Well, they didn't ever call, but they mailed me the results. In short: inconclusive. I wish I knew more, but I'm okay with it so far, I wasn't expecting anything else.

( In long )

As said by galbinus-caeli,

May your next year be better than your last, ever and always.

I started calling too late. I didn't realize places would close at noon. I called 9 places and they all either didn't have time for us before they close, or don't do birds, or a billion other things. necropsy is supposed to be done w/in 24 hours. my vet's in with a patient right now and the receptionist said she'd have him call me back after, I ( Read more... )

Nearly everyone on my friendslist has a pet. Roughly half have non-cat/dog/farm animals as pets. What many of us don't realize is that not only is it hard to find a vet who even understands the unique problems of our pet's species (or sometimes even our pet's class [mammal/bird/reptile/amphibian/fish...]), but that when our "exotic" pets are ( Read more... )

I had a new second cockatiel, a male wild-type, and after I set him up with quarantine I went back to Gabe only to discover that her legs were so puffy and swollen she couldn't step up or perch appropriately. Since it was the day before Thanksgiving, my Mom didn't want me to waste family time going to the vet, but I insisted on at least calling. ( Read more... )

...you attempt to learn how to scratch her with your ear b/c that's what she keeps begging for. :-P ( Read more... )

This evening she again flew straight to my shoulder after some frantic yelling. I walked over to her cage, she was sitting atop it looking eager, and at the same moment I said something, held up my arm, and she launched. My arm cornfuzzled her slightly, but she figured out to fly over it and around it and backwing and land lightly on my shoulder ( Read more... )

Gabe's really starting to get the hang of flying when I want her to. :) I have to admit it's a combination of her knowing what I want, and me knowing when she's receptive to it though ( Read more... )

When Gabe is really frantic, she's starting to understand the concept of flying towards me. One step forward. She tried this this evening, from her cage to me a few steps away, but unfortunately didn't have the guts to fly all the way to me and U-turned back to her cage. Second step forward: Sunday was even better - she was freaking out on her ( Read more... )

Even if you're a non-bird person, feel free to take a gander at my new Bird Emergency Evacuation Kit page. You might think of something I missed, or it might be useful for you as another type of pet owner.