Hello all!
This is my first post here, and I have a situation I was hoping someone could help with! A little bit a background, I have owned several types of birds over the years, but recently got our first lovebird, I'll refer to her as a she, because I don't know the sex. Her name is Lucky and she was hand fed, she was 9 weeks old when I got her, so she is 13 weeks now. We also have a cat named waffles, who has been around birds her whole life, so she behaves well, but for safety's sake the cat is locked in the bedroom whenever we leave the house or Lucky is out and about. Lucky was doing well as far as training goes, up until a week ago when she suddenly started freaking out when I go near her cage, she seems afraid of me and totally disinterested. Last week I noticed that waffles was sitting close to lucky's cage and lucky was going nuts trying to play with her. I caught the cat multiple times with her head against the cage and lucky had pulled her ear through the cage bars and was grooming it, amazingly the cat was purring and enjoying it!? The cat went to the vet a few days ago and lucky looked so depressed, she wouldn't eat or sing and just sat all puffed up until the Cat came home, then she was back to her chipper self. I think my lovie has actually bonded with my cat, and I know this is a strange situation, but does anyone have a clue of what I can do to get my Lucky's attention back to me? Waffles has been in the family a long time and is a great cat, so rehoming her is notiot an option. I don't want lucky to be lonely, but obviously playing with the cat is not an option either! I've never had any problems bonding or training parrots, but this little lovie is in love with the cat and wants nothing to do with me, and I'm admittedly sad about it. So sorry this so terribly long! Thanks in advance for any advice!
This is my first post here, and I have a situation I was hoping someone could help with! A little bit a background, I have owned several types of birds over the years, but recently got our first lovebird, I'll refer to her as a she, because I don't know the sex. Her name is Lucky and she was hand fed, she was 9 weeks old when I got her, so she is 13 weeks now. We also have a cat named waffles, who has been around birds her whole life, so she behaves well, but for safety's sake the cat is locked in the bedroom whenever we leave the house or Lucky is out and about. Lucky was doing well as far as training goes, up until a week ago when she suddenly started freaking out when I go near her cage, she seems afraid of me and totally disinterested. Last week I noticed that waffles was sitting close to lucky's cage and lucky was going nuts trying to play with her. I caught the cat multiple times with her head against the cage and lucky had pulled her ear through the cage bars and was grooming it, amazingly the cat was purring and enjoying it!? The cat went to the vet a few days ago and lucky looked so depressed, she wouldn't eat or sing and just sat all puffed up until the Cat came home, then she was back to her chipper self. I think my lovie has actually bonded with my cat, and I know this is a strange situation, but does anyone have a clue of what I can do to get my Lucky's attention back to me? Waffles has been in the family a long time and is a great cat, so rehoming her is notiot an option. I don't want lucky to be lonely, but obviously playing with the cat is not an option either! I've never had any problems bonding or training parrots, but this little lovie is in love with the cat and wants nothing to do with me, and I'm admittedly sad about it. So sorry this so terribly long! Thanks in advance for any advice!