emyoung858
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- Mar 2, 2017
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I seriously underestimated my little genius Lily and was shocked by her manipulative brilliance but also pleased to find a solution so quickly..... we get to the vet and she seems calm, enjoying chatting with some other birds & her new veterinarian comes in (who I absolutely love). At first he wraps her up in a towel and checks her health and notices the band on her ankle.... he said it was over 30 years old meaning my 10 year old too is way into her 30s! The band she was wearing was so old he said they discontinued them in the 80s!! Doesn't bother me in the least that she's older but made me realize some things.... She's been around the block and has probably been rehomed a bunch of times. He told me that in the wild, toos do tend to move from flock to flock so rehoming is a normal part of life to these birds (I did not know that). So realizing that she's so smart he told me why she was having behavior issues at home (charging at my boyfriend with feathers flushed trying to nip at him when he enters the room and sometimes even nipping at me).... she was trying to be the boss of the house!! And it worked!! Up until yesterday that is. I changed my fearful attitude into one of dominance and she is now obedient, doesn't bite and will let anyone pet her and hold her (even my boyfriend). Thank GOD for our vet! She almost had us fooled!!! Good thing we picked up on it fast!!! Anyone having behavioral problems with their bird you gotta try this!! Even when she's charging we are going to start to charge back, and by charge I mean walk towards her, no more showing signs of fear.... she has been alittle angel since she got home but if she does try to put anything I'm going to put her in time out, I think I'll try the bathtub.... one last sad thing that I discovered is that Lily was abused [emoji30].... he said that he could tell because she flinched when he would hold up a pen or certain objects and just her different reactions to things he was doing... I wish I knew more of her background so I could understand her better but that's all I have for today guys!!
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