Maybe 'sweet' Bonnie is back!

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Maybe 'sweet' Bonnie is back! Jan 8, 2017 21:08:19 GMT -5 Caseysmom and zim like this

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Post by biteybird on Jan 8, 2017 21:08:19 GMT -5

Since Bonnie was about 12 months old she has been biting my husband on and off (and sometimes me) for no discernible reason. She's now almost 3 and she still bites and 'changes' her favourite person from day to day, seemingly at random.
I took her to the vet last Thursday to check if there were any physical problems to explain this behaviour and he suggested a hormone implant, which was injected. The vet said it would take anywhere from 2-14 days to take effect.

Well! On Thursday evening she sat happily on my husband's stomach while he scratched her head with his LEFT hand (which she invariably bites). In the 5 days since the implant she hasn't bitten either of us, just token nips when she's annoyed or doesn't want to step up.

I don't want to jinx it, but I am really happy I took her to the Vet and we are thinking we may have our nice, pre-puberty Bonnie back!

...touch wood, LOL.

Now to wait a couple of weeks for DNA confirmation that she's in fact a girl...

Bonnie (quaker parrot), R.I.P. Pinky (Bourke's parrot), R.I.P. Cockatiel "Scruffy"

Caseysmom Top Bird/Chief Slave Posts: 842	Maybe 'sweet' Bonnie is back! Jan 9, 2017 20:48:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Caseysmom on Jan 9, 2017 20:48:26 GMT -5 That is so cool it works that well! How long does it last for? I bet you can't wait to get the results back
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biteybird Top Bird/Chief Slave Still alive! Posts: 2,780	Maybe 'sweet' Bonnie is back! Jan 11, 2017 6:00:45 GMT -5 julianna likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by biteybird on Jan 11, 2017 6:00:45 GMT -5 I jinxed it...yesterday she bit hubby on the lip. Today she was a bit nippy but not too bad. Luckily I was home all day so she could come out of the cage before hubby got home from work.
	Bonnie (quaker parrot), R.I.P. Pinky (Bourke's parrot), R.I.P. Cockatiel "Scruffy"

Caseysmom Top Bird/Chief Slave Posts: 842	Maybe 'sweet' Bonnie is back! Jan 11, 2017 21:39:56 GMT -5 biteybird likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Caseysmom on Jan 11, 2017 21:39:56 GMT -5 Darn.... that was short lived! Hopefully sweet Bonnie returns!
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julianna Top Bird/Chief Slave Posts: 1,727	Maybe 'sweet' Bonnie is back! Jan 12, 2017 13:59:56 GMT -5 biteybird likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by julianna on Jan 12, 2017 13:59:56 GMT -5 Short lived for sure. I am interested in this hormone injection so keep us posted on how things go with it. Thanks

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Maybe 'sweet' Bonnie is back! Jan 12, 2017 15:08:30 GMT -5 biteybird likes this

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Post by beccilouise on Jan 12, 2017 15:08:30 GMT -5

This is exciting! I guess take it day by day, it's doubtful you'll eliminate all biting behaviour, right? It sounds like she's already a lot easier though! Maya appears to be pretty mid-puberty now and also goes through mad phases, though she is nowhere near as nippy as Bonnie seems to be! I hope the hormone implant helps! Keep us updated. xxx

biteybird Top Bird/Chief Slave Still alive! Posts: 2,780	Maybe 'sweet' Bonnie is back! Jan 12, 2017 16:25:33 GMT -5 Caseysmom likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by biteybird on Jan 12, 2017 16:25:33 GMT -5 Overall, she IS a lot better - I'm guessing the odd feral behaviour is simply the unpredictability of the quaker species in general.
	Bonnie (quaker parrot), R.I.P. Pinky (Bourke's parrot), R.I.P. Cockatiel "Scruffy"

easttex Top Bird/Chief Slave Posts: 2,410	Maybe 'sweet' Bonnie is back! Jan 13, 2017 13:24:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by easttex on Jan 13, 2017 13:24:25 GMT -5 Am I correct that this is something other than lupron, biteybird? How long does it last?
	Last Edit: Jan 13, 2017 13:24:48 GMT -5 by easttex Quaker Peppy (RIP my sweet pea), CAG Allie, dogs Wanda and Bonnie, feral kitties Cleo and Antoinette, mice Charlotte and Emily, née Jake and Elwood

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Maybe 'sweet' Bonnie is back! Jan 13, 2017 23:12:06 GMT -5

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Post by biteybird on Jan 13, 2017 23:12:06 GMT -5

It's called a Suprelorin implant. It is meant to last for 6 months (it does for dogs and they use exactly the same implant for the dogs as they do for the parrots), but the vet said four months for quakers is more accurate, at least in his experience.

I don't know what lupron is...maybe it's the same/similar thing?

Last Edit: Jan 13, 2017 23:13:09 GMT -5 by biteybird

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Maybe 'sweet' Bonnie is back! Jan 14, 2017 6:22:39 GMT -5

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Post by easttex on Jan 14, 2017 6:22:39 GMT -5

Lupron is a human hormone suppressant that is given as a liquid injection. On birds, it's done as often as annually, but I think it might be intended to cover the peak season, so I don't know if its effectiveness is actually a year. Its drawback is mainly that it is supplied as a whole human dose, and individual vets can't afford to stock it. Maybe the implant is better in that it probably releases the suppressant more gradually. I have heard of an implant given to birds that is actually meant for ferrets. Maybe it's the same one Bonnie got. I'll be very interested to hear how it goes for her. (And you and your husband.

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Quaker Peppy (RIP my sweet pea), CAG Allie, dogs Wanda and Bonnie, feral kitties Cleo and Antoinette, mice Charlotte and Emily, née Jake and Elwood

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