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Post by Shirls on Mar 11, 2015 20:38:07 GMT
wow there superior knowledge???!! I don't think so, learning all the time! yes its ok she doesn't stay like that for long and if they are more than 18" away they don't get the benefit so you are right on that, I think she was only doing that cause its the first time she has seen a light! Sorry - surely it's not good for her eyes no matter how brief she looks at it?
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Post by jellybean on Mar 11, 2015 20:58:13 GMT
What a fantastic job you do porthos, heartbreaking at times I'll bet, but very rewarding too.
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Post by porthos on Mar 11, 2015 21:28:47 GMT
it is Jellybean, thankyou xx
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Post by Hezz on Mar 12, 2015 0:51:13 GMT
lessons should be mandatory for all pets, I think, but particularly birds, as for many it is their first time with one. Most people know the basics for dogs and cats, but birds are so very different. I have on occasions had to inform my vets on certain aspects of budgie behaviour. They are good with birds generally, but ..... One wanted to take Smudge's bark away from her once she had started to recover, and did I know what sort of tree it had come from.
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Post by porthos on Mar 21, 2015 17:00:02 GMT
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Post by OP on Mar 21, 2015 17:36:14 GMT
A tremendous difference in such a short time. Well done.
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Post by porthos on Mar 21, 2015 17:38:13 GMT
thanks hun, its all her she is amazing, bathes in her uv light, is eating well, she is fab couldn't ask for a better patient
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Post by suesbird on Mar 21, 2015 17:51:09 GMT
Wonderful, so nice to see the comparison.
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Post by Hezz on Mar 22, 2015 1:03:09 GMT
Is it just the photos, or are her colours brightening up? And another question: will her beak always be overgrown now, is it rectifiable??
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Post by porthos on Mar 22, 2015 6:44:53 GMT
no her feathers are brightening up she is beginning to look like the proper colours of an orange winged amazon now, im sure the light has an effect Hezz but her feathers are beginning to look like they are meant to, with her beak some work will be done on it but it could be genetic to which I hadn't thought about until it was mentioned to me so that's interesting, she will never have a correct looking beak but it will certainly look better than it does after she has had the work done on it and with the correct diet now it wont keep growing at a tremendous rate
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Post by Shirls on Mar 22, 2015 17:40:20 GMT
Brilliant!!! Her feathers are really looking so much better now. I take it she is eating well porthos with her proper diet - does she love it? She must be happy as she is sitting with one foot up in two of the pics.
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Post by porthos on Mar 22, 2015 19:45:11 GMT
do you know what Shirls I have been shocked at how well she has taken to her diet, I expected constant screaming for old foods especially as I didn't wean her off which I now your supposed to do but in her circumstances it wouldn't have done her any good, she needed good nutrition and fast and nothing fatty whatsoever and she loves all the food! I have had nightmares with this in the past and 2 of my birds are still a right pain for eating their veggies but they are getting better, not her, its as if she was relieved and new it would make her feel better you know? her feathers are looking so good I cant believe it, the beak is going to have work done on it sometime next week my vet will get back to me when he can fit her in, its exciting to think what she will look like in a few months time thankyou for all your lovely comments xx
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Post by Shirls on Mar 22, 2015 19:55:03 GMT
Oh that's so good to hear porthos. She must love the variety and feel so much better. Good for you. Can't wait to see how her beak turns out. No doubt you will keep us informed. I'm so happy for her and you!!
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Post by jellybean on Mar 22, 2015 19:59:16 GMT
Great job you are doing with her porthos.
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Post by porthos on Mar 22, 2015 20:50:58 GMT
thankyou so much everyone xx Shirls she is so much more active its great, her fav foods are blueberries, watermelon, sweet pot, yellow and red peppers and Chilli's plus some others like Chillis, apples, sugar snap peas, these I give her whole to eat and then she gets her chop have you heard of chop? forgive me if you have and its something you already do and then she has her no sunflower no peanut seed with supplements, I am so amazed by her I really am and sweet, omg she is the sweetest girl, the other day I was trying to get some close up shots of her beak and she bite me for the first time but it wasn't even a bite really she is even too sweet to do that, I told her I have had better!! lol thanks for all your compliments but its seriously all her, its like she really wants to get better and you can tell she is feeling better
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