KBEquine
Member
- May 19, 2011
- 359
- 21
- Parrots
- From little to big - currently 6 Linnies; 2 Budgies; 1 BHP; 2 CAGs; 2 Zons; 1 GWM. Formerly in the flock: 1 LSC2 [fostered/rehomed] RIP: 1 budgie 1 WCP & 1 sweet Pan Am
Goose-the-GreenWing is great. Best personality you could want in a macaw. I was worried about him when we lost Kiwi & Goose got pretty quiet for a while, but he came around and seems fine.
Kiwi had some serious heart problems. It was enlarged, he had cardio fibrosis & arteriosclerosis. But the actual cause was an E. coli infection - I am pretty sure the heart conditions stressed his immune system. He could not have lived much longer, the vet said. He was the sweetest guy - he was an active listener & I found myself talking to him a lot because he kept saying, "Yeah ... Yes ... Uh-huh." And he laughed at my jokes. The guy you wanted to sit next to at a dinner party & the perfect companion parrot. I was devastated to lose him. (And the entire flock visited the vet because while E. coli should not be contagious, why take chances?)
Other than being a hen, your Kiwi sounds like him.
I am pretty sure my husband would be opposed to adding another. Lastmonth I answered a craigslist ad titled "FREE FREE parrot FREE FREE" and so naturally, a very happy wild-caught male BFA who screams, swears, bites for the fun of it, & occasionally flies at people is now munching on a piece of banana in my living room. He is very manipulative & sure of himself. So long as he makes us laugh more than he makes us bleed, he can stay.
But I will mention Kiwi & see what my husband says ... Never hurts to ask.
Kiwi had some serious heart problems. It was enlarged, he had cardio fibrosis & arteriosclerosis. But the actual cause was an E. coli infection - I am pretty sure the heart conditions stressed his immune system. He could not have lived much longer, the vet said. He was the sweetest guy - he was an active listener & I found myself talking to him a lot because he kept saying, "Yeah ... Yes ... Uh-huh." And he laughed at my jokes. The guy you wanted to sit next to at a dinner party & the perfect companion parrot. I was devastated to lose him. (And the entire flock visited the vet because while E. coli should not be contagious, why take chances?)
Other than being a hen, your Kiwi sounds like him.
I am pretty sure my husband would be opposed to adding another. Lastmonth I answered a craigslist ad titled "FREE FREE parrot FREE FREE" and so naturally, a very happy wild-caught male BFA who screams, swears, bites for the fun of it, & occasionally flies at people is now munching on a piece of banana in my living room. He is very manipulative & sure of himself. So long as he makes us laugh more than he makes us bleed, he can stay.
But I will mention Kiwi & see what my husband says ... Never hurts to ask.
