Debandbella

This birdy came home safe and sound this morning!!!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Dan, you totally confused me there! :silly: :silly: We had one on another forum whos history could be traced back 80 years so his actual age was anyones guess, he was getting very old and frail but his mum rarely came onto the forum and not been on for a good 12 months now so whether Hector is still going no one knows.

Thanks guys, your all lifesavers. :kiss: I do actually love Augusto the man but i hate Augusto the druggie, im seeing more of the real Augusto recently but we have been here twice before although the other times he was trying for my benefit and ultimatums, this time he knows he needs to do it for himself. Since he stopped again ive told him what the reality of being with him has been and he gets upset by it as he honestly thought i didnt know how bad he was, if he carries on the way he was he will be dead within 2 years, i have to admit i was holding on for that rather than dump him, addicts have no knowledge of reality and if he did ever turn nasty he knows where to hurt me, my fids and other animals. Whats to stop him breaking in my house and selling my fids for a fix? Its a major fear of mine although hes never threatened it. I know he can get in the house without a key as he did it 3 years ago when we were out drinking and fell out, i had a key he didnt. Hes never told me how he did it and a locksmith i asked about it was totally flummoxed as well. He got in through a upvc window, his footprint was on the inside ledge although nothing was broken. Thats stayed with me and the major reason ive never actually dumped him in the past. I just hope for his sake as much as mine he is determined to get clean, he used to be one of the most fantastic guys you could meet til the ugly walking zombie took over him.

Bless her, :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I dont love him anymore, ive just tolerated him for the last year as its been easier than trying to get rid, the times before when ive tried to dump him ive had the tears and promises to come clean, spent a month of sleepless nights and babysitting him only for him to slide back on it thinking i wont notice. This past year ive just sat back and watched him in disgust, he came to me this time and so far seems to be doing well, i have to admit im proud of him this time and im seeing more of the man that i do love rather than the frail zombie i only feel contempt for, hes more willing to talk to me now. He does have a lot of pressure in his life and his ex wife will do everything in her power to keep him a druggie to be able to maintain control of her "possession" ie, Augusto, shes even admitted that to me but thats another story.

Thats ace!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: Chocko would love Lyn, she sings lots of songs and joins in with my feeble attempts at singing. We might see you on tv one day!!! :woohoo: :woohoo:

Hes done all that in the past and failed, ive spent the last year despising him and waiting for him to be so far in the gutter that i can walk away without him noticing, i thought we had got there but then he came to me in tears, admitted everything and asked me to stand by him, he wont see a dr, i wish he would cos ive had some scary times watching him cry with the pain and throwing up but im starting to see the guy i fell in love with nearly 4 years ago. Its just i get told so many times once an addict always an addict and he will never change. Im very naive about drugs, theyre not something ive ever had dealings with until Augusto. It worries me, hes totally changed recently and gets upset when i tell him about the last 12 months with him but is this just another phaze? Will he be back in the gutter in 2 months time? This is the third time weve gone through this but this time he came to me about it rather than me issuing ultimatums, am i as naive as people tell me i am?

Does anyone have any experiences of it from any side? My boyfriend is/was a drug addict, ive gone through 2 years of hell with him and hes still addicted but claims to be coming clean for his own sake. Is he still trying to pull the wool over my eyes?

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I love the expression of "the butterball"" :laugh: :laugh: poor bird/dog. :laugh: :laugh:

I have only ever given good karma, i was a victim of someone from another forum who came on every hour purely to knock my points down, i could see them doing it and it got to the point where i watched my points go up and down numerous times, it just becam a joke in the end and became meaningless. The forum just became a karma fight in the end instead of a parrot forum! :angry: :angry: I did pm the person responsible who incidentally was registered under 2 names, i got no reply.

HI and welcome! Perhaps we may entice you to get a grey! :ohmy: :ohmy: The posting thing has answered a question for me, it used to show first post but suddenly started showing the last post first, i shall attempt to amend it now! :woohoo:

Thats so cute!!! :laugh: :laugh:

Bless him, its always a really proud moment when they say something new! :laugh:

This poor guy hasnt gone to June, hes not even contacted her, she just sent me a message to say she hopes he hasnt gone to National Parrot Sanctuary as he has no chance there. Poor bird, i hope hes gonna be ok.

I have 3 and i can tell whos who no problem.

Thanks Jilly, i really hope hes got there, i shall pm June and ask if she was contacted. Sanctuaries arent always what they sound but i think anywhere was probably better for this poor guy than where he was. Summer, youve said what a lot of us are thinking.

Did he go to the lady whos email address i pmd you? Shes the right one to help him, ive known of birds in a far worse state get to her and she manages to bring them all back to health and helps them readjust to life.

4 year old orange winged amazon went missing on 25/3/09 in Plumstead Common, theres been regular sightings up to 6 weeks ago, last sighting was in Greenwich Park. Hes ringed. Any info please ring Jacky on 07982216833 or email jackysharon@hotmail.co.uk

SWEET!!!! :kiss: :kiss: :kiss:

Have sent you a pm.

If i can i will post you a link to a wonderful lady who will help you all she can, she has devoted her life to neglected parrots that come to her for all sorts of reasons, some have very severe problems and what she doesnt know isnt worth knowing. She lives down south of the country so probably not too far from you, geography is not my strongets point. If i cant find a link i will see if she minds me passing her number on to you. She doesnt have the time to come onto the forum very often so it may be a few days before i can get back to you. Can i suggest you spray him with diluted cider vinegar and also several sprays a day can discourage plucking, im assuming all physical things have been ruled out?

The only advice i can give is just to be their friend, talk to them, sit near the cage eating something healthy for them and if they show interest in it offer them some. Dont try and physically handle them, you will only scare them more. When they feel they can trust you and it could take a lot of time and patience they will then come to you. Let them do things in their own time. Congratulations on taking the committment of them, they will be more than worth the effort you put into them in time.

Poor Harvey!! All 3 of mine would be horrified if i tried to tip them out of their pits at that time!!!! They wont go to bed at night and wont get up in the morning, i used to have a ringneck who liked early nights and early mornings. He would sit there glaring at Bella on an evening cos she was keeping him awake and then it was pandemonium in the morning when Billy got up and started screeching at Bella to wake her up! The air used to be blue in a morning with all the arguing! :laugh: :laugh:

Poor Rikki, i hope shes feeling better and youre calming down from the shock!!!

Obviously a word he hears a lot in your house!! :woohoo: :woohoo: