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Mr. Patches is back to he's loveable self after a few days. If anything, he's even more attached to me than before. His breakfast the day after his appointment was unbelievable. Acted like he hadn't seen food for a week! He sat on the counter and ate EVERYTHING! (except the carrots) He didn't stop for almost an hour. He usually power feeds in the morning, but not like that.
Waiting on the blood work... How she presents the info as a whole package with the exam will determine if I go back to her or look for another vet. I think she was quite thorough, but didn't offer much in the way of things I should do or change. Mostly that amounts to I'm doing things well since I got him. She wasn't sure about the breathing noise if it was something current or leftover from something well in the past, and didn't say if there is anything that can be done regarding the preen gland. Again, I hope we can have a good follow up conversation when we have the lab results.
The one thing that put up the red flag was a comment that didn't really sink in until we left. I was really excited that we found a new wing feather sticking out like a grey spear, and mentioned that my Amazon would have been begging for me to fix it for him, (help break the sheath up) but not so much with an Ekkie, since they typically don't care for that kind of handling. Then the comment... "Well, you've got him now, but Eclectus don't really make good pets." ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Like I said, that bias didn't sink in until after we left. So... Just because they don't snuggle like a cockatoo or conure, they're not a good pet? Sorry, but he's PERFECT just the way he is! It's all about the personality, and Patches is exactly what I needed.
I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt for one comment during a stressful exam, but I hope the attitude is better with the follow up. If not, I'll be moving on.
Waiting on the blood work... How she presents the info as a whole package with the exam will determine if I go back to her or look for another vet. I think she was quite thorough, but didn't offer much in the way of things I should do or change. Mostly that amounts to I'm doing things well since I got him. She wasn't sure about the breathing noise if it was something current or leftover from something well in the past, and didn't say if there is anything that can be done regarding the preen gland. Again, I hope we can have a good follow up conversation when we have the lab results.
The one thing that put up the red flag was a comment that didn't really sink in until we left. I was really excited that we found a new wing feather sticking out like a grey spear, and mentioned that my Amazon would have been begging for me to fix it for him, (help break the sheath up) but not so much with an Ekkie, since they typically don't care for that kind of handling. Then the comment... "Well, you've got him now, but Eclectus don't really make good pets." ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Like I said, that bias didn't sink in until after we left. So... Just because they don't snuggle like a cockatoo or conure, they're not a good pet? Sorry, but he's PERFECT just the way he is! It's all about the personality, and Patches is exactly what I needed.
I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt for one comment during a stressful exam, but I hope the attitude is better with the follow up. If not, I'll be moving on.