charmedbyekkie
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So Cairo is 14mo (yay hatchdate knowledge) - he's doing his big 1yo molt and he recently got a bit traumatised by a groomer (he saw this groomer with his previous family, but this was his first time with us and his toes and beak hurt a little afterwards I think).
He's changed a little bit - he's back to eating normally, which is good. But he's also napping a little bit more (I don't really blame him - he has a crazy amount of pin feathers all over his body). On the flip side, he's chattering away a whole lot more! Nonstop talking, fun sounds galore, vocab practice, etc. Plus he just started saying his name as an 'alert, I'm concerned that you're going to upset me'. And wow! I thought I was doing a good job reading his body language when he was in the beginning stages of becoming upset, but now he's letting me know the potential triggers beforehand.
Big question: is this all completely normal and expected? I'm surprised it all happened within the span of a week. I know they say if there's significant personality changes or anything like that, then you should bring them to the vet. But this doesn't seem like necessarily a negative change? Unless you count his napping, which I'm chalking up to molting and the holiday season (Chinese New Year is a big deal with a lot of visiting family and friends for several days).
He's changed a little bit - he's back to eating normally, which is good. But he's also napping a little bit more (I don't really blame him - he has a crazy amount of pin feathers all over his body). On the flip side, he's chattering away a whole lot more! Nonstop talking, fun sounds galore, vocab practice, etc. Plus he just started saying his name as an 'alert, I'm concerned that you're going to upset me'. And wow! I thought I was doing a good job reading his body language when he was in the beginning stages of becoming upset, but now he's letting me know the potential triggers beforehand.
Big question: is this all completely normal and expected? I'm surprised it all happened within the span of a week. I know they say if there's significant personality changes or anything like that, then you should bring them to the vet. But this doesn't seem like necessarily a negative change? Unless you count his napping, which I'm chalking up to molting and the holiday season (Chinese New Year is a big deal with a lot of visiting family and friends for several days).