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Pippin
Sept 19, 2015 0:47:50 GMT -5
Post by Jan and Shah on Sept 19, 2015 0:47:50 GMT -5
I took Pippin to the vet this morning as I haven't been happy with his poos and his demeanour is slightly off. He had an xray and it showed that he has suspected pancreatitis. He also had a blood test. The vet said it is very rare for a bird to get pancreatitis (my little Pomeranian, Emma, suffers from it). When we went through his diet, it turns out that the seed sticks I was giving him might have had some sort of contamination. Of course, when Pippin saw him a few months ago, the vet told me to get him off the seed sticks. I didn't listen  I get the results on Monday and he goes back on Saturday. Like Shah, he will be on a special diet for the rest of his life. While he was waiting for the xray, the vet asked me to stay with him because he was very agitated and screaming. So I was talking to him softly and he comes out with "gotta kiss" - you could have knocked me over with a feather. I know he says "step up" occasionally. The words he is speaking are not very clear but I can understand them. So he is learning to talk via Shah as Shahs repeats his words during the day  These little feathered critters never cease to amaze me! |
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Pippin
Sept 19, 2015 3:32:58 GMT -5
Post by biteybird on Sept 19, 2015 3:32:58 GMT -5
Sorry to hear Pippin's unwell...though I must say that he has a great parront who will make sure he has the best of care. Don't blame yourself about the seed sticks (but I know you will). It's great he surprised you with the words!
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Pippin
Sept 19, 2015 4:03:45 GMT -5
Post by Jan and Shah on Sept 19, 2015 4:03:45 GMT -5
Oh well, I might listen to the vet now. He told me to get Shah off the raw cashews as he is allergic to nuts but Shah loves them so much that he has some every couple of nights. Guess who is not getting any more raw cashews? Somebirdy wont be happy.
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Post by aaron on Sept 20, 2015 14:37:09 GMT -5
Aw, sorry to hear that Pippin isn't feeling well. Don't feel bad about those seed sticks. As biteybird points out, Pippin has a great parront |
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Pippin
Sept 20, 2015 19:37:36 GMT -5
Post by cnyguy on Sept 20, 2015 19:37:36 GMT -5
It's tough to refuse them the foods they like and shouldn't have. Hope that the new diet will get Pippin on the right path and he'll be feeling better soon.
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Pippin
Sept 20, 2015 20:12:37 GMT -5
Post by Jan and Shah on Sept 20, 2015 20:12:37 GMT -5
I really am running an animal restaurant these days. It takes longer for me to get the animals ready for the day (and for bed at night) than it takes for me. I feel like I should be a full time carer |
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Pippin
Oct 6, 2015 15:36:04 GMT -5
Post by Jan and Shah on Oct 6, 2015 15:36:04 GMT -5
Well, Pippin has been at the vet every Saturday for 3 weeks now. He doesn't go back for another month. He is doing great. But I cant tell you the agony I go through with him in the car. Shah usually has a few yells and then starts calling me Monkey Breath when he is in the car. On the way home from the vet he sulks so is quiet. Pippin starts screaming from the moment I take him out of the cage and pop him into the travelling cage. The screaming doesn't stop until we are back home. It is a high pitch scream and really hurts my ears. So, on the way home last Saturday, I decided to use my "stern" voice - no change in the screaming - then I raised my voice to him - big mistake. I didn't think that the screaming pitch could be any more intense, but it was and I have never been so glad to get him home. He never used to scream in the car but he obviously hates being away from Spike. I might add that he screams all the time he is at the vet as well - very embarrassing. I give him head scratches through the bars of the cage and that quietens him for about 20 seconds. Does anyone else go through this with their birds? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to quieten him down?
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Pippin
Oct 6, 2015 16:42:53 GMT -5
Post by aaron on Oct 6, 2015 16:42:53 GMT -5
Glad to hear that Pippin is doing well, but sorry to hear of his screaming... My parents' cockatiel used to scream incessantly and there was little we could do about it... Nothing really worked on him. It can be very annoying. Maybe you could bring Spike along for the ride? |
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Pippin
Oct 6, 2015 16:55:47 GMT -5
Post by easttex on Oct 6, 2015 16:55:47 GMT -5
I'm sorry to tell you (but not really sorry) that Peppy is very good in the car. Don't think I could stand the nearly four hours each way if he weren't. I was going to suggest the same thing that Aaron did, to try bringing Spike along. Have you tried keeping him covered for the trip? It may not seem fair, but that could be really distracting precisely when you don't need to be distracted.
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Pippin
Oct 6, 2015 19:07:26 GMT -5
Post by Jan and Shah on Oct 6, 2015 19:07:26 GMT -5
Covered, uncovered - it makes no difference. As to bringing Spike along, my one great fear is there will be 2 screaming cockatiels in the car with me. I really felt on edge last Saturday - the noise just drove me crazy - it was so high pitched that it really hurt my head. Thank goodness the vet is only 15 minutes drive away. I guess I will have to accept it and maybe pack some ear plugs |
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Pippin
Oct 6, 2015 20:22:17 GMT -5
Post by cnyguy on Oct 6, 2015 20:22:17 GMT -5
Glad that Pippin is doing better. I'm not used to a bird that screams while riding in the car, and am not sure what might work to quiet him. Ralph merely holds on for dear life and mutters to himself, and George used to sing and talk and laugh the whole time. |
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Pippin
Oct 7, 2015 1:33:13 GMT -5
Post by biteybird on Oct 7, 2015 1:33:13 GMT -5
All I can suggest is you take a good pair of noise-cancelling headphones (proper ones that cover your ears). Bonnie doesn't scream non-stop, but she can go for hours with a high-pitched squawk at 1.5 second intervals - nothing we do or say makes any difference. |
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I get the results on Monday and he goes back on Saturday. Like Shah, he will be on a special diet for the rest of his life. While he was waiting for the xray, the vet asked me to stay with him because he was very agitated and screaming. So I was talking to him softly and he comes out with "gotta kiss" - you could have knocked me over with a feather. I know he says "step up" occasionally. The words he is speaking are not very clear but I can understand them. So he is learning to talk via Shah as Shahs repeats his words during the day 
These little feathered critters never cease to amaze me! 
