Malikah Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Wow, I don't know how I missed this whole thread, but congratulations on your ability to save Chili. She is a lucky girl indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 It's all good. No sleep for a couple of months is a small trade for happy tears on apple slices & all those years you'll have together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert58 Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 It's all good. No sleep for a couple of months is a small trade for happy tears on apple slices & all those years you'll have together. It's all worth it. Here's a pic we took of her on Christmas eve. She's actually doing much better now and in this picture she was just starting her recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert58 Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 And here's the sun conure flock. Bedtime. 10 minutes ago. Ok it's not the most revealing pic, but Chilly's tail is on the left and maddox is sleeping on top of merlin on the right. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert58 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 I think this is the last update here. She's interacting with her cage mates, trying to get her wings back, mauling pellet bowls and in general has begun returning to the healthy bird she was 6 months ago. She's still about 10g underweight but she doesn't appear to be in discomfort anymore and comes out of the cage to wreak havoc with her buddies like nothing is wrong. I think we made it through the storm. Best Christmas present, ever. Life wins. This time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Excellent news!!!!! Hooray!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert58 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Thanks to you all for your prayers and healing thoughts. Chilly is a tough little fighter and I'm certain she's going to be with us for a long, long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert58 Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 (edited) More updates (even though I said no more). Chilly is holding steady for the last 3 weeks at between 94 - 100 grams. Playing with her cage mates, but still is inordinately docile, requires 4 hand feedings a day. Poop looks fine, not passing undigested food (an indicator of PDD), playing, stepping up, actually flew a few feet from playtop to the to the back of a chair. Still, she's overly shy, only steps up to me (not my wife) and is exhibiting baby behavior. She eats Harrison's pellets after the cereal (kaytee baby food + peanut butter + cinnamon + oatmeal), attacks the occasional sunflower seed or nutriberry. She still won't eat fresh fruits (grapes/apples/oranges) or veggies (cauliflower, peas, corn, greens). Been boiling/mashing up yams and carrots as an addition to everyone's cereal, including hers. Every other fid in the flock is on it like Rosie O'Donnell on a baked ham, but Chilly has been standoffish. It's going to be a long road back for her. But. She's a trooper and we'll be there every step of the way. Edited January 17, 2011 by Lambert58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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