[Baz]

Jeremy beat me to it.

I hope Mr. Peabody is going to be OK, Mike.

You may want to call your vet and let him/her know what Mr. Peabody did just as a head's up and maybe they will also have some advice on what you can do in the meantime to negate some of the adverse effects.

As far as staying home with your companion....this is what you do out of respect and love for Mr. Peabody. No, you are not nuts and anyone with that opinion is delusional and misguided.

My Umbrella Cockatoo, Matilda, developed a sore toe sometime on Saturday and I've been tending to her hand and foot (no pun intended) since. She's doing better now - putting some weight back on it finally and the swelling has gone down a bit. But until she get's back on her feet (no pun intended) I will not leave the house for more than a 3 hour stint.