I have seen that bit about medicating birds and it is pretty
humorous unless you have had experiences like it; however, Sonny is
NOTHING like that. He squawks a bit but lays on his back while he is
being treated. As far as oral meds he just stands there and lets you put
the syringe in his mouth and drinks it down. He really is a good boy
about the whole process. He never holds a grudge either. As long as
he gets his peanut, he’s fine!
You could always consider fostering him and see how it goes.
The little guy would be in seventh heaven if he could just land somewhere where
someone could dote on him. If you have any questions, please feel free to
ask away. With 6 Pap birds I just can’t give him the amount of
attention he craves. He’s a sweetheart and I would love to see him
find a forever home. He’s been bounced around way too much.
Shelley Buttler
Team Papilloma
Max, Rico, Mackie
Jessie, Skipper, Blue Bird
Merlin, Sonny
From: Susan Waxman
[mailto:susan@me.levittwaxman.com]
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 8:07 PM
To: Buttler, Shelley@CDCR
Cc: Priya Tuvell; Elizabeth Young; MickaCoo@mickaboo.org; Tracey Rice;
Susan Gilbert; Kate Edwards
Subject: Re: Fwd: We need help...
Unfortunately, we won't be able to take the sick
parrots. I remember medicating my Pionus, which probably would have taken
6 hands and we only have 3. We made it work, but I think all of us were
pretty traumatized by the experience, especially the poor bird. She would
be wrapped in a white towel to be medicated, so whenever we waved something
white at her anytime after that, she panicked.
Let us know if there's anything we can do to help. We
believe that no bird should be homeless if it can be avoided, so if there is no
one else, the vet can do home visits, and we can find a way to medicate the
bird, we'll reconsider.
This article from Winged Wisdom pretty much sums up our
experience with medicating birds. It gave me a good laugh:
FIRST
APPLICATION:
1. Retrieve the bird from the cage.
2. Set the bird on a table and hold its head
by carefully grasping the neck where it joins the lower jaw, or mandible.
3. With your other hand, grasp the medicine
syringe and place the tip into the left side of the bird's mouth.
4. Depress the plunger and squirt the
medicine toward the back of the bird's throat.
5. Wipe excess medicine from the bird's
beak.
6. Place the bird back in the cage.
SUBSEQUENT
APPLICATIONS:
7. Attempt to retrieve the bird from the
cage.
8. Apply bandages as necessary to wounds on
your hands and arms.
9. Retrieve the bird from its new hiding
place under the coffee table.
10. Carefully immobilize the bird's head to
prevent further tissue damage to your body.
11. Attempt to break the "Vulcan Death
Grip" and remove the bird's feet from your hand.
12. Apply more bandages and a strong
analgesic cream to the new wounds on your hands and arms.
13. Immobilize the bird by carefully wrapping
it in a bath towel.
14. Watch in amazement as the bird
"morphs." Its head and tail will probably swap position, putting your
tender flesh in mortal danger again.
15. Hold the bird snugly in its terrycloth
prison.
16. Grasp the medicine syringe. Try to stop
trembling in fear and pain. Place the tip of the syringe into the left side of
the bird's mouth.
17. Ignore the crushed tip. Depress the plunger
and squirt the medicine toward the back of the bird's throat.
18. Wipe excess medicine out of your eyes and
off the drapes.
19. Release the bird and squirt medicine in
the general vicinity of its face. Some medicine may actually go into the mouth.
The rest will be absorbed by osmosis.
20. Shoo the bird back to the cage.
21. Spend the rest of the day attempting to
regain the bird's affection with yummy snacks and new toys.
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Buttler, Shelley@CDCR <Shelley.Buttler@cdcr.ca.gov>
wrote:
Thank
you so much you guys!
From: Priya Tuvell
[mailto:ptuvell@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 4:52 PM
To: Elizabeth Young
Cc: Buttler, Shelley@CDCR; MickaCoo@mickaboo.org; Tracey Rice; Susan Waxman; Susan
Gilbert; Kate Edwards
Subject: Re: Fwd: We need help...
Thank you Elizabeth!
If anyone is interested in fostering one of these birds, please let us know
and we will honestly answer any of your questions or concerns.
The birds that need a foster home is a cute little Blue Crown Conure, and
possibly a Nanday conure who is very sweet :)
Thank You,
Priya
Ringneck and Rosella Coordinator
Conure Co-Coordinator
Education Team
On
Jan 18, 2012 4:23 PM, "Elizabeth Young" <adoptkings@gmail.com>
wrote:
Special
non-parrot foster homes needed for parrots with a virus that they can give to other
parrots (but not to people, pigeons, doves, dogs, etc.)!
Please
see message below and I've cc'd Shelley- Mickaboo's expert on the subject (plus
story and pictures at the bottom).
Thank
you for considering and please reach out to other non-parrot homes!
Elizabeth
----------
Forwarded message ----------
From: Priya Tuvell <ptuvell@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Subject: We need help...
To: Elizabeth Young <adoptkings@gmail.com>
Conure team might have 2 birds that have Papilloma virus and we have no
where for them to go....one is a mickaboo foster that was just diagnosed, the
other is a bird who needs a home as his dad is awaiting a heart transplant and
can't care for the bird as much anymore...
Pap is only a HOOKBILL disease...but it is ultimately fatal, though birds
could live long lives....
We are in desparate need of hospice homes for these birds as we rarely get
people who want a pap bird. Medications are usually limited, and of course
Mickaboo would pay for all medical expenses...
If you know of anyone that doesn't have a parrot, who is willing to help us,
could you please let me know? I don't know what else to do....no one else will
take these birds if we don't....
Thank You,
Priya
Ringneck and Rosella Coordinator
Conure Co-Coordinator
Education Team
Help Rico (and Others) This Holiday Season!
By Pamela
Lee - Development Director
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Rico and his pal Max
Rico is the greenwing macaw at the left of the first
picture. Rico has Papilloma, a disease which caused him to have extensive
surgery to remove a mass from his mouth earlier this month - and
may necessitate additional surgery in his trachea and vent areas.
Needless to say, this surgery has been and will be expensive (over
$1000 so far). Would you consider helping us earn a grant to pay for it?
Mickaboo is in a competition to earn a $1500 Global Giving
grant to help pay for this surgery. We are close to earning
that grant, and need your help. The grant rewards nonprofits with the
most donors giving a "tribute card"
in honor of someone else; the tribute card donation can be as little as
$10! We need just 15 more people to earn it! Tribute card
donationsmust be made by 9 pm PT on December 31, 2011 to be eligible
for this contest.
Think of it - your $10 tax-deductible donation can turn into $1500
for Rico and Mickaboo!
Of course, the more traditional
donation will also be welcome and much appreciated.
Thanks to the many who have already
contributed toward Rico's care and are helping us in the tribute card
contest. Thanks to EVERYONE for your generosity, and enabling
Mickaboo to continue its mission on behalf of our feathered friends!
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
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Rico and his parront
--
Elizabeth
MickaCoo
Pigeon & Dove Rescue
Until
they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt.
www.RescueReport.org
www.MickaCoo.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0