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Re: [Mickaboo Action] help?***HANDLED***
by Maria Pangelina 03 Jul '07

03 Jul '07

Many thanks to Judy Baird. Judy is picking this tiel up and meeting me so I can get him the rest of the way to Holly Street! On 7/3/07, Maria Pangelina <mpangelina(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi There, > I would really like to get this tiel to Dr. Ferguson at Holly Street. Can > anyone get him from Concord to Holly Street? Or from Concord to Fremont or > part way to Fremont and I will meet you? I can take him the rest of the > way. > > Thanks! > Maria > > > On 7/3/07, Tammy Azzaro <tammy(a)mickaboo.com> wrote: > > > > hi, > > i just got a call from the contra costa emergency clinic (dr. otten--- > > used to be the avian vet at montclair vet. hosp. in oakland---he > > somehow had my home number). they are a 24 hr. e/r and just got a > > young male 'tiel in who has a bad "degloving" injury on his wing. > > apparently, the owner came home this morning to find him bleeding and > > brought him to this e/r. the owner is dealing with a terminally ill > > daughter and cannot deal with the bird's care so the dr. called us to > > ask about whether euthanasia should be performed (the bird isn't tame > > and is "aggressive"). can anyone pick this little guy up today? i > > asked the dr. to give him a baytril shot and some pain meds in the > > meantime but he needs to get to one of our vets asap. here is the > > info on the vet hospital: please let me know if we can help. > > > > contra costa emergency clinic > > 1410 monument blvd. > > concord > > 925.798.2900 > > dr. otten > > > > >

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[Mickaboo Action] [Mickaboo Admins] Concord 'Tiel to vet?
by Judy Baird 03 Jul '07

03 Jul '07

Hi, If I know asap about the details, I could go and help pick up/transport this tiel. I need to be home by 6pm so I'd need to leave for Concord immed. Let me know if I can help. Judy

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Re: [Mickaboo Action] help?
by Maria Pangelina 03 Jul '07

03 Jul '07

Hi There, I would really like to get this tiel to Dr. Ferguson at Holly Street. Can anyone get him from Concord to Holly Street? Or from Concord to Fremont or part way to Fremont and I will meet you? I can take him the rest of the way. Thanks! Maria On 7/3/07, Tammy Azzaro <tammy(a)mickaboo.com> wrote: > > hi, > i just got a call from the contra costa emergency clinic (dr. otten--- > used to be the avian vet at montclair vet. hosp. in oakland---he > somehow had my home number). they are a 24 hr. e/r and just got a > young male 'tiel in who has a bad "degloving" injury on his wing. > apparently, the owner came home this morning to find him bleeding and > brought him to this e/r. the owner is dealing with a terminally ill > daughter and cannot deal with the bird's care so the dr. called us to > ask about whether euthanasia should be performed (the bird isn't tame > and is "aggressive"). can anyone pick this little guy up today? i > asked the dr. to give him a baytril shot and some pain meds in the > meantime but he needs to get to one of our vets asap. here is the > info on the vet hospital: please let me know if we can help. > > contra costa emergency clinic > 1410 monument blvd. > concord > 925.798.2900 > dr. otten > >

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[Mickaboo Action] Foster Homes Needed *PLEASE* Second Request
by Maria Pangelina 03 Jul '07

03 Jul '07

Hi Everyone, This is the second request for a foster home for Smokey the tiel. He was rescued weighing only 78 grams, had black droppings and was starving. Twenty four more hours and he would not have made it! Tiffany Chin says he is a very friendly bird and is happiest on your shoulder or on top of his cage. We also have a tiel sitting at the SVHS who is waiting for a foster home. He was surrendered by his owners who are moving and could not take him. This little guy is a normal grey who is friendly and likes to sing. Do you have room for either of these two sweeties??? Please contact me off list if you can help either of these little ones out! Thanks so much for considering it! Maria Pangelina

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Re: [Mickaboo Action] Dog-free foster home *REALLY* needed for a cherryhead HANDLED
by Ailsa 03 Jul '07

