GreatBlue320
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- May 5, 2015
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- Parrots
- Baxter - Illiger's Macaw (hatch date 5.1.15);
Taylor - Black capped Conure (RIP 3.14.15 - miss you every day little "Girlie")
Okay I'm back from today's visit. Birdie doing great - very playful, showing interest in toys, very curious and wanting to explore. Ate a little of his soft foods (soaked monkey chow, sweet potato).
Store does have health guarantee which allows 10 days to get the bird checked by avian vet. Guarantee is in writing. Guarantee is for diagnosed congenital abnormality or an incurable disease at time of initial exam. Store will exchange bird for equal value or issue store credit.
Of course I realize that the bird might be carrying a disease that can't be diagnosed without specific tests (like PDD), but I'm going to have my vet test for Avian Bornavirus (which can cause PDD) and other diseases that can be determined by blood test taken during exam.
As for weaning... she has her own style. She's been doing this for years and, of course, feels she has it down perfectly. I asked her specifically how she will determine if my bird is ready to go home. She said she just watches him, feels his weight, checks his crop to see if it is full. She says she can just tell.
She had me feel his crop after he did a little eating and there was barely anything in it.
I asked her if she weighs him daily; she said she doesn't even have a scale.
I asked her if she is still offering him hand feedings at least in the evening; she said she is not offering him any baby formula at all.
She said that she does watch for regression, but how can she know for sure without weighing him every day? And she also said she knew I was local so if there were any problems, I could bring him back easily. Not my favorite answer.
That sounds like force weaning to me. So, bringing Birdie home this weekend may be a good thing so I can take over his feeding (with Laura's guidance, I hope). Not sure if it will be too late to continue with hand feeding if he has not been offered it for at least a week.
Going to get a smaller cage for birdie to hang out in until his real cage arrives in a few weeks. I can use this cage when we travel to family.
Thanks to all of you, I am feeling more confident that Birdie will be okay. I was really upset yesterday!
Store does have health guarantee which allows 10 days to get the bird checked by avian vet. Guarantee is in writing. Guarantee is for diagnosed congenital abnormality or an incurable disease at time of initial exam. Store will exchange bird for equal value or issue store credit.
Of course I realize that the bird might be carrying a disease that can't be diagnosed without specific tests (like PDD), but I'm going to have my vet test for Avian Bornavirus (which can cause PDD) and other diseases that can be determined by blood test taken during exam.
As for weaning... she has her own style. She's been doing this for years and, of course, feels she has it down perfectly. I asked her specifically how she will determine if my bird is ready to go home. She said she just watches him, feels his weight, checks his crop to see if it is full. She says she can just tell.
She had me feel his crop after he did a little eating and there was barely anything in it.
I asked her if she weighs him daily; she said she doesn't even have a scale.
I asked her if she is still offering him hand feedings at least in the evening; she said she is not offering him any baby formula at all.
She said that she does watch for regression, but how can she know for sure without weighing him every day? And she also said she knew I was local so if there were any problems, I could bring him back easily. Not my favorite answer.
That sounds like force weaning to me. So, bringing Birdie home this weekend may be a good thing so I can take over his feeding (with Laura's guidance, I hope). Not sure if it will be too late to continue with hand feeding if he has not been offered it for at least a week.
Going to get a smaller cage for birdie to hang out in until his real cage arrives in a few weeks. I can use this cage when we travel to family.
Thanks to all of you, I am feeling more confident that Birdie will be okay. I was really upset yesterday!
