polin Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 we occasionally "babysit" our frieneds Grey- he was always chatty and whistling by the 2nd day- this time we are watching him just after the death of the Mom of the house- very short but awful illness- I am guessing he has not gotten alot of attention becaseu he is not saying a word or making ANY sounds. I feel awful about this. We bought him special food and he is eating everything I give him from my hand. Other than talking to him alot- anything else I can do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 My guess is he has picked up on what happened, he knows something is different especially if he was bonded to her, greys are very perceptive of our emotions and he knows for sure. Talking to him is about all you can do at this point, maybe try playing with him with some of his toys but just spending some time talking to him and giving him treats is good. You might try explaining why he won't be seeing his mom any more, tell him the truth, he will understand much more than you realize he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polin Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 thank you. we are morning her loss in our house as well. this sounds lame- how do you play with him? he has hanging toys. I let him outside to walk around his cage- i am kinda leery of letting him just go- I am not an experienced handler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Does he have foot toys, if so then you can roll or put it across the floor and let him go get it, but just let him out of the cage to explore a little but keep your eye on him so he doesn't get into something he isn't supposed to. Do you have some junk mail he could shred up, they love tearing things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polin Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 okay- we on are it with the junk mail- he seems very interested. he willnot come onto my finger- he used to when you gave the command "UP"- he is "butting" his head with my hand in a frinedly rubbing manner?? i think he was just not getting any attention and he really does not know me. my son cared for him the most when he was here previously. I just heard a whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tycos_mom Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I would really try explaning to him why everyone is so sad he's picking up on all these emotions and doesn't understand why he has these feeling you have to tell him that his mom is gone and she isn't coming back and thats why every one is sad then reassure him that he will still be loved and taken care of. They understan allot of what we say I know it sounds foolish but I had to do this with a cockatoo once and after I explained that his mom was gone he seemed to get on with things much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 He is picking up on your emotions,not a lot you can do really, just keep him entertained with toys and shredding stuff.The loss of a person can be hard on pets aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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