A call to Beeberz doc..

.... Being the concerned parront that I am.. I called his doc concerning his barfing on me ( Geeez I am a BAD Dad!! his check-up was YESTERDAY and I thought it was this Friday! My BAD BAD BAD!!!)

I told the girl on the other end and she went and got one of the Doc's. She seemed a bit CONCERNED...said it was "very odd".. She also said his med's might be disagreeing with him ( Though this is the very first time he has done this) He may have to have his meds changed. They weren't able to see him today (she DID ask if he was acting ok..and I said yes,he is eating and talking and singing and acting his goofy self,she felt a little better with that) and because of my !@#$%^& work schedule (6:30am to 6:30pm) I can't get him there until Friday His appointment is at 3pm.

He is going to HATE me and not trust me,by the time this is over with.
I open his front door and put my finger in and say "c;mon" and he usually jumps right on....now he gives me lip (or beak) and hesitates. As soon as he is on my finger we do the lovey thing..I can cup him in my hand and give him kisses and he kisses right back,saying hello and BB a good boy and I can pet his little head and back and he loves it...NOW he thinks that's when I'll grab him for his meds and he's leary of me. I feel AWEFUL about this :31: I'm going to ruin a wonderful relationship we have..makes me sick to my stomach! He now runs and yells at me when he see's the towel,he even knows when we sit at the kitchen table that something not pleasant is going to happen to him and he try's to book off....yelling and flapflapflapping to where ever he can safely get to :31: :31: :31:

He does NOT like baths/showers! After getting his meds this morning, I told him " Hey,lookit BB..you're a dirty bird and getting stinky..you need to clean that butt of yours" Soooooo....I was going to take a shower and decided he was going to join me if he liked it or not..and he did NOT like it one bit. (Amy loves to shower with me).
So I got Amys' perch stick and told Beebs jump on,and into the shower we went...him cussin' and yellin' most of the time,trying to avoid the light shower mist .
He kind of submitted to me to wash his arms and arm pits gently and his back..the poor guy,I got him so wet his little "hat" was in his eyes :52:
When we were done..once again it was towel time to at least soak up a little water..this time he didn't yell at me,but he did give me the evil eye.
He's gonna hate his daddy....

Sorry for the long post folks..just a little depressed/concerned/frustrated here..



Jim

So sorry!!!!!!!

I know he'll forgive you when this is all straghtened out!

If not, he'll just have to come live with me.

Sorry, kidding... but did I make you smile for at least a nano-second?

GaleriaGila said:

So sorry!!!!!!!

I know he'll forgive you when this is all straghtened out!

If not, he'll just have to come live with me.

Sorry, kidding... but did I make you smile for at least a nano-second?

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You always make me smile,Ms Gail




Jim

So not fun! Will be a memory soon but until then keep soldiering on! You are fantastic with Beebs. It's obvious from your posts that you both are distressed so give yourself a break. I think it will all smooth out in time. Feel better, everyone!

I read a story about a raven in a shelter that hated all the keepers, wouldn't come near anybody...it had to be caught a times to be weighed etc. ...a new trainer decided to try letting the bird know what was coming so it didn't have to always be afraid. So on the days it had to be netted, she hung a white towel next to the cage. The bird learned that if the towel wasn't there, nothing scary would happen, so it began being more social, sitting closer, and eventually allowed itself to be caught without panic. Maybe put some signal up for BB, not a towel but something distinctive, by the cage only when he's getting meds. Maybe he'll learn that when the thing isn't there, no reason to be scared, and come out for lovies as usual?

I think parrots have the capacity to understand things they don't like done with good intentions and bad intentions. You don't hear of too many parrots who enjoy seeing the vet, but you also don't hear of too many who resent/hate their owner after seeing the vet/being medicated etc... I think they know, as unpleasant as it may be, it is done with love and not malice.

We have always started our relationships on the bad and going worst. When you start with a sick parrot that had no want to trust you and your first months are a constant supply of medication it would seem that it could only get to be a much darker relationship. The recommendation of the hanging a towel is an excellent idea. We did it with placement of the medication at the prescribed time. Our Amazons would quickly pick-up on the time for medication and that the other times would be 'safer.' And with time, they came to accept the bad times during a day and the better times.

Generally, by the end of the first year what if any medications where less frequent and more time could be placed toward relationship (bond) development. By the end of the second year the relationship would be blooming nice and by the end of the third year, we had the joy of a very comfortable Amazon enjoying life!

Set-backs will happen in all relationships, its how you recover from them that makes the difference!

Of DYH Amazon dislikes our Vet, but is developing a crush on the Vet Tech and she is the one that holds him! Explain that one! I have told him that I would not tell his sweetheart 'at home' that he has wandering eyes, but it will cost him!

This to Shall Pass!

sounds like you're the opposite of bad!

It's been amazing seeing the little stories of BB. To the point of tempting me to get a tiel over a Green Cheek!

What I would do is try to specificlly spend time in the places and with the things she doesn't like, slowly of course. Maybe sit at the table with her just playing or talking, same with towels. Just have a towel placed outstretched and play with her on it. As for getting in and out of the cage, try a couple times when she's out to put her back in the cage with the door open then to take her back out and continue having fun. She'll quickly learn that it's not always bad and it's rare she has to deal with the medicine. Hopefully she can come off the stuff soon and be a nice happy little bird!