January 2007 - Action - mickaboo.org

[Mickaboo Action] CDonde east cages?
by Tom 29 Jan '07

29 Jan '07

I am trying to track down all the Mickaboo larger Cockatoo- and Macaw-size cages in the Sacramento area- Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, El Dorado and Placer counties. Please RSVP to me privately.

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[Mickaboo Action] On the Road Again...
by Tom 28 Jan '07

28 Jan '07

This week I will be taking three trips- 1) Oakland, San Ramon (2) , Lafayette- cages 2) Dublin- cages (many, and a playstand) 3) SF- will have SOME space for cages. (Picking up the granite slab for the new master bedroom.) SPACE for a bird or birds on all trips with advance notice. If someone remembers the Lafayette and Oakland addresses, so I don't have to go back through old e-mails I would appreciate it. I know, Dublin and San Ramon should be the same trip, but it's impossible. Tom

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[Mickaboo Action] Large Foldable Carriers
by CLAUDIA MELTEFF 28 Jan '07

28 Jan '07

Hi! I'm trying to track down two of the large foldable Mickaboo carriers. We will be moving two large macaws this next week and have nothing to put them in. If you have one please let me know. I'd also appreciate having the dimensions ASAP so we can decide if they will fit in a truck cab. Thanks for your help. Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940

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[Mickaboo Action] Heads up!
by Nancy Powell 27 Jan '07

27 Jan '07

Hi everyone-- We are having two classes this weekend. One in San Ramon and one in Citrus Heights. From the signups, it looks like the San Ramon class will be at least 30 people. As you all know, we have birds waiting to be surrendered or come out of shelters, so we want to jump on these folks ASAP (metaphorically speaking and in a mellow way ;-) I'm hoping that those of you who do home visits and phone screens can do one or two extra so we can complete approval processes quickly. Here's the current plan (please let me know if I'm wrong!): CITRUS HEIGHTS Teachers: Francie Waller and Sue Walters Point person for follow up: Not determined (I'm working on this) Scanning of sign-in sheet and apps brought to class: Francie will send them to the San Jose P.O. box Entering attendees in ASM: Not determined (I'm working on this) Home visits: Francie and Sue are going to try to handle most of these Phone screens: Need help with these SAN RAMON Teachers: Paula Whitney and Deb M-K Point person for follow up: Paula Whitney Scanning of sign-in sheet and apps brought to class: Not sure about this! Deb? Paula? Entering attendees in ASM: Not determined (I'm working on this) Home visits: Need help with these Phone screens: Need help with these -- Nancy Powell Operations Manager Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue www.mickaboo.org

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[Mickaboo Action] Fwd: New Macaws - ALMOST THERE
by CLAUDIA MELTEFF 27 Jan '07

27 Jan '07

This is a truly outstanding organization. I now have foster homes for Scooter, Shorty, and Sarge. Anyone ready for a 16 year old Blue & Gold macaw named Huggy? He has only had one owner, who died recently. Huggy was well loved, fed an inadequate diet, and due to illness in family hasn't had much exercise or socialization for a while. He could make your day . I'm taking dibs. Thanks. CLAUDIA MELTEFF <cmelteff(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:29:28 -0800 (PST) From: CLAUDIA MELTEFF <cmelteff(a)sbcglobal.net> Subject: New Macaws To: action(a)mickaboo.org Ah, we are being struck with Macaw Madness. We just eeked by recently when a great foster home in the Sacto area did an inhouse bird shuffle to make room for Calvin and Spenser, two macaws from the Sacto SPCA. Now we have a surrenderer in the South Bay, whose father died, leaving three macaws - all about 16 years old (Blue & Gold, Severe and Military). These birds will be challenges - diet conversion, socialization, etc. And then the owner of a plucked little Severe named Scooter, who loves to talk and eat peanuts, finally decided to surrender her too. And then we have the macaws that have been in foster care for a while - just waiting patiently for a chance to get it right the next time. Macaws are wonderful - intelligent and sensitive and very entertaining and messy and loud - a lot like a 3 year old kid, who just never gets any older. Want to try one, two, three - let me know. I always say I'm desperate and I always am. Please help me help these big guys (and some little ones) get to a safe and loving place. Time is short to make something happen for Scooter, Huggy, Shorty, Sarge. . . . Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940 Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940

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[Mickaboo Action] Sick Budgie to foster
by Michelle Yesney 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

All, Another sad situation. A budgie recently was taken from a shelter directly to the vet. This little bird has a severe infestation of face mites -- bad enough to put him or her into the same terrible category as Bailla and Rena were when we rescued them. (We cannot presently tell what gender the bird is.) The budgie is still at the vet and needs a foster home to come to. Face mites are -- fortunately -- completely treatable, and the little budgie has had his/her first treatment. Like all Mickaboo birds, this budgie should be kept in a separate room during quarantine, with no contact with other birds. The treatment for the face mites should be complete by the time quarantine ends and s/he will no longer be contagious. This is not -- at this time -- a pretty little bird. S/he is frightened and has had a very bad time recently. If you've never fostered before -- or even if you have in the past but are not presently -- here's a chance to guarantee your future corner in heaven by doing a very good, good deed. Michelle bc

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[Mickaboo Action] New Macaws
by CLAUDIA MELTEFF 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

Ah, we are being struck with Macaw Madness. We just eeked by recently when a great foster home in the Sacto area did an inhouse bird shuffle to make room for Calvin and Spenser, two macaws from the Sacto SPCA. Now we have a surrenderer in the South Bay, whose father died, leaving three macaws - all about 16 years old (Blue & Gold, Severe and Military). These birds will be challenges - diet conversion, socialization, etc. And then the owner of a plucked little Severe named Scooter, who loves to talk and eat peanuts, finally decided to surrender her too. And then we have the macaws that have been in foster care for a while - just waiting patiently for a chance to get it right the next time. Macaws are wonderful - intelligent and sensitive and very entertaining and messy and loud - a lot like a 3 year old kid, who just never gets any older. Want to try one, two, three - let me know. I always say I'm desperate and I always am. Please help me help these big guys (and some little ones) get to a safe and loving place. Time is short to make something happen for Scooter, Huggy, Shorty, Sarge. . . . Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940

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[Mickaboo Action] Thank you - transport for BCC from San Francisco HANDLED! :)
by Ailsa 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

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[Mickaboo Action] Anyone available to take a bird from SF to Wildwood on Saturday afternoon?
by Ailsa 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

We have a plucked Blue Crowned Conure coming into Mickaboo on Saturday. Sarah Forstner has offered to foster him, but he needs to go to Dr. Sanders for some tests first. The woman who contacted us about teh surrender can bring him from Rohnert Park to San Francisco, is there anyone who could bring him from SF to Portola Valley for us? Donna, the woman driving the first leg of the trip, thinks she'll be in SF 1-1:30ish. Thanks, ~ Ailsa -- "Be the Change You Wish to See in the World." ~ Gandhi Please help support Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue: http://www.cafepress.com/mickaboo *Mickaboo and the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: http://wild-parrots.livejournal.com/profile *Photography and Mosaics from Horses to Goddesses: http://www.BranwynsEye.com

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[Mickaboo Action] Re: [Mickaboo Discuss] Blue Crown transport
by Ailsa 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

> > > On 1/25/07, virginia <vnsinsf(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > When does this need to happen? > > > > This coming Saturday afternoon. Donna expects to get to SF around 1 or > 1:30pm > Sorry to the "discuss" list - the original email was sent to the action list since that's our first stop for people who want to help out - I didn't realize that the discuss list was included in the response until after I'd hit send! ~ Ailsa

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