The vet gave her a vitamin shot and she's on Prime supplement to help. Surprisingly, her lungs were great and her heart was fine. She was on AviCalm for the first month she was here to keep her address low.
Her diet before I got her was crappy. A dollar store brand seed, chips, peanuts, French fries, and absolutely no fruit, pellet or veg.
She was on that diet for over 15 years.... And her had no desire to change.
Pellet? Won't touch.
Veg? Goes on floor.
Fruit (dry and fresh)? Goes on the walls.
I've tried baby food, fresh friut puree, fresh whole veg/fruit, sweet potato, steamed veg..... I've tried spooning it to her, mixing small bits in with her food, shoving some in her mouth, putting it in her toys, eating 'with her'..... She REFUSES to eat it
Now if I open chips, eat French fries, open peanuts? She's all about it, though she isn't allowed!. I even went as far as to BAKE some homemade fresh sweet potato fries to fool her..... Nope. Wasn't happening.
She was so skinny you could see her chest bones, her feathers were a nasty mess (though not plucked at all), she REAKED of cigarettes as did her cage, nails that curled to long, and her beak was in major need of a buff when I got her. She's gained some weight, her feathers are getting life back in them, and she smells like a normal bird. And her diet is no better. Just less nuts and better quality food.
She goes back in January for her yearly check, blood work, and another beak buff
she's been getting monthly nail trims, and full on baths every few days. She loves to sit and dry on her perch my the window in the sun. But I feel bad because she just sits around on her gym. She sings and preens but pretty much just hangs around.
As far as a companion? She hates other animals! Dog? Cat? Conure? Anything that gets close becomes a target for Aggression. Understandably. I don't think a companion would be to well received. She's been alone her whole life.
To be honest I NEVER wanted a Zon. I'm just not a fan of them. But when my friend asked if I would try helping her, I gave it a try. She needed help, who was I to deny it? The agreement is that if she didn't come around, she'd go back to my friends house and live her life as a cage pet. Granted she has a CAG and a Goffin at hey home, but they were both rescues who aren't people friendly either. At first it was rough. But after a while, seeing my Zon search for me on the bed to sit in my lap? I couldn't just give her back. She loves to talk to me but isn't a fan of other people. To be honest I'd miss her if I gave her back. I'm grabbing straws with what to do to make her better in a home life but it's either this or she goes back to cage pet till the end.
If you have any other ideas on getting her to try fruit and veg? Please let me know!!