Sat Jul 31, 2010 at 01:00:00 AM EDT
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Oh what a Friday! But first a new cute picture of Lala
Lala had her weekly vet appointment this morning at 9am. She has been having more problems lately and still losing weight. Dr. Greear thought Lala needed her back teeth done again and a more thorough examination by a specialist. So she made a call and got us in to Dr. Tim Reichard. "Dr. Tim" interned at the San Diego Zoo and then was the Chief veterinarian at the Toledo Zoo for 23 years. So we went to his clinic Bird and Exotic Pet Wellness Center in Toledo Ohio. It took us about 45 minutes to get there. |
| Alma :: Saturday Open Thoughts |
| The first thing you see when you walk in are two finches in a cage. The cage has a plate with the birds names. Of course they are aptly named Atticus & Scout. Next a parrot flies over our heads and lands on a rope toy hanging from the ceiling. The receptionist says she needs to keep an eye on that one because he's "mean" and bites. She said he only likes his owner, whom he picked out when he was brought in as a rescue. Next another bird lands on the counter and is eyeing me. The receptionist said he was staring because I was wearing a ball cap. She's had him for years but his previous owner had a son who used to do a lot of his care and he wore a hat.
Next thing I know the bird eyeing me came to sit on the cabinet right by me. And the "mean" bird was in front of Katie letting her pet him. So I figured I may as well pet the bird by me. They both ate up the attention.
Next we went to the exam room and the birds decided to follow. While Dr. Tim did Lalas exam, which took awhile, Katie kept petting the "mean" bird. Lala does need the surgery so they went out to the hall to print out the cost estimate. While they were out there we could hear Dr. Tim asking what had gotten into the birds? And Cindy, the tech, replying that she thought the birds just REALLY liked us. I didn't tell them Katie's an animal whisperer.
Lala goes Tues. for her surgery. They gave us some pain meds to give her and they sent us home with a food for ill piggies that they helped develop, and Lala loves it. So I think she will be gaining weight quickly now. Her chin sling had gotten held up in US Customs but came today. Dr. Tim thinks its worth a try too. We decided to wait to try it until after her surgery. Its recommended by the woman that makes them to have their teeth done first if the teeth need done, as the overgrown teeth have sharp barbs that could injure their mouth with the pressure of the sling.
Enjoy your Saturday! |
