Juliette is home! (Lineolated Parakeet)

[rheashard2]

I hope everything works out. It's an unfortunate fact of parrot life. They spook and flight fueled by evolution motivates them.. A shadow, a color, a sound, a movement, a doorbell, door knock anything! It can be something that they have seen or heard daily, hundreds or thousands of times. My first CAG was a panic flyer. He'd be fine out of cage for months. Then the blinds would rattle or the air would trigger. Then he was off. My avian vet told me to put up room dividers. Shower curtain rods with heavy curtains to limit areas at door ways. This after he flew through a very large room, bedroom, into the closet and hit the wall. I was fortunate his group was part of an after hours clinic. I agree with you about the vet bill. Again I hope everything works out.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh88]

She's acting completely normal, but she is so banged up. She even has a bald spot where she lost a bunch of feathers. My poor baby I'm just sick over it.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh88]

I had to board Juliette yesterday. We just moved to a new house and the fresh paint/ freshly done floors are very noticeable. So much so that I woke up with a headache, despite having all the windows open. That made me very, very glad that I made the decision to board her. 'm hoping it dissipates soon so that I can bring her home. I miss my furry pickle, but at least she's in a safe place.

 

[rheashard2]

I kinda think avian companions are like mental stimulus and tranquilizers. I actually think that I have withdrawal symptoms from Nameliss. Especially if unexpected. What kind of paint was used? We were talking about painting our house. Vet said 7-10 days for 3 bedroom large living area house with latex. Half for water base. That even with good airing. Naturally I changed our minds.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh88]

I'm so glad to hear what the vet said! I don't know what kind of paint was used, but they did multiple coats, which maybe is why it's lasting so long. We are going on two weeks, and I can still smell it. Someone told me to put onions, cut in half, around the house and that is supposed to help absorb the VOCs, so I did that. I think the smell is more faint, but I don't think I can bring her home by Easter, which was my goal.

 

[rheashard2]

Remember it's not the oder. It is the fumes. Fumes often have no oder. Birds are more sensitive to this invisible airborne and potential problem. I would try to find out the type of paint used. That's important. Multiple coats or a combination of latex is more concerning then water based.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh88]

I just ordered a VOC air purity detector. The paint is Latex based, but I'll see if I can find the cans they used. It looks like a mixture of low VOC paints for the colors, but the white base (which they mixed with the colors) doesn't say anything about low VOC. So all the rooms, including the ceilings, would have white paint to some degree or another. Some of them say enamel, some say acrylic. I don't know what the difference is.

The good news is I have a organic, crunchy minded, non toxic/ chemically aware friend who has offered to care for Juliette for a little bit, so I was able to move her closer (she was an hour away at the boarders) and I will be able to visit her daily. I got to see her today after a four day separation. She snuggled right up, and then decided to chew me out for leaving her for four days by nipping crazily at my face and neck. I can't say that I blame her.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Remember it's not the oder. It is the fumes. Fumes often have no oder. Birds are more sensitive to this invisible airborne and potential problem. I would try to find out the type of paint used. That's important. Multiple coats or a combination of latex is more concerning then water based.

Isn't latex water based?

 

[rheashard2]

Latex is water based but the binders that make it superior to simple water base are the problem. Superior quality latex has superior binders and are comparable to oil based when usd but it washes off. The binders are the problem with birds and humans with respiratory problems. I didn't realize this until my vet told me. I was going to paint. I was thinking about oders. He went into detail. Having 3 cats, 3 dogs and a CAG boarding for even a few days changed my mind.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I looked up types of water based paint and saw that there are two types- latex and acrylic. Latex is far more common than acrylic for walls. There are quality grades. We have many in the same brands at Lowes where we sell Sherwin Williams. Ive never noticed any wall paint labeled "water based" and not "latex". We always use the highest quality grade ourselves and barely notice fumes. We did a lot of painting recently but we don't paint with birds in the room, obviously. Are you saying that the cheaper grades have less fumes?

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh88]

Paint Smells a Month Later — NonTox U

My wife painted a room in our house a few months back with a dark grey Behr paint and primer in one. Months later I still get a strong smell from it. She doesn’t think it’s bad but does smell it. How do I get rid of it?

www.nontoxu.com

I just found this article that indicates that darker shades take longer to cure, which makes sense in this situation because multiple colors and coats were used. It is starting to fade, after two weeks, but isn't quite gone yet. Juliette can stay at my friend's house through the rest of the week, so hopefully the smell is completely gone by then. She's a social butterfly, and makes friends wherever she goes, so at least she doesn't seem to be too stressed out by all the kerfuffle.

 

[rheashard2]

You're lucky to have a social butterfly. Help ease your mental stress.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh88]

Most of the rooms smell better, but the paint smell in the bedroom seems to be lingering. Juliette is home, but spends the night in random rooms, whichever one I can fit her cage in with all the boxes, and has sufficient heat and ventilation. Last night she slept in the sewing room, but I did a bad job of covering her up, so she was rarin to go at 7:30, instead of her normal 9 AM wake up time. She could see me walking down the hall so I couldn't pretend not to see her. How could I say no to this face?

So we had to have an hour of pre-breakfast snuggles. No way around it.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh88]

Juliette debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Of course, I can't really edit it because I can't hear her over her reacting to herself

 

[LaManuka91]

Lovejoy loved her beautiful soprano voice!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

She's so cute! I zoomed in to look at her face and her throat moving as she participated in the symphony.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh88]

Lovejoy loved her beautiful soprano voice!

I'm sure Lovejoy's dulcet manly tones would blend nicely in a trio with Peachie and Juliette!

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh88]

She's so cute! I zoomed in to look at her face and her throat moving as she participated in the symphony.

I love her throat burbles! And her purring!

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh88]

This morning I was visited by my regional cage cleaning supervisor, who was perfectly happy eating breakfast at a safe distance until she noticed her minion removing furniture for cleaning. She immediately came over to perch on top of the remaining two zip ties, thus ensuring significant delay due to cuteness overload. She absolutely knows I can't get those zip ties off with her sitting on top.

 

[osklvste87]

Cuteness overload is the best.