HelenG
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Hi all, this is Helen G, I have not been on this site for many weeks, I promised pictures of little Scarlett which I purchased at the age of 6 weeks on 2 February. No pictures will be forthcoming. We have been totally devastated!! We had little Scarlet for approximately 2 weeks, I could not understand why her feathers kept falling out, I, naively thought that this perhaps happens to young birds when they start getting "grown up" feathers. I called a highly respected person who is very well known for her exotic birds in the area and told her what was happening. She immediately told me to do some research and get Scarlet to a vet. This was done, a blood test was taken and we had to put our little Scarlet to sleep at the age of 10 weeks!!!! She was diagnosed with beak and feather disease.
Now, unfortunately, our Timneh, Joey who is five years old in June, is also at risk, but we are hoping that he will be okay. We have to take Joey for tests in about five months time and then regularly a few more times before we can be sure he is clear.
This has been a completely devastating experience for me, especially as little Scarlet was already showing a wonderful little personality, and I was her human Mum. I am still struggling to come to terms with losing little Scarlet.
We are still in a process regarding the breeder, as something like this should never happen to anyone.
Now, unfortunately, our Timneh, Joey who is five years old in June, is also at risk, but we are hoping that he will be okay. We have to take Joey for tests in about five months time and then regularly a few more times before we can be sure he is clear.
This has been a completely devastating experience for me, especially as little Scarlet was already showing a wonderful little personality, and I was her human Mum. I am still struggling to come to terms with losing little Scarlet.
We are still in a process regarding the breeder, as something like this should never happen to anyone.
You must be besides yourself!
