I was wondering. When you take your bird to the vet, if they have to draw blood or do any other procedure, do they take the bird in the back or do it in the examining room with you present. My vets do everything in the examining room. My friends vet takes the bird into the back for all procedures. Even to clip the wings and nails.
I want to be there and watch whatever is being done to my bird. My vet has even cut off a Parrotlet leg band right there where I could see what she was doing. The bird store I go to to get wings and nails clipped also does it with you standing there watching.

The vet I use always has us come in the room with them, which I would insist on if they didn't. Like you, I want to know what's going on with my babies!!

I'd like to know too - but I know that with my one dog, he's less inclined to co-operate if I'm in the room. I have a feeling Roxie would be the same way - so I don't protest when Roxie's doc takes her to the back - I figure just about everyone back there is more qualified than I to help if something were to go wrong, so maybe she's even safer being in the back.

My AV takes them to the back for procedures, but I can see everything, as it's only 15 feet away from the room we were in. I watch, but not closely. It's a larger area and she prepares everything she'll need and then takes the bird. I like the distance so my bird doesn't associate me with anything bad.

My AV always takes my CAG into the back to do any blood drawing or any other sort of procedure. She said that way they can bring him back and I can rescue him from the sharp pointy things. I don't get his wings/nails clipped at the AV but rather where I purchased him from because its free for him and they do a great job. They just towel and do it really quickly behind the counter but in front of me.

My dog Pam's vet also takes her back to do any bloodwork/vaccinations.

i can be present in the examination room when my vet draws blood, but i'm not right next to them but about 2m away.... i too like to see what they are doing.... however, i don't come close or touch.....

personally, i learn a lot from it since during physicals the vet always tells me what she's looking at and how it feels/appears when it's normal and explains what to look out for...

I've been in the room for all procedures. I stand a few feet away as to not get in their way, but I like a good view of what is going on. I just got back from the AVs just now - Lulu had her follow-up oral gram stain (everything looks good!) and Jerry had his band cut off. They did Jerry's band right in front of me and had no problems. I also try not to speak while they are in the midst of doing any procedures because I think that might trigger my guys to struggle to get back to me - like someone else said, we have to leave the room when they have drawn blood from my dog because my dog fights with all her might to get back to us, her comfort zone.

I have been present for everthing, although I did not get to look into the birdies for surgical sex this time. Vet said I could when he has older bird cos the babies were too young to have them under too long. The horse vet I have actively helped with operations etc and learned to stitch. I was also present when my dogs got spayed.

Mine takes them in the back, but the humans are encouraged to follow....

I go in the back or wherever my flock members go. I once lost a bird (just weaned TAG baby) due to the carelessness mistake/bumble of the Avian Vet's assistant. If I had not been present and saw with my very own eyes what happened, I would have not been able (most likely) to collect damages for their mistakes.