Janet
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- Mar 26, 2018
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- Parrots
- Violet IRN (Rain); Turquoise Green Cheek Conure (Aspen); Budgies (Sunny & Summer); Grey IRN (Indy) & CAG (Mr. T for T-Rex)
I am heartsick. My CAG (Mr. T) is 9 months old and has never plucked ... until now. Iām visiting my daughterās family (out of state) for Thanksgiving and boarding my birds at the pet store where I got them (hand fed and bonded with before bringing them home). Mr. T and the others were boarded there in July with no problems. But this evening I received a call that Mr. T has plucked out all his tail feathers and working on his body now. They said they were going to put something on him that tastes awful to see if heāll stop. Mr T and I are very close and itās breaking my heart to think he might be feeling abandoned or misses me so much that he started plucking.
Questions: Do I need to be concerned that this will be the beginning of a new habit? When I pick him up on Sunday, is he going to be mad at me and reject me? If it stops when I bring him home, will all his feathers grow back as before (he hasnāt molted yet). Any suggestions on how to handle future out of town trips?
Iām having a hard time going to sleep, and thought Iād reach out for thoughts, reassurance, ideas, etc.
Thank you, from a very concerned new mommy of a CAG that I adore!
Questions: Do I need to be concerned that this will be the beginning of a new habit? When I pick him up on Sunday, is he going to be mad at me and reject me? If it stops when I bring him home, will all his feathers grow back as before (he hasnāt molted yet). Any suggestions on how to handle future out of town trips?
Iām having a hard time going to sleep, and thought Iād reach out for thoughts, reassurance, ideas, etc.
Thank you, from a very concerned new mommy of a CAG that I adore!
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