nero
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Post by nero on Jan 8, 2018 7:30:54 GMT -7
My CAG (Bindi) has recently began to have a few issues that I understand are semi-common at this point in her life. She's five, and a few months ago, decided that she's not a fan of sleeves. At first, she started refusing to get on my hand if I was wearing sleeves, but then she bit me for the first time ever back in December when I reached into the cage with sleeves on. Let me tell you, that was more than a shocking moment because she had never, ever, ever offered to bite me at any point in her short life. I stopped wearing sleeves in all subsequent interactions and she's been her old loving self.
However, this isn't my first rodeo. I had another CAG until around 2008 (she was an adoptee and I returned her to the adoption agency because I was in the middle of my dissertation and couldn't devote the time she really required. I have since graduated, so not a problem with Bindi) and she had bitten me about a dozen times over the years, so I don't have unrealistic expectations when I got Bindi. I'd heard some time ago that there are two types of parrot owners: The one's who get bitten and the ones who get bitten alot. LOL.
The next issue recently came about. I took her to the same place to which I've always taken her to get her wings and nails clipped, and she had a seizure. Now let me tell you, if you've never seen or heard of parrots having a seizure, it apparently is a fairly common thing. She dropped to the floor and lay there with her eyes fluttering. I was almost in a panic too because I've never even heard of the phenomenon until that day. She recovered from it, but we had to leave without getting her wings clipped because it caused her so much anxiety. Again, she had probably been to this place 20 times prior.
Has anyone else had these types of issues? And to those with older greys, did you find your bird's personality changing after 5-6 years? Just curious because my first CAG was adopted when she was already 13, so I didn't really know what to expect. Bindi is my buddy and i'd sooner give up my left leg than lose her. |
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Post by Adele on Jan 8, 2018 12:56:33 GMT -7
My older grey (33yrs old) has seizures with any high stress situations. The first time I saw it I was begging her not to die. I was terrified. I used to take her out on walks, but now I try to limit too much external stimuli. I have an outdoor aviary that she can go into without any problems, but if I take her in the car for a trip to the vet, she's guaranteed to have a seizure. I use cardboard boxes because it is dark and that seems to be the best for transporting her (she has travel cages).
Maybe you can leave to do Bindi's wings and nails yourself? Or use a parrot shop or something?
As far as the sleeves go, maybe you can try giving her lots of treats when you are wearing sleeves. If you don't want to have to stop wearing sleeves, then try to slowly reintroduce her back to the idea of you wearing sleeves and that they are okay.
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Post by Haz on Jan 8, 2018 17:36:06 GMT -7
Welcome to the forum,
We don't really have any issues with Chyloe. Whenever we take her to the vet, she just complains and says she wants to go home.
Chy is only 9 years old and so far there has been no change in her personality since she was a baby.
Haz
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Post by beakertrout on Jan 8, 2018 20:29:00 GMT -7
Beaker throws his fit when I take him to the groomer.
Panting and red in the face it always ends up the same.
I think he thinks it is expected of him now.
Last time he didn't get red-faced.
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nero
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Post by nero on Jan 9, 2018 4:51:55 GMT -7
Thanks for the replies. The problem at the groomers was probably all environmental. When I got there, they were playing rock music really loudly over the store's system and there was a guy at the front of the store that was building a cage; banging on it with a hammer.On top of that, the room where we went to do the clipping was filled with parrots screeching at the top of their lungs. It was a far cry from the quiet home environment where she lives. She was out of her element, and just short-circuited. I don't know if you've ever seen a parrot seizure but it was plenty frightening for me. I thought about it later and came to the conclusion that I should have sensed the amount of cacophony when we entered the pet store and left before it got to the point that Bindi was scared enough to nearly pass out. I felt really guilty about it. Anyway, she's her old loving self now!
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