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Taco is the sunlight of my soul Kiwi had to be coaxed out of her cage while I was getting ready for movers and bit me hard enough to draw blood. She must think I'm getting rid of her with how I set up the travel cages and her own cage isn't here at the moment
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GoldStandardConure posted:taco tuesday Taco day is my favorite day, he really brightens my week 
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GoldStandardConure posted:taco tuesday He looks like a rl anime with those big black eyes. So kawaii
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Oct 11, 2016 14:55
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Woke up this morning and Ellie was at the bottom of the cage being super lethargic and practically limping. Vet is taking a look at her now. 
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Oct 11, 2016 15:46
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GoldStandardConure posted:taco tuesday nice Shirec posted:Kiwi had to be coaxed out of her cage while I was getting ready for movers and bit me hard enough to draw blood thats how you know they're healthy
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Oct 11, 2016 15:53
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Slaughterhouse-Ive posted:Woke up this morning and Ellie was at the bottom of the cage being super lethargic and practically limping. Vet is taking a look at her now. Hang in there little Ellie 
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Oct 11, 2016 16:08
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Oct 11, 2016 16:38
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Slaughterhouse-Ive posted:Woke up this morning and Ellie was at the bottom of the cage being super lethargic and practically limping. Vet is taking a look at her now. Get better soon little ladytiel! Hopefully it's nothing too serious.
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Oct 11, 2016 16:39
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The vet didn't find anything in the stool sample but she said that either her kidney or ovary is inflamed. No evidence of egg binding though. They're waiting for blood work and are gonna keep her overnight. They also tube-fed her and started antibiotics. That being said the vet said she didn't look super bad so I guess we'll see. I feel bad for Archer though. The poor dude is freaking out over Ellie not being around.
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Oct 11, 2016 16:44
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Get better quickly Ellie   When I'm putting groceries away with Ama on my shoulder he sometimes gets really excited by all the strange boxes and jars and starts doing the territorial conure posturing at them, which is a little alarming when it's right next to your face. But he is a Good Bird so if I say "don't be scary!" he immediately calms down and rubs his cheek on mine. I'm not scary I'm just a cute cuddly conure 
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Oct 11, 2016 17:05
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Princess Fuckface gets really concerned about when we're splashing around in the sink (such as doing dishes) and suddenly my field of vision is photobombed with a very puffed up conure posturing at me/the water. She hasn't gone for the eyes yet...
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Oct 11, 2016 17:06
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I think someone's super itchy today. He bit me every time I tried to take him out of his cage for breakfast, had a scream, a pout, and an angry bath, and then came out fine. I hope Ellie is okay!  e: I tried to file his nails down a tiny bit by hand since they seem so long but they aren't translucent so I didn't want to clip and his itty bitty talons are nearly impossible for me to hold with my nails (plus my husband is... not useful when it comes to actually holding the bird still in a towel or even toweling the bird in the first place). Avian vets do it right? e2: poops are watery today but not a weird colour. His breakfast wasn't particularly moist but maybe he drank a lot of water while bathing? Should I be worried? uranium grass fucked around with this message at 17:55 on Oct 11, 2016 |
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Oct 11, 2016 17:36
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Avian vets will do nails, yes, and the watery poop is probably the bathing thing. Ama's get like that too. Look at Mochi's big excited eyes 
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Oct 11, 2016 18:05
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Received my order of food from Northern Parrots today. (I'm still rather annoyed at the fact apparently there isn't a single Danish store selling Zupreem.) I tried ordering a couple new products too. One was a thing called Caitec "Oven Fresh Bites", a baked chop of various grains, vegetables and fruits. They claim it's a complete diet, and it also smells good, and even tastes not-entirely-bland to my human taste buds. And both  s seem to love it.
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Oct 11, 2016 18:14
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Dude take that to TCC this is not a place for those smuggler pigeons.
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Oct 11, 2016 18:21
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No Officer, I swear it's just oats and carrots.
