SilverSage
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Some of you know I brought a pair of Eckies home this week. Well on the day I brought them home something terrible happened and I havent been able to write about it until now.
The previous owner, though she did not understand all the needs of a parrot, was deeply devoted to her birds, and when she made the choice to rehome them she decided to get them all vetted and charge their new homes the cost of the visit rather than a rehoming fee.
The vet came into the home, and was from the "best" clinic on the island for avian care. She was opening her own mobile practice but still worked at the clinic some days. She brought microchips, and insisted that any bird over 50 grams could be chipped.
We expressed concern, after all, I had been told that no bird smaller than a CAG could be safely chipped. She said that was because of the anesthesia, and since she didnt use it, it would be fine. She insisted. REPEATEDLY. safe, safe, safe SAFE.
The choice was made to chip all the birds except the love birds. First up was LemonCito, a Sennie who was going to a lovely lady and was already in the process of being registered as a full service animal (not an emotional support animal). My close friend who is very experienced held Lemoncito for the chip because the vet had not brought a tech. She died within seconds of the chip. Died in her hands. All the vet could do was curse and insist she had done it right. We were all devastated. We knew better, but we trusted the vet because we are TRAINED TO TRUST VETS. Well guess what? This vet was wrong. It wasn't safe. We stuffed down our misgivings and a sweet, sweet bird is gone from the world because we believed a line about cutting edge advancements and other vets being to afraid or lazy to do a new thing. Sennies are too small to chip safely, folks. Too. small.
The previous owner, though she did not understand all the needs of a parrot, was deeply devoted to her birds, and when she made the choice to rehome them she decided to get them all vetted and charge their new homes the cost of the visit rather than a rehoming fee.
The vet came into the home, and was from the "best" clinic on the island for avian care. She was opening her own mobile practice but still worked at the clinic some days. She brought microchips, and insisted that any bird over 50 grams could be chipped.
We expressed concern, after all, I had been told that no bird smaller than a CAG could be safely chipped. She said that was because of the anesthesia, and since she didnt use it, it would be fine. She insisted. REPEATEDLY. safe, safe, safe SAFE.
The choice was made to chip all the birds except the love birds. First up was LemonCito, a Sennie who was going to a lovely lady and was already in the process of being registered as a full service animal (not an emotional support animal). My close friend who is very experienced held Lemoncito for the chip because the vet had not brought a tech. She died within seconds of the chip. Died in her hands. All the vet could do was curse and insist she had done it right. We were all devastated. We knew better, but we trusted the vet because we are TRAINED TO TRUST VETS. Well guess what? This vet was wrong. It wasn't safe. We stuffed down our misgivings and a sweet, sweet bird is gone from the world because we believed a line about cutting edge advancements and other vets being to afraid or lazy to do a new thing. Sennies are too small to chip safely, folks. Too. small.
I am so sorry you ladies had to witness this. Poor LemonCito. Fly free buddy!
