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Here’s the 2 feathers Matilda chewed off in 1st pic. 2nd pic is what Vet removed and 3rd pic is the 2 feathers she lost naturally this morning. very happy all is back to normal. 😃

I went into the Vets with Matilda and just like you said I discussed the issues with the Vet. The Vet then took her away to treat her and when she came back she was all over me and very clingy. She’s doing really well now. I’m so happy I could help her. 🦜😃🙏

I always go into the room with Alfie. The vet will let him out of his cage whilst he talks to me about any issues or what he's there for. Alfie will inevitably fly around the room and seek a hiding spot away from the vet. The vet will wait for him to settle somewhere, scoop him up in a towel and and take him away into the back room and I'm left to wait in the initial exam room. When Alfie comes back I get to 'rescue' him from the big bad vet. He's usually quite glad to see me!

Really good to hear from you Shanlung- I always enjoyed reading your adventures. Hope you are keeping well!

Wow 6 months has gone quick! I'm so glad she's doing so well.

Wow 35! And you've had him all those years! Amazing. Alfie used to have an odd little red feather on his back above his tail in amongst his grey feathers but it moulted out years ago. He now has a teeny tiny little red feather on the back of his leg. When I first spotted it I thought it was blood until I got a closer look. It's a really cute one... if a feather can be cute haha. I think you just have a special bird. 😄 I would love to see some photos and I'm sure others would too!

Yeah- I try eating it in front of him and making a big fuss about how delicious it is... he's just not interested. I rearranged the room a bit after my housemate moved out last April- my PC and desk went upstairs and I now having a dining table. Alfie sometimes comes and sits with me whilst I eat but he has no interest in what I'm eating. He would prefer to fling the coasters off the table and cause chaos. 😂 I have tried cooked, uncooked, chop, whole/big chunks, dried/dehydrated, hanging it in his cage, skewers, birdie bread... everything I can think of. Unless it's banana or the occasional grape, he's not interested. The only veg he will eat is mashed potatoes... especially when my mum makes them. So whenever I go round my parents for dinner he gets a bowl of mashed potatoes. We try and hide other veggies in there and he picks them out and flings them! He did eat some sweet potato mash for the first time the other day as well... which I believe is better for him than regular potatoes? So I think I'm going to try and make him some mashed potatoes and finely chop some other veg and mix it in, so it's harder for him to pick out. I'm sure it'll end up on the floors and walls like all the other veg... but I'm willing to risk it! 😄 I might also try it at my mum's house- as he does seem to prefer her mash (no idea why.. probably showing off for his granny). Then at least she's the one that will get in trouble if he notices! I went round a couple of weeks ago and we didn't have mashed potatoes so he got a bowl of peas and sweetcorn... you should have seen his face... he was all excited, waiting for his mash... if he could have picked the bowl up and flung it in my face he would have done! He did dig around a bit but the peas ended up at the bottom of his travel cage or in his water bowl! I did offer him a piece of raw carrot earlier and he actually took a bite... but held it in his beak for ages then just chewed it up without actually swallowing any! I'm sure I have the world's fussiest parrot. He's always been like it!

Will let you know how my girl goes at the Vets today. 👍