Mommy betrayed me!

[BeatriceC]

There I was, enjoying the sun after my bath, running around the back yard and exploring the plants on the steps, when mommy did the worst thing ever! She snuck up behind me with a towel! I hate that towel. Nothing good ever happens when the towel comes out.

Then she tried to trick me by being nice and holding me like a human baby. Doesn't she know I'm not a baby! And I'm not a human either! I'm a big girl and I'm a parrot. This is not how you're supposed to hold me!




Then she brought out that little clear thing I don't like. And she put some stuff into my mouth! I don't like that stuff! I can't believe she's doing this to me!




Eww! That stuff was gross. But hey, what's this! Is mommy scratching my beak? Oh, I like that! Maybe this isn't so bad after all. Perhaps I can forgive her.

 

[GaleriaGila]

dear charlotte I am so sorry for what you go through I would say just go on gurl and enjoy the head scratches and then someday when your mom least expects it CHOMP and there you go by the way do you have a boyfriend yet your feathers are very beautiful and I love tall girls signed the rickeybird I can scratch your head myself
signed the rickeybird

 

[GraciesMom]

Aww Charlotte look at you being all sweet & nice to your new mama.

Those beak scratches are the best! I'm glad you have a great new mommy. I hope the medicine ends soon

 

[Tsali]

Charlotte, you were a good girl to take your medicine. Mommy loves you, that's what it is all about - yucky juice and all.

 

[BeatriceC]

Aww Charlotte look at you being all sweet & nice to your new mama.

Those beak scratches are the best! I'm glad you have a great new mommy. I hope the medicine ends soon

It's haldol, which the vet put her on to try to get ahold of the plucking issue before she does too much permanent damage. It'll likely be a couple months at least, until she gets new feathers in and leaves them in. So we get to do this twice a day for the foreseeable future. He said some birds respond really well to it and can be weaned off completely, some can be weaned off and then be put back on it intermittently, and others it just doesn't work for. It's $8/mo, so it was worth a try.

She's mad at me though, and letting me know it quite clearly. She absolutely refused to get out of her cage for me this morning (my oldest kid got her out, as he was apparently preferable to me at that point), and that was before the meds! She was mad at me for leaving her alone for hours (we had an appointment that was many hours and both MrC and I had to attend), so she was mad about that. She kind of forgave me with the judicious use of some fresh peaches, and then she was happy with her shower, and then decided I was a horrible person again after giving her the meds.

I do believe we've come to a bit of a truce. We just took a walk around the outside of the house with her on my arm. There might have been grapes and mango involved.

 

[GraciesMom]

Ahh the art of forgiveness thru fruit I know it well lol

Gracie was on several meds over the course of a month eventually it became routine but yea I had to bribe my way back in a few times.
I left Gracie home from work the past 2 days... trust me I'm on her naughty list right now too lol The outside & doing her favorite things right after always seems to earn me some kudos too.

You've guys have gotten her remarkably far in a short amount of time I have no doubt her future & yours is bright .. red

I love following Charlotte's amazing progress!

 

[Tsali]

Amazing how she just laid in your arms and allowed you to squirt icky tasting meds in her mouth. Way to go, Mom!

 

[BeatriceC]

Really amazing since this is the same bird who'd bite the fingers off anybody who tried to touch her just two weeks ago! Feeding her that first day was kind of dicey. I think her old people got scared of her when they initially rescued her and she was starving for contact, but the fear cycle was too entrenched. Her main weapon for getting out of things she doesn't want these days is snuggles, not bites.

 

[MagicalMerlin]

Aww Charlotte! You pretty girl, mama is just trying to do the best for you!

That towel is up to no good though!