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Oct 11, 2016 18:28
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Still waiting to her more from vet but poor Archer is running around the cage doing his scared contact call. The only  thing is Charlie keeps saying "It's okay" and "I'm sorry" to him
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Oct 11, 2016 18:54
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Slaughterhouse-Ive posted:Still waiting to her more from vet but poor Archer is running around the cage doing his scared contact call. The only I think I also need to go to the vet, because that is so impossibly cute it's killing me
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Oct 11, 2016 19:02
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She's dead and it's my loving fault. She was looking a little off all weekend and I postponed my appointment because she looked better on Sunday. I'm sorry Archer. I'm sorry Ellie.
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Oct 11, 2016 20:08
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Slaughterhouse-Ive posted:She's dead and it's my loving fault. She was looking a little off all weekend and I postponed my appointment because she looked better on Sunday. I'm sorry Archer. I'm sorry Ellie. poo poo. I'm so sorry. It's so hard to tell with birds because even if they look a little off, it could just be they're having a bad molt or being in a bad mood or a little chilly. I've been lowkey freaking out for the last couple weeks because it's molting season and what if my bird's skin infection came back and all her feathers are falling out again???!!! Now I'm extra paranoid.
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Oct 11, 2016 20:24
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Slaughterhouse-Ive posted:She's dead and it's my loving fault. She was looking a little off all weekend and I postponed my appointment because she looked better on Sunday. I'm sorry Archer. I'm sorry Ellie. I'm so sorry for your loss We'll keep you in our thoughts and prayers! (((Hugs)))
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Oct 11, 2016 20:26
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The vet said it looked like a massive kidney problem. She was shocked because she said Ellie looked sick but nowhere near terminal. I'm just kicking myself for being cheap and postponing that appointment. She was a little more sedate than usual but it got a little chilly here so I thought it might just be that since she was eating fine. Archer looks so drat lost. I still have Anaïs but I don't know if Archer will be nicer to her now that his mate is gone.
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Oct 11, 2016 20:28
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Slaughterhouse-Ive posted:She's dead and it's my loving fault. She was looking a little off all weekend and I postponed my appointment because she looked better on Sunday. I'm sorry Archer. I'm sorry Ellie. Oh jeeze, I'm sorry Slaughterhouse-Ive, I know you've been a great bird parent and Ellie was a very happy bird. 
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Oct 11, 2016 20:30
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I'm so sorry for your loss Ive.
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Oct 11, 2016 20:46
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I'm so so sorry Ive. Don't blame yourself. You are fantastic with your birds and you give them all wonderful lives.
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Oct 11, 2016 21:09
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If it was kidney then there is very little they could have done, absolutely not your fault. Sending big hugs across the seas your way.
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Slaughterhouse-Ive posted:She's dead and it's my loving fault. She was looking a little off all weekend and I postponed my appointment because she looked better on Sunday. I'm sorry Archer. I'm sorry Ellie. It's not your fault. When birds get well or get sick, they do it damned fast and it is very, very hard to tell whether to stress them out by bringing them in. I'm very, very sorry for your loss. Totally unrelated note: Does anyone know where I might be able to find a stand like this: http://imgur.com/a/q3PnZ Specifically, the little plastic piece at the bottom of the "boing" is something we haven't been able to find. He tears the tiny mirrors out of his toys and we'll definitely lose them if there isn't something there to catch them. I know this because he likes to play "catch" with my ring, in which he mostly tosses it into my hand but sometimes, for fun, acts like he is going to and flings it under the couch, causing us to search for hours. Yoshi is a super clingy bird who wants attention all the time, so we might need one more of them. Other Yoshi stories: now that the ceiling fans are off, we let him grow in his wings, and holy poo poo, for a bird who was clipped for the first eight months of his life, he is a strong flier. There's an extent to which it's more convenient than our last bird, who would try to follow us and land on the floor with a "How did I get here?" expression all the time, but it also means we have to bird-proof everything and lock him any time we're doing something dangerous. He is also a damned strong talker. His favorites are yelling "Beep! Beep! Beep!" whenever he gets angry, saying "Gimme a kiss!", "I'm a birrrrrrd!" "Yoshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!" or "I'm a dinosaur!  " at random intervals, but also says "How ya doin, buddy?" "Whose a good Bird?" whenever he gets curled up on one leg. Still really hard to convince him to let us give 'im scritches, though.
