12/16/05 - Bo is growing in a few belly feathers but he got over zealous when his collar was removed so he could preen and made two bleed today. The collar is back on and I will only be removing it when he is sitting on my lap so I can watch him preen. You should be able to see the new feathers in the picture I sent. He is eating one of his favorite foods; organic baby carrots ... they MUST be served raw!! His other favorite snack is almonds and those MUST be in the shell. So between the nut oil and carrots his new growth should be soft and very peachy. The fact that he loves Harrison's pellets is a huge plus also.
He tried to bomb me today as I was picking up potty papers around his cage. He was watching me and as soon as my head was under his bottom he released a "bomb". I moved just in time for it to hit the floor and he cocked one eye at me and said, "I'm a good birdie." LOL. Bo has a rather good vocabulary for a Molly and some of the video clips that I sent to Bird Toy Discounter has him speaking, some very clearly others rather muffled.
I am completely beside myself w/ the original lab that did the reading. I will not go into detail about it know because "I still need them" but once this is over I have a few words to say about them. It's bad enough living this nightmare but some people really know how to make it worse.
I develop mental milestones that I hope to see w/ Bo one day. The first is him to come out of "Q" and get to meet my other birds, especially my other 2 M2s. The second is too see him in feathers. The biggest is hoping he is w/ us so that he can go outside and enjoy the spring air and sunshine. I do not make far reaching milestones for I do not want to delude myself .... so we are sticking to happy and hopefully attainable ones.
12/18/05 - This was a difficult weekend for us as we lost one of our dogs to a neighbor's 2 large dogs. He was attacked, carried away and killed in the woods. It's very difficult to mourn with you have a flock of cockatoos in the house. While my other birds selfishly screamed and complained that they weren't getting enough attention or their food wasn't right on time...Bo was his usual quiet and sweet self. When I went to my computer to read emails and look at happy photos of my dog that was killed, Bo came over to sit on me. He preened my hair and fixed my eyebrows ever so gently. I can honestly say I've never known a sweeter cockatoo. He is not selfish or demanding like most other cockatoos. He's modest, sensitive and meek. I'll be forever amazed by him.
12/23/05 - My vet's office has been down due to no power. Bo's collar is now fitting too tightly so I had to remove it. Still no word from the second reading; if something is not heard soon I am going to proceed w/o the 2nd read. The original lab couldn't drag their feet any slower. Due to the remove of the collar Bo nicked himself and removed some blood feathers ... not bad but bad enough. Life really stinks right now and nothing seems to be going right.Bo wishes you all a Merry Christmas!
