Well I came down with a head cold Friday morning. I left work at lunch to get a handle on it so it wouldn't totally destroy me. I managed to get myself partially under control enough to get Zoey to her bet appointment. They took updates from me and more blood from her. The tests are to concentrate on her liver. She's still got sinus inflammation so she's on a new round a baytril and another drug for sinus relief. She's about the same. I set her back up in her regular cage with perch and ladder placement so she can get around without trouble. She seems happier with more room.
I spent the rest of Saturday on the couch miserable from my cold. It wasn't as bad as it could have been though. I'm still not 100% but I'll be good by the weekend.
I've exhausted myself otherwise re-educating myself on diets. Very frustrating. But I think I'm on track.
I was talking to my pet sitter about it. And she cleared my conscience. I've kind of been wondering what I did wrong. And Lyn said "Holly, you didn't do anything wrong. Cockatiels are prone to liver trouble. Birds get sick just like we do. It could be breeding issues, genetics, etc" she said that compared to many parrot owners she's dealt with over the years, she's come across few that try and take care of my birdstad well as I do. I told her I've thought we never should have pulled them from the trees in the first place. We can never do as good a job at taking care of them as they would be in their natural habitat. They were never meant to be in our homes. We can do the best that we can and hope its good enough. anyway the talk with her made me feel better. It made me revisit thoughts I had forgotten about for a while. It's not about me it's about them.
With all the opinions and ••••••••••• people we have in our avian society (parrot people in general) (I've come across some nasty opinionated parrot people in my life.) None of us really has any control or "the right way" of caring for these amazing creatures.
We can only do the best with what knowledge we have and what seems to work for our flock. What works for one may not work for another. We can only be as kind and as sharing and supportive and knowledgable as possible with each other. Arguing or making others feel little for not doing things one way do nothing but alienate people.
So now that my personal rant is over...
We'll see what the blood results on the liver say and go from there.
Updates as they come.
I spent the rest of Saturday on the couch miserable from my cold. It wasn't as bad as it could have been though. I'm still not 100% but I'll be good by the weekend.
I've exhausted myself otherwise re-educating myself on diets. Very frustrating. But I think I'm on track.
I was talking to my pet sitter about it. And she cleared my conscience. I've kind of been wondering what I did wrong. And Lyn said "Holly, you didn't do anything wrong. Cockatiels are prone to liver trouble. Birds get sick just like we do. It could be breeding issues, genetics, etc" she said that compared to many parrot owners she's dealt with over the years, she's come across few that try and take care of my birdstad well as I do. I told her I've thought we never should have pulled them from the trees in the first place. We can never do as good a job at taking care of them as they would be in their natural habitat. They were never meant to be in our homes. We can do the best that we can and hope its good enough. anyway the talk with her made me feel better. It made me revisit thoughts I had forgotten about for a while. It's not about me it's about them.
With all the opinions and ••••••••••• people we have in our avian society (parrot people in general) (I've come across some nasty opinionated parrot people in my life.) None of us really has any control or "the right way" of caring for these amazing creatures.
We can only do the best with what knowledge we have and what seems to work for our flock. What works for one may not work for another. We can only be as kind and as sharing and supportive and knowledgable as possible with each other. Arguing or making others feel little for not doing things one way do nothing but alienate people.
So now that my personal rant is over...
We'll see what the blood results on the liver say and go from there.
Updates as they come.