Post your parrots! Post your questions! Let’s keep it going!

  • HidingCat
    link
    fedilink
    21 year ago

    Aww Marty! Did the behavioural study come through in the end? Really curious about that.

    • @tryingnottobefatOPM
      link
      English
      31 year ago

      We never got around to it, no. We were preparing to do a trial of Fluoxetine (Prozac), but the compounding pharmacy said that they weren’t able to make a dose small enough to have room to titrate for his tiny little body. Our next plan was to try Clomipramine, but the whole wild fire thing happened. Marty lost his tail and has been absolutely exhausted while re-growing it. He hasn’t been exhibiting as much hormonal behaviour because he’s sleeping so often. Once he’s back to normal, we’ll consider trying Clomipramine.

      • HidingCat
        link
        fedilink
        11 year ago

        Oh no I just read about the fire! I’m glad all of you are alright now. It must’ve been so traumatic for you and the poor birbies. :(

        • @tryingnottobefatOPM
          link
          English
          31 year ago

          My African Grey was definitely traumatized. He (understandably) developed some separation anxiety. From his perspective, he was alone for 14 hours, in the dark (because the power was out), then there was a big scary noise in the middle of the night and strangers kidnapped him.

          Marty’s emotionally unaffected. I took both birds out in their carriers to a pet-friendly shop the other day (trying to teach them that carriers don’t always mean they’re going somewhere bad) and Marty said “Hi Marty” to everything.

          • HidingCat
            link
            fedilink
            11 year ago

            Awww Marty, he sounds like my own 'tiel: Very outgoing, will want to say hi or visit everyone they come into contact with.

            I hope your African Grey will get better soon. I realise I never learned their name!

            • @tryingnottobefatOPM
              link
              English
              11 year ago

              My African Grey’s name is Theodore; Theo for short. He’s a very “standard” parrot. Theo is curious and destructive, but afraid of new things and afraid of new people. I’m sure that he’ll get better with time. He just needs to see that we won’t abandon him again. I know that none of what happened was my fault, but I still feel guilty about it, especially when I get frustrated with him. I have to keep reminding myself that we’re both trying to recover.