Little bird rescues

[Bird woman]

I wouldn't even consider canibis in any form until it was researched more. I'm not against it for humans , just know it makes my kid and staff a little too laid back for me. I could probably use some myself. Well I did find another vet and she is local been here 1 year. My vet is going to have to share the business or start taking care of things a little prompter. I was sculeded for a tour of the facility Monday AM , but there's been an emergency come up and I've already asked wolf to post for me with pic. Now I have appointment for 2 Monday morn. I'll keep everyone posted BW

[Wolf]

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[Bird woman]

This is Ayla, she came in yesterday. This bird hit Craig's list 6 months ago and I started watching it go on and off several times same pics , same contact info. so I called and the woman she was in a wheel chair with care providers and couldn't take care of her anymore. I offered many solutions and told her I could help her get Ayla registered as a therapy pet and them the state would include Ayla in part of her care. I never heard from her again. I tried e-mail, text , nothing. The last message I sent said this was going to be the last offer of help and at the very least I would help her find a good home for her. Well this woman contacted me through an add to help people properly care for there parrot and said the bird screams all the time has half its head missing and she can't afford the vet bill . She told me about the woman she got her from 10 days ago and I asked if the birds name was Ayla. She couldn't believe I knew the bird and I told her I'd been tracking this bird for 6 months knowing it was going to end up like another passed around cockatoo. Ayla didn't look like this in her Craig's list posting she was beautiful and now she's beautiful to me. I cleaned her wound and started her on antibiotics . I held her all night . Off to the vet tomorrow first Ayla then Mathew GOD LIFES GOOD. BW

[Pajarita]

Awww, poor little girl! But, Birdwoman, although I really, really, really understand why you are taking them in, please be careful because you are not leaving enough time in between new birds. And I am not talking about quarantine or even the fact that you will have to spread yourself super thin, I am talking about the birds themselves. They need individual attention big time when they are first rehomed and that means hours spent with each alone and, although I know you will try your very best, you have the grays that plucked, the new macaw with seizures, the new bare-eyed biting, the new quaker and now this new wounded cockatoo - that's six new birds with health/emotional issues in six months and days don't have that many hours...

[Bird woman]

Boy don't I know it !!! I've brought in extra help , I have a new neighbor that just moved in next door ,he's 16 very good boy and has showed a real interest in the birds and wants to help. Maybe the good lord sent him to me. WE WILL SEE And yes I am very overwhelmed . The offer to help people on Craig's list is coming off today ! I only have offered help to properly feed house etc. birds and they want me to just take them. I'm going to try to retrieve the old Craig's list post and contact Ayla's original mom , and maybe now she will except my help to keep her bird. Hell I'll send help over there. She's sooooo sweet and scocilized I can hardly imagine the injury took place in her care. The back rooms off the main house has birds and Ayla is in the pool house. There's not enough hours to give them the proper one on one time. Even my girls are getting grouchy .I have devided my day till there's no time to think. Max lumi ricki and Lilly have all been troopers they will all be on and with me at once and share me happily. We all will play in the bedroom together. Well gotta go clean up the dirty little buggers breakfast mess , maybe I can get a cup of coffee and 5 to my self. Thanks for the tune-up pajarita I really needed to hear it all though my common sense has already started to nag at me. BW

[Pajarita]

The reason why I mentioned it is because I learned this lesson the hard way! It's almost impossible for me to say no when I hear of a sad case but I have learned that I can't do it all no matter how hard I try and no matter how willing I am to sacrifice myself and my family in the process. Because it's not the work you have to put out, it's that the birds end up getting the short end of the stick - know what I mean?

Throughout the years, I have changed my mind a 180 in certain areas of bird husbandry and one of them is the 'sanctuary' concept. I used to swear by it, insisting that good food, freedom from cage, company of other birds, medical care and love was all that most parrots needed but I learned that, although this is 100% true for the little species because they are mostly aviary and revert so very easily to a flock environment and never, ever look back to their life with humans, the big ones don't. They want and need the one-on-one and having their own human. And, when we take in too many, the situation is no longer ideal for them. Now, if you can get them to bond with another bird, that's a different story because, although they still love and enjoy you, you are no longer their main source of love so it works out just fine. But it's not so easy to get the big ones to bond with another bird - they are so deeply imprinted to humans that even when they accept the others presence, they still want a human for their own.

I wish you were nearer to me, I would help you for a while until you could get your feet under you with all the medical problems...

[Bird woman]

I soooo wish you were toooo. But the thought is there and that means a lot to me , thank you !!! BW

[Bird woman]

Buddy the bare eye has turned into one sweet little man. All those years they had him and still couldn't Handle him and in this short time he steps up for me every time and if I walk by his bird stand he always stretches his little head out for a good scratching and some kisses and snuggles. I send his old people pics and updates and they are amazed. Hell I'm amazed ) all these little misunderstood birds. Max and lumi my Quaker and LSC both ride around together on me and sure seems like they are becoming pals. It makes it a lot easier when everyone excepts each other or at least tolerates and respect each of there chosen spaces BW

[liz]

Hmmmm I would not wish for epilepsy... In a dog or a cat, yes, on a parrot, no. I've known three parrots that had seizures that could not be explained by anything else but epilepsy and they all continue having seizures even while medicated.

I was called by an avian shelter about Amos who had seizures. If you remember, I ran his info through you all before taking him on. He has never had a seizure with me and the flock. I don't know what was causing them before he came to me but it must not be here whatever it was.

[liz]

Yes, I also immediately thought of metal when I read they had asked about the toys. The thing is that you don't really know what he had access to when he was in his previous home and, if his seizures are because of something in his environment or diet, it happened in that home and not yours. But I would also be disgruntled if I did not receive a call with the bloodwork results within 5 days (they can do all the 'usual' test in 48 hours but, if they are doing fungal cultures, those take 5 days, at least).

And yes, hypoglycemia does bring seizures but the vet would have seen that right away in the chem panel.

The test for hypoglycemia is quite uncomfortable and requires 5 hours of watching the patient. It requires blood work every half hour to find the time of sugar drop. Mine is 2 hours after I eat. The only treatment is to know when a drop is coming before insulin shock and eat something to give the insulin something to work on. I don't think he could have found it with the tests used on birds. It is a possibility though. I was diagnosed many years ago with that long test and remember being thirsty but I could not get to the water cooler even when it was in the same room. Another lady was also taking the test but did not have it. She had to get me a drink.