03 Jul '07

Thanks to Maggie Rufo, the woman with the cherryhead is going to get some local help in working with her bird. She is hoping to be able to learn to work with him so she can keep him, and that is the best possible outcome for her and for the bird. :) ~ Ailsa

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[Mickaboo Action] FOSTER HOME NEEDED - A Cancer Patient's Plea for Help
by Kathleen Franz 03 Jul '07

03 Jul '07

Hello everyone, I hope someone can help me. A woman in Oakland just had a biopsy done on a "mass" in her lung. She has had cancer in the past and is preparing for the worst. She is coming to us with a difficult request to "foster" this bird for her if she is to go through cancer treatment. It could become a complete surrender situation in the future. Sue's (the woman needing help with her bird) and Ceci's correspondences are attached below. If anyone has room in their home to take care of this bird while her "mom" is going through this rough time, please let me know as soon as possible so we can give this woman a piece of mind that her bird will be in safe hands if she needs treatment. I am not a religious person by any means, but I also do ask that we send healing thoughts her way. This bird is a Blue Crown Mealy Amazon who has been in a one-bird home. From the sounds of things, she has been well taken care of and has been quite spoiled. Thanks for your time! Kathleen Franz --------------------------------------------------------------- From Ceci Sharp, To Claudia: Claudia, This lady lives in Oakland, and just found a mass in her lung... not her first bout with cancer. I have already been speaking to her about Mickaboo... not sure she is really ready to surrender her bird. She is looking for someone to "foster" while she undergoes treatment. Any ideas? My response below. You might remember, she posted an ad on Craigs List about 1 month ago looking for a "god parront" for when the time came for her to relinquish her bird? ---------------------------------------------- From Ceci Sharp, To Sue (woman who needs help with her Mealy Amazon) Dear Sue, First, let me say, I will pray for healing as you enter more treatment. I will also add you to my prayer group. Be prepared for good news! If you need foster care for your bird, Mickaboo will ask you to surrender your bird (legal reasons). I am not sure you are ready to do that at this point. 1. Have you asked a local avian vet if they know anyone who does "bird sitting" who might help you out? I have done this in the past for cancer patients.... but I have to tell you, in the end, the birds always end up relinquished. It is just a matter of time, and how well prepared YOU are. Even if you dodge a bullet, your health will eventually drive you to a decision point that it is time to find a new loving home for your baby. If I lived in the area, I would step up to the plate. If you want to try and work something out, I can take your bird to live with me in Arizona until you are feeling better, at no charge. Here are the caveats: I could pick up the bird sometime in late August, but not before. I have too many things going on prior to late August which will preclude me from doing anything outside of the ordinary with birds. Think about it... and give me a call if you want to chat. I am leaving for HI on Sunday and will be unreachable until sometime after the 16th. Blessings and Light Ceci --------------------------------------------- From Sue, To Ceci Sharp: cecile.... i need your help.... sorry to ask you this. i just found out that i have a "mass" in my left lung. i go for a biospy next week. do you know anybody that could house, foster my girl for a month or so should i have to have surgery or chemo? i have no family or friends in the oakland area and i'm trying to plan ahead for what might happen. i'd deeply appreciate any information you might offer. thanks, sue ------------------------------------------------------ Regards, Kathleen Franz Mickaboo Amazon Coordinator www.mickaboo.org

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[Mickaboo Action] HELP!!! BUDGIE OVERLOAD!!!
by Michelle Yesney 02 Jul '07

02 Jul '07

It was bound to hit at some point. In addition to the five budgies at the SVHS shelter and one in Martinez, we received a call from a surrenderer who is moving on July 15th to an apartment that does not take birds. She has five budgies. She tried to give them away on Craigslist and no one took them (thank goodness). I have here a nice big flight cage that would hold a lot of budgies if someone had the space for it. I am also ordering some smaller flight cages that would hold about 4 budgies comfortably. Folks -- four budgies are a terrific size group -- they talk and gurgle and carry on their soap operas and play with toys the way birds are supposed to play with toys -- with all of their energy! Please give some thought to fostering budgies. We truly are desperate. Michelle

