just wana thank all forum members here

[sgvkingsfan]

hey all well i been reading the posts here for a while now since i got back home from the hospital after having a stroke back in 2014 and wanted to thank you all and your birds/babies for allowing to have a reason to crack up each day during a pretty dark time in my life having lst the use of an arm and leg due to having a blood vessel blow out in my head the doc said lucky i have a small brain or they woulda had to drill a hole in my skull to relieve the pressure from the blood in my skull haha so thx again to all of you for makin those first days back home enjoyable with the funny stuff i read here on a side note i am thinking of getting a bird in the next year or so soon as i can talk the wife/gf/caregiver into allowing me to do so except her response has been "i dont need another pet i have you" so any advice would be cool to have to use against her hehe i have been lookin into pocket parakeets but only get parrotlets and canary winged parakeets are those one and the same ?i read theyare no longer imported now i wouldnt want an endangered bird either wow this is takin forever to type with one hand so thx again guys

 

[sgvkingsfan]

oops i forgot to mention that i do have a lil experiencewith birds from when i was a kid the pocket parakeet i am curious about because the pet store i worked at as a kid had one that i used to carry around on my shoulder all day at work which i thought was pretty neat he was a friendlyquiet little guy and not like the conure my neighbors had that would screech pretty loud each day

 

[Flboy]

Welcome to you. Convincing the wife? Trust me, not an area I am good at!

 

[OOwl]

Hi, and welcome. I'm glad you survived your very serious health crisis. How scary! Tell your wife that being happy and having pets improves our quality of life and makes us live longer, richer, more meaningful lives. There have been tons of studies that support that, so a web search should yield tons of evidence to present to your wife.

Pocket parrots used to mean bee bees (Canary-winged parakeet) but those aren't so common. Parrotlets are often called pocket parrots now. Some are gentle and sweet and some are spirited little hellions. I have both in my family. We cuddle the gentle ones and laugh at the spirited one. They're all wonderful in their own way. Good luck on acquiring an avian companion.

 

[Allee]

Welcome to the forums! I'm glad you joined us and I'm glad we gave you a reason to smile during a dark time in your life.

You could ask your wife/gf/caregiver to consider you're future parrot a therapy companion. MBS, multiple bird syndrome is highly contagious, many of us have the virus, it wouldn't surprise me if your wife catches it too.

 

[RavensGryf]

I also agree to let the wife/gf/caregiver know that having a bond with a special animal has been proven to be of benefit to one's mental and physical wellbeing.

I'm happy to hear that our forum had provided much laughter when you needed it most. Welcome!

 

[itchyfeet]

You could ask your wife/gf/caregiver to consider you're future parrot a therapy companion. MBS, multiple bird syndrome is highly contagious, many of us have the virus, it wouldn't surprise me if your wife catches it too.

Have faith - this does happen! I have a darling little ringneck and a sweet wee 'tiel, after eventually convincing the husband. Of course, now the husband would rather like an amazon! :O

(Not happening, btw. He also wants a kitten, Miss 7 has her heart set on a lovebird and if a big parrot was to join the madhouse, it would be an african grey )

 

[wrench13]

BB parrots, pocket parrots and canary wings are all the same , different names for brotogeris. I had one for 7 years, Max by name. Small, spirited and pretty loud for their size. Not great talkers, mine learned a few words and some whistles ( 1812 overture for example). They are cute and love people, one of the few breeds who seek out human company. Good luck with the wife and hope your recovery continues.

 

[sgvkingsfan]

Thank you all for the replies and I did come up with a plan to brain wash the wife into allowing a companion bird I think hehe hopefully next weekend to look at birds its a big store full of parrots on their playstands hopefully she catches the aww how cute they look girls get when they see small tiny animals hehe if not my back up plan would be to buy her one as a graduation present after she gets her masters in social work at USC hehe Tommy Trojan the parrot