Posts Tagged ‘bird emergency’
Stable or Cured?
Giving After Hours Emergency Advice For Birds There is one mistake that people with critically ill birds commonly make. They can’t tell the difference between stabilised and fixed. It happens, in part because they desperately want their bird to be ok. They will grasp at any sign that their bird is going to be ok…
Read MoreThe Hardest Thing About “Owning” Birds
As I type this, the newest member of my flock, Charlie the galah is with his avian vet and I’m not sure that he’s coming home. I’m sitting next to my mobile phone waiting for news. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve checked to see if my phone is working. I know I…
Read MoreHow To Evacuate Parrots When You Only Have Seconds
We talk a lot about being disaster ready because even getting people thinking about what could happen helps people and their pets survive if something does happen. If it saves one life – it’s worth it. “I lost everything in the bushfire but at least I managed to release my bird! Now all I have…
Read MoreWhen Your Avian Vet Takes A Day Off…
I just had my hair dyed yesterday. I got rid of all of my grey roots. I had finally found a colour that I liked and my hair was still at that stage where it looked like I’d been to a human hairdresser rather than to a lorikeet frizzathon. I had chocolate in the house…
Read MoreAccidents Happen – Conure Dies From Being Sat On
Every now and again you hear a story about a bird that sticks in your mind and just doesn’t go away. It makes you stop for a moment and re-look at what you do with your own birds. This is one of those stories. I received an email from a Birdtricks.com follower that many of…
Read MoreDifferent Types Of Evacuation Plans For Parrots
It is supposed to be spring here but someone forgot to tell the weather that. Australia is dealing with soaring temperatures and in most locations a heatwave. My television just announced we have officially hit record-breaking temperatures here. It has never been this hot since they started recording weather patterns and as I type I’m…
Read MoreDealing With A Broken Blood Feather
For those who don’t know, I live with a very young Blue and Gold Macaw named Fid. I believe he is currently around 12 months old, although I can’t be 100% sure. What I can be sure of, is there is a very good reason why the first sentence he learned to say was “You’re…
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