Carrie

Wow, there are Celts everywhere on this forum! lovely to meet you allB)

Diolch pawb(Thanks everyone), So where in Wales do you all have your welsh roots from then? Nice to know everyone knows where Wales is, I wasn't sure where most people on the board were from. I am from North Wales and we have some amazing male voice choirs here. I can't sing to safe my life though! Herby does however whistle the Welsh national anthem, he must have the gene!

I've just read that link, it's sounds exactly like the situation with my Mum. Some of the symptoms listed are also what my partner is experiencing,cough, headache, sore throat and lack of energy. I hadn't related the other symtoms before, he'd just noticed he felt worse when in the same room as Herby. Does anyone know if this could also lead to plurisy? I've had a bad case of it recently and the doctors were baffled bacause it's usually caused by a cold or flu which I haven't had (also never had any lung problems before). We're obviously just very unlucky to be experiencing these probems, i hope that doesn't worry anyone else too much. I think this kind of reaction is probably pretty rare:)<br><br>Post edited by: Carrie, at: 2008/07/21 01:03

Thanks everyone. My Mum didn't have asthma prior to getting Herby so I think it could be directly related, thanks for the link I'll have a look at that now. My partner looked after an injured buzzard for about a week a while ago. He had to keep it in the house temporarily and had a similar reaction to that as well (I don't know if buzzards also produce a lot of dust!). I don't mind putting in the work if it means we can keep herby. I'll be trying the bath idea tomorrow and will look for some aloe vera juice. From what everyone has said, getting him wet to a certain degree everyday could be the answer to this. Again thanks for your advice:)

Thank you:) I'll get a picture posted as soon as I can.

Thank you very much for that suggestion, I'll definately try that. I know for sure he's going to go mental when I do this but as you say it's for his own good I suppose! I've not heard of this aloe vera juice before, does anyone know where I can get some? (just to make sure I get the right thing:blink: ) I'm so glad I found this forum, this could really make a massive difference for my family.

Hello everyone, My name is Carrie and I have a 7 year old Arican grey called Herby. We live in Wales and Herby has a great welsh accent and speaks a few words of welsh (Cymraeg - Celtic language). He's loads of fun, never stops talking and has something to say to everyone who visits our home. I found this site as I'm looking for some advice with Herby as he's causing a few health problems with my family (topic posted in another section.) It's lovely to meet all of you, I can see at first glance you're all completely dedicated to your African Greys. I'll hopefully get to meet more of you soon:) Diolch yn fawr (thanks very much)

Thank you so much for such a quick response and thanks for oyur advice. I'll pop into the introduce yourself section soon. As regards baths, Herby has never really been used to water so I'm finding it difficult to get him to co operate with it! I've tried putting fairly heavy baths in his cage but he still manages to tip them over. I've been using sprays but it is very difficult to get him wet (i.e soaked) with those. He's pretty set in his ways and if doesn't like the look of something he won't go near it. Do you have any tips on introducing an older bird to water (baths)? I'm wary not to push him too much as I don't want to scare him:) Re homing would have to be a last resort, we love this bird to pieces:(

Hi all, I'm new to the forum and have come here for some much needed advice. I have a 7 year African Grey called Herby, I've recently taken him on from my Mum and he has quickly become a much loved part of the family. My Mum developed asthma and the doctor thought it was related to Herby, this has been confirmed as when she visits me, being in the same room as him brings on an asthma attack (she very rarely has one otherwise), this has happened every time she comes around. My concern is that my partner is also now demonstrating the same signs. He has had consistent chest problems for the last 6 weeks that are aggravated by being in the same room as the bird. I also recently has plurisy without an obvious cause like a cold or flu, although this could be un related. Herby is in our front room as I'm aware he needs plenty of attention and things to look at. He is changed regularly and sprayed once a week. The last thing I want is to have to give Herby away, but I'm also concerned about the effect he seems to be having on my families health. Has anyone here experienced similar problems? Do you have any advice!? Thanks for taking the time to read this:)