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Found Cockatiel, and other updates
Sep. 5th, 2006 09:29 pmA whitefaced pearl cockatiels was found in the WinCo parking lot near 99 West and 217 in Tigard, Oregon (USA). S/He was brought into the nearby PetSmart by a nice lady at about 2pm today. I'm a dog trainer there, so I took her home with me after my shift as we cannot keep non-PetSmart animals in the store. She appears to be in good health and weight, despite being quite hungry and thristy. I believe she might have escaped yesterday or this morning. I'm not sure of the actual sex of the bird (pearls confuse me) but it appears to be either a female or juvinile male. The cheeks are grey, not pure white, and there is barring on the underside of the tail. Also, I haven't heard her do the male-cockatiel whistle. I've posted to Craigslist, and will call The Oregonian tomorow to post a Found ad (Lost and Found pets are free), as well as leaving notices at all the other pet stores in the area. Not sure what else to do, other then calling the Oregon Humane Society and the Rose City Exotic Bird Club.
I'll try to find her owners for a month, and then probably rehome her. I have nine birds already and don't want more. I'll let you guys know what happens.
Speaking of my birds... You may or may not remember, but I've been treating my English Budgies for mega-bacteria. I took all my birds in nearly two weeks ago for checkups, and discovered that the budgie-birds had mega-bacteria as well as a secondary bacterial infections. The vet wanted them on Tylan (an antibotic) for ten days, then Nystatin (an anti-fungal, mega bacteria is really a fungus) for ten days. When I got them home I noticed that one of the female budgies had a growth on her back, which the vet probably missed because of the towel she had used. I brought her back to the vet the next week to look at that, and it turned out that it is a (probably) benign tumor.
The vet did a fecal and found that the bacteria was gone, but the mega-bacteria was growing so I needed to start giving the birds Nystatin right away. It turns the water a yucky cloudy yellow, but they seem to be drinking it. That was last Thursday. This Thursday I'm taking the budgie-girl in to get the tumor removed as it will likely continue growing until she starts picking on it. I'm taking the new kid in too to check her out so I don't pass anything on to my kids. Over all, things have been fun, fun, fun at my house/sarcasm.
I'll try to find her owners for a month, and then probably rehome her. I have nine birds already and don't want more. I'll let you guys know what happens.
Speaking of my birds... You may or may not remember, but I've been treating my English Budgies for mega-bacteria. I took all my birds in nearly two weeks ago for checkups, and discovered that the budgie-birds had mega-bacteria as well as a secondary bacterial infections. The vet wanted them on Tylan (an antibotic) for ten days, then Nystatin (an anti-fungal, mega bacteria is really a fungus) for ten days. When I got them home I noticed that one of the female budgies had a growth on her back, which the vet probably missed because of the towel she had used. I brought her back to the vet the next week to look at that, and it turned out that it is a (probably) benign tumor.
The vet did a fecal and found that the bacteria was gone, but the mega-bacteria was growing so I needed to start giving the birds Nystatin right away. It turns the water a yucky cloudy yellow, but they seem to be drinking it. That was last Thursday. This Thursday I'm taking the budgie-girl in to get the tumor removed as it will likely continue growing until she starts picking on it. I'm taking the new kid in too to check her out so I don't pass anything on to my kids. Over all, things have been fun, fun, fun at my house/sarcasm.