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[Mickaboo Action] Large Macaw Foster Homes Needed
by CLAUDIA MELTEFF 02 Jul '07

02 Jul '07

Hi All! We will be intaking two friendly Blue & Gold Macaws in the next several weeks. These birds come from different owners but appear to be well socialized. The only initial challenge will be to improve the diets and convert to pellets. If you have ever wanted to have the experience of sharing time with a gorgeous big friendly bird, this might be your chance. Contact me off list if you are interested in fostering. Claudia Melteff Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940

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[Mickaboo Action] Dog-free foster home *REALLY* needed for a cherryhead
by Ailsa 02 Jul '07

02 Jul '07

Ok folks, I know I'm always asking for foster homes, but that's the nature of the business. Please read this email from a surrenderer and tell me if you can give Peter a loving *dog-free* home. I can't take Peter in if we don't have a foster home for him - please, let me know if you can take him in so I can call this woman and let her know that we can help. Her email: I have become desperate in regards to handling my cherry headed conure, Peter. He was placed in a rescue a year ago due to an obsession w/my chihuahua that he was unable to shake and which turned him viciously aggressive, no matter how I intervened. A week ago, I had a strong intuition that Peter wasn't doing well, and I contacted the rescue. I had been told last December that Peter had been adopted into a new home, and I sent a huge gift box to him thru the rescue. I don't know why, but I had a weird feeling about the whole thing; after questioning the rescue intake person for several minutes, I found out that Peter was STILL in the intake foster home the NOT in a new home at all (so I had been lied to). I demanded to have him back, because I had a bad feeling about his situation, so I went and brought him home, and, as I no longer have my chihuahua (my exhusband has him), I thought Peter and I could work things out, as I love him dearly. When I got there, Peter was in terrible shape, he had pin feathers as thick and as long as finger nails, and he was skinny, filthy and had horribly haunted eyes. He had not been kept in his large cage that I sent w/him, but in a tiny filthy one. The room I had been shown when the rescue woman did Peter's intake was NOT the room he was kept in-- he was actually kept in a garage with many other birds--the garage is not shown to visitors apparently. In any case, now Peter is obsessed w/my older dog, who he used to show no interest in at all! No matter what I do to keep them separated, Peter is extremely aggressive, and has lunged and attacked me numerous times; he is also attacking my other parrots, and my dog. I am trying everything I can think of-- I want him to have out of cage time, and he does, about three hours a day, and lots of toys and all different kinds of food, but he is totally fixated on my dog. My dog doesn't like this, she is afraid of Peter. She is 12 years old and has never once tried to run away, but she is unhappy w/Peter around that she actually tried to the other day. I refuse to take Peter back to the rescue, which is in Oregon and is a well known one. I also don't trust myself to find him a good home. Peter is very special, adorable and brilliantly colored as are all cherry heads; he is very bright, comical, and affectionate, but he needs to be in a home w/out dogs, and my dog is 12 and I cannot give her up. I would be willing to drive all the way down to you, or if someone could meet me a bit closer than San Jose that would be great. I do not want Peter to be stuck in a cage for most of his life, he deserves a life of activity, interaction and fun. The times I have tried to play with him, at which point I separate him from my dog physcially, Peter actually tries to chew through the wall to get to my dog, and has made a few holes in the wall, and in my hands and neck and arms. I have been reading up on parrot behavior, but I don't see a good solution. I live in a small apartment, so space is a limitation, I am on Social Security Disability, so money is a limitation too. I will gladly make a donation of 10/month for a year, you can get it automatically withdrawn from my checking account, if only you will take Peter in.

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[Mickaboo Action] Five budgies at the shelter + 1
by Michelle Yesney 30 Jun '07

30 Jun '07

We have just learned that there are five budgies at the Silicon Valley shelter, a bonded pair and three more. There is also a budgie at the Martinez shelter. Is there anyone out there that can take a few foster budgies? We have had quite a few adopted recently, but we are also looking for new budgie foster homes. These guys are so cute, people tend to keep a few for themselves. So, wouldn't you like to have some of these tiny little roommates for a little while?

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