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Sorry for your loss Ive, as everyone has said, and I can't reiterate enough, you're a great bird parent and it's no fault of yours. To lighten you up a bit hopefully, have a video of a bird that hates towels realizing that he actually loves towels, only after attacking a towel but accidentally becoming enveloped in said towel while saying hi baby a lot because apparently that's what angry birds say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXnmXAxbwzY
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Frozen Pizza Party posted:
That explains so much....Cricket took a shower with me, and afterwards when I had wrapped her in one of her towels to dry her off she squeaked out "Hey Baby" for the first time as I let her free from her birdito. She must have been pissed since she then repeated it about 6 times while she sat there shaking herself and giving me the black beady baby birdie eyes of doom.
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learnincurve posted:If it was kidney then there is very little they could have done, absolutely not your fault. Sending big hugs across the seas your way. This is true. Sorry for your loss, Ive
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I'm so sorry Ive. When birds go downhill, they go downhill fast, even to the most trained eye. You were and are a good birdperson, it's just cockatiels are hardy, happy-go-lucky little birds until suddenly they aren't and that can happen too fast sometimes.
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Thanks for the kind words all. I was beating myself for canceling that Sunday appointment but before I even mentioned it to the vet she told me she was shocked how fast it happened and said what you guys said that if it was a kidney problem it wouldn't have made a difference. I just feel awful for Archer. He knew her almost all of his life and he looks so lost. I still have Anais and the vet suggested they might be able to get along now but long term I don't know what to do. I had plans to go away from Wednesday to Sunday for a friend's wedding. I'm keeping them because even if Archer is in a bad state I think I need some time away to calm down. I still have Archer and Charlie and Anaïs and things will be okay in the end. Even if I'll always miss the little cinnamon goofball that loved to try to eat my glasses. 
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Oct 12, 2016 00:50
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Slaughterhouse-Ive posted:Thanks for the kind words all. I was beating myself for canceling that Sunday appointment but before I even mentioned it to the vet she told me she was shocked how fast it happened and said what you guys said that if it was a kidney problem it wouldn't have made a difference. As someone who only recently started following the thread, I am very sorry for your loss. I hope your vacation helps you feel a little better.
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Slaughterhouse-Ive posted:Thanks for the kind words all. I was beating myself for canceling that Sunday appointment but before I even mentioned it to the vet she told me she was shocked how fast it happened and said what you guys said that if it was a kidney problem it wouldn't have made a difference. You don't have to feel guilty about keeping your plans. Loss is just hard, and it's hard enough that you need your support group, the people who understand you. It's okay to feel sad, angry, guilty, or anything else about losing a pet, but hopefully there are people on this forum and in your life who can convince you that it wasn't your fault, and you gave the little birb a wonderful home.
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Please enjoy this photo of nene geese loving on Haleakala
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all rear end no class posted:Please enjoy this photo of nene geese loving on Haleakala As someone who just spent 2 days stalking the nene from cabin to cabin, I approve of this picture. They can also hear a sandwich being unwrapped from at least a mile away.
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all rear end no class posted:Please enjoy this photo of nene geese loving on Haleakala wheres the gooses dick?
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Is it a bad idea to make my own bird cage? For context: I have a clean, unused "guinea pig" (huge but not enough floor space for a guinea pig imo) cage laying around and was thinking of wrapping it with a steel wire mesh that's too small for birds to stick their heads out of. Blunting all the sharp bits and all that. My motivation is that I want a bird, but I'm discouraged by the limited floor and depth of space and flimsy design of cages at the pet store. E: (For the record, I'm pretty rural and  )
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Oct 12, 2016 16:35
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Tofu Terry posted:Is it a bad idea to make my own bird cage? For context: I have a clean, unused "guinea pig" (huge but not enough floor space for a guinea pig imo) cage laying around and was thinking of wrapping it with a steel wire mesh that's too small for birds to stick their heads out of. Blunting all the sharp bits and all that. As long as the cage has sufficient space, ways to offer food, water, perches and toys, and can be cleanedt, sure make your own thing. Of course make sure the materials and construction are safe.
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 Here's the cage & wire mesh for reference, I think the materials are safe (galvanized steel mesh, but tbh I'm not sure of the construction of the original cage, I'm trying to find that now). I can definitely put food & water dishes and perches in it, I was planning on making a few of those myself too using this tutorial.
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