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Post by Jan and Shah on Jan 23, 2019 12:11:54 GMT -5
That's hilarious. Looks like French toast is about to be put on the menu.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Jan 18, 2019 14:11:25 GMT -5
How did you manage Christmas? How is Pidge?
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Post by Jan and Shah on Jan 16, 2019 13:55:04 GMT -5
I have 2 cats. The birds are kept in a separate room. When I attend to them I am always fighting to keep the cats out of the room but they do get in because they are faster than me. They are fixated by the birds. Shah tempts them over to his cage so he can bite them. This is an extremely dangerous situation even though they cant get to him so I remove the cats as soon as they enter the room. Cats are hunters - birds are prey. It only takes a split second for things to go horribly wrong.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Dec 23, 2018 16:30:19 GMT -5
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone and their fids. This is a great forum and looking forward to being a bit more active on it in the coming year.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Dec 4, 2018 15:50:40 GMT -5
It's is my boy's 14th birthday today. Happy birthday Shah. May we have many more years together. And can you quit calling me Monkey Breath!!!!!
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Post by Jan and Shah on Sept 9, 2018 1:01:22 GMT -5
Happy birthday Benjy. You are one tough little guy.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Jul 15, 2018 21:50:16 GMT -5
It will make a big difference now you know his history. Starting again with him is a great decision as he will benefit immensely from your love and patience. He must feel so unsettled being passed from home to home - poor baby. Hopefully, he will soon come to realise that he is now in his forever home and he is with people who love him. Just wait until this little lad starts to blossom - it will be wonderful.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Jul 4, 2018 19:30:59 GMT -5
Good for you. It will be wonderful for you to have more leisure time. Teaching has become such a huge commitment and I am amazed at how much time teachers spend on paperwork, etc., after school hours (and on weekends and holidays).
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Post by Jan and Shah on Jun 30, 2018 0:55:50 GMT -5
Wow, that's a big move Biteybird but congratulations. NDIS will be a big job but know you are up for the challenge.
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Post by Jan and Shah on May 21, 2018 15:05:44 GMT -5
Well now I have 2 kittens running amok. Missy has been with me for a week and a half and took over the house from the moment she walked in. It has taken Casper a week to adjust to her but they are learning to live together. She is a dark tabby, 6 months old and was scheduled for euthanasia. Her personality is becoming more and more dominant. She pushes Casper off his food and I go to sleep with Casper laying across my arm and wake up with Missy laying there. The good news is that Missy doesn't care about Emma (the dog) and Casper has stopped beating her up - he now has Missy to do that to. It is just his form of playing which is extremely rough and, when she gets a bit bigger, she will give him a run for his money
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Post by Jan and Shah on Apr 21, 2018 0:08:27 GMT -5
I am sorry to hear about your health issues and hope they are sorted out quickly. What would you do if you left teaching? Would you stay in NT or move back to Victoria?
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Post by Jan and Shah on Apr 20, 2018 16:26:30 GMT -5
I love whistling kites as well as all raptors. Such magnificent creatures. When I lived at Castle Hill, I would put the birds in smaller cages for some outside time. The noisy minors (not raptors) were terrible and would land on their cages and try to attack them - so I ended up sitting outside with them, my trusty hose at the ready to spray them if they came near. Many years ago I had a rescue canary who I would pop outside for about an hour each day. One day I caught a currawong (again, not a raptor) with its beak right inside the cage trying to get the canary. I have read posts on this forum about pet birds being taken by raptors. So glad you caught the kite in the act. It would have been horrible for your little parrot with that great big thing trying to attack it. So now you have a spare aviary - ever thought of raptor rehabilitation?
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Post by Jan and Shah on Apr 16, 2018 16:52:24 GMT -5
That's such great news. What a good boy he was in that motel room. Maybe he can go on more trips with you?
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Post by Jan and Shah on Apr 14, 2018 19:42:56 GMT -5
If you have someone who is willing to take him on, then do it. It is not working and you cant think of anything that might have upset him. At the end of the day, you could suffer a very serious injury with him constantly attacking you. You haven't failed him at all - you took him in and made him part of the family. Quite honestly, I don't think you have a choice and he may get on very well with your friend. Sometimes we just have to let them go, whether it is because they have become a danger to us or that they may have a better life with someone else. Don't bash yourself up over it - you are doing the right thing for Rocky.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Mar 24, 2018 19:21:09 GMT -5
Shah coughs and coughs and coughs. He doesn't know when to stop. I hate coughing because I know he will repeat it over and over until I go insane. He also laughs when I laugh - I used to think it was cute. Someone once said it was like me laughing in stereo. However, I have noticed recently that his laugh is sounding a bit over the top almost like an insane person laughing. No, my laugh does not sound like that
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