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Before and After: Dead Skin vs New on a Parrot's Foot

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Corbin, KY Shown: Before image of Bandit's toe with dead skin on When I last updated all of you on Bandit's toe... it looked like the above picture, except with that gross dead skin being gone, and new fresh skin showing. At that last post also, it showed only the top skin as the new skin as the bottom skin hadn't ...
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Update on Bandit's Squished Toe: The Dead Skin Falls Off

It has been a week and a day since Bandit squished his toe and so far, so good in the healing process. The dead skin on top of the toe came off, though I'm not sure exactly when except I noticed it on Tuesday when I brought him to the RV to keep Dave and myself company while we're sick with the flu. It's nice to have some Bandit entertainment wh...
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What to do When Your Parrot's Toe Gets Squished

Photo by Jamieleigh Location: Savannah, GA dressing room With a bandaged toe: Galah "Bandit" I can't tell you how many times I've almost shut the door on my parrot's foot or toes. And then there's the amount of times I actually have done it. C'mon, don't give me that reaction, you've done or almost done it too! Our parrots are fast, they wedg...
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