Talon

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR CLEANING THIS THREAD UP. I have been working the entire weekend, otherwise I would have done it myself. This could have really gotten out of hand, since you treated each others with dignity and respect for the most part, I will give karma to everyone here.B)

WOW! I too loved the last one. I really appreciate you sharing your photos with us. I love to see other parts of the world that I have never seen.

WOW! That is stunning! Thank you so much for sharing that photo with us. Absolutely beautiful....:cheer:

I LOVE IT! {Characters-0002005D}

OMG, Dan!! I had no idea about the light. She was in her play cage today for about 4 hours, and her eye was a little red, but not anywhere near as bad as before. Maybe I better just shut off the old light for now. It never gave her any problems before. The light isn't tall enough to reach the top of her cage. I have it on a high stool already. :dry:

Dan, that is adorable. He really loves his baths!! :woohoo: Thanks for sharing that with us!!

Thanks Judy, I will let you know. It's funny, looking back, the vet did say her bacteria level wasnn't that high, but because of the redness around her eye, felt there might be more to it, and the meds were the best way to knock anything out.:dry:

Okay, here's the latest update. Talon finished her meds 2 1/2 days ago. Her eye looks great in the am, and when she is out of her cage. There is a slight pink on the top, but you can barely see it. BUT, late in the day and at night, it appears to be awfully red!! It looks terrible! After trying to figure out why it gets so red later, I am starting to realize that it appears to be after I take her out of her play cage. So, we cleaned it real well today, and thought and thought about it. The only NEW thing in and around her cage is an avian light I bought for her about 7 weeks ago. It has been 7 weeks since I have noticed her red eye. And yes, it is the same eye that the light shines on since the light is on the side of her cage. So.......I changed the light back to her old one, and I'll let you know if her red eye goes away completely. If it does, I will also tell you the brand of light that gave her the problem. It has to be the light as crazy as it seems. It is the only thing different around or in her cage. I hope I'm right, otherwise I worry about what is wrong with her. It appears to be some type if reaction to something...:huh: I will keep you posted!

WOW! Beautiful work! You are very talented. :cheer: Thank you for sharing them with us, and Thank you for the censorship in this family forum!! B) Karma for you!! :)

Great thread Graehstone!! I enjoy coming here and seeing the photo's. They usually sum up how I'm feeling, as I'm not a morning person.....:blink:

Nasy, Baytril is usually given 2 times a day for 10 days-2 weeks. You should find an avian vet and immediately take your bird in, asap. HE is a very sick bird, remember, they mask their illness so well. A good rule of thumb to follow is: If they appear sick, then they are probably VERY sick and in need of medical care. Please keep us updated, we care very much. :huh:

Welcome Wastrox and Cheerio to our family!!!!!

Gotta love em unconditionally! :kiss: B)

I hope you get him home with you very soon. Please keep us updated as I think it would be a very interesting process for us to follow, and helpful to others that may have to do the same as you. :dry:

What a cute story! His precious egg...

Hi Lori! Welcome to our family! I look forward to hearing more about you and Boudreaux. Have you had him for 10 years? B)

Hi & Welcome to our family! I'm sure you'll love it here. Lots to learn and we have lots of fun! B)

I voted again! Thanks for taking the extra time and work to keep this contest fair Tari!! I know all us members really appreciate all you do! {Characters-0002005D}

Judy & Dan, you two never fail to put a smile on my place. I wish you know how much that means to me, I don't have many smiles theses days. So it makes me very happy when you are able to do that! I just got Talon up, gave her breakfast, and got out the medicine, I tried to get her to step up, but as usual in the am since the meds, she flew off. So I went to her and put her syringe up to her beak, and she drank it on top of her play stand! I told her what a good girl she was, and she repeated it after she was done! It made my day!! :cheer: Our vet has ALL his birds on the lacto/vinegar routine. I have always wanted to not do it, as it can be a pain, but look what happens every time I do. I wonder why others here don't have any problems...:huh:

What a great idea!!! I love it. Let's all start teaching our birds like we teach our kids their telephone number and address in case they get lost.

Yes, this happens quite frequently to me. Talon grabs my diamond post earring when you least expect it. When she has it in her mouth, I try to get her to open up for a pencil or a cotton swab, or something she doesn't get to have, but wants. Usually after a little battle, she gives up and drops it. She knows I freak out if she has my earring in her mouth. One time though, she actually bent the post. I keep my hair down, as to cover my ears, other wise, she would do this every time I saw her. I am always on guard when she is on my shoulder, as she is quick, and I worry about her swallowing it. I know others here ALWAYS take their earrings off as soon as they get home. I imagine that it would be very dangerous if they swallowed them. :huh:

I'm curious if any one else here has ever heard of this? UPDATE: Talon's eye is looking better, although the redness is not completely gone yet, but the swelling seems to ave gone down. Last night I put her on my shoulder and walked into the bathroom with her, which is where I go to towel her, and she wouldn't get off my shoulder. She watched me measure out the medicine into a syringe, and I thought she would fly off onto the shower curtain rod, but she just sat there talking. So.....I put the syringe into her beak, and she just started drinking the medicine. She drank the entire syringe WILLINGLY on my shoulder!! I couldn't believe it, I thought I was dreaming. :blink: She actually seemed like she liked the taste of it!! I was VERY happy. She's still sleeping this am, I'll see if she does it again once I get her up.

Thanks Tracy, I was doing the very same thing!! Great minds........B) B)

Dan, your such a sweetheart! I LOVE the flowers!! You once again put a smile on my face! My vet believes whole heartily in this routine. I have been doing it ever since Talon was a baby, and in the past it has been used in place of antibiotics for her bacterial infection to much success! Every 3 months, She has a 1/4 tsp. of lacto-plus mixed into a 8 oz. cup of water or juice. We use that mixture for her drinking water or juice for 2 weeks. I keep the unused portion refrigerated) Mixing a fresh batch every 2 days or so. After that, she gets a 1/4 tsp. of organic apple cider vinegar mixed into 8 oz. of water or juice. We use this as her drink for the next 2 weeks. Then we are done. This gets repeated every 2 months. 2 months off, 1 month on, etc. The lacto helps put the good bacteria into her system, and the apple cider vinegar cleans out the bad, I guess. It smells horrible, thus the juice! :pinch: I have yet to find anyone else here who's vet does this, but my vet has all his avian patients using this. Every time I have ever stopped, Talon ends up with some kind of infection. :huh:

Actually, I prefer, Strawberry Daiquiri's and Italian food the best. IN that order I might add! B)