Please Help!

[MissChick@dee]

*sometimes we just think out loud. “What if’s” can lead To solutions. Gotta be pretty comfortable just putting it out there* .... so kudo’s

 

[getaclue]

There have already been some wonderful suggestions. Calm the bird, burrito wrap it, and get in there to see what it is while the bird is still healthy, and take care of it.

 

[MissChick@dee]

I love the idea of the turkey Baster on so many levels. The size. The ability to control the suction manually.
The fact the suction would be gentle. And lubricants around the tip would not affect your control. And it would seem long enough to reach.

 

[staceyj]

I must have crappy turkey basters!!!
I’ve never had one with good enough suction for anything but liquids.

In my minds eye, I’d have to get behind it and flick it forward and out.
I think trying to grab it might push it in farther.

Do you have a recliner?
Meaning a “dad chair” ?

When my kids were really little and they went to the dentist for the first time or two, they sat in my lap in the chair, with my arms around them.

This is a big bird, but not a heavy bird.

I’m envisioning wrapping his wings or even his whole body to keep even his legs still.

And someone holding him snug like this with the recliner tipped all the way back. While the other people work on him...

 

[The Phantom]

I don't think so. The noise would terrify him. It would be easier to use a tiny pair of needle nose pliers, hemostats, or one of the tools for unhooking fish. It would give you a good grasp, do it quickly, and not terrify him as much.

Exactly. If I’m going to restrain him I’m going to just take it out with hemostats.

With that type of reasoning, she could just grab him by his feet, swing him around over her head a few times really fast, and see if centrifugal force would dislodge it. Again, NO NO NO.....

Yes, and I started to mention that, doesn't take very much booze.
I tossed the pulp out of a tub, in the yard that I was fermenting wine in. My ducks came up to it and started eating the pulp....10 minutes later they were stumbling, falling over, couldn't fly....it's funny now but at the time, I thought something was seriously wrong with them.

I don't understand why your dad thinks handling him will cause a heart attack?
The Parks & Wildlife have nets that are shot out over the wild cranes down on the coast every year to tag and inspect others that were already tagged....they don't lose any to that kind of handling....which is way more anxiety inducing treatment than you would be with Phantom.

True. I’ll have to tell him that.

I am killing myself laughing.


Sorry @The Phantom I'll behave.

Your not the only one!!! y’all have gone crane happy!!

 

[The Phantom]

Well if you say sheesh to that, lol just wait! BECAUSE... my first instinct was to try to suck it out with a straw, MANUALLY... until I remembered how godawful it would be for US to aspirate whatever the heck that thing is!

 

[MissChick@dee]

So any updates?

 

[Cryss]

So any updates?

X2!!

 

[Kiki]

3

 

[The Phantom]

He has been very good. He has gained all his weight back from 11.7 to 12.2. I’m not sure if it is still in his throat, I will check later tonight but I have not seen him swallowing at all.