On 6/19/08, VJ wrote: > My quaker hurt his foot two days ago. There's times he > favors it but he'll use it to grip my finger but holds it > up when perching. The vet said nothing broke , just needs > to rest it. I'm quite concerned because he won't hold his > pellets because it's sore. Any advise on how to get him to > eat? VJ, I hope you Q is doing well now since it has been a couple of weeks since you post. I hope you found out that your baby will be a little happier if you feed s/he the pellets by hand until the foot has healed. They love the attention and it can't hurt anything either. Rodney