Save a Cockatoo!
 

Hi Swankers!

I come to you with an important plea - a friend of mine who works for a vet's office just called. They need to find a home or foster for a cockatoo (the big white and yellow bird), with cage and all. It's free.

I would take him in a heartbeat, but he carries Polyomavirus, which is highly contageous to other birds. He has to take a daily medication, which the vet is willing to give a lifetime supply as well, and the bird is trained to do it - he sees the syringe and opens his beak. :) It is not contageous to humans or other pets.

He talks, he's quite a happy bird, and otherwise healthy, but must go to a home without any other birds.

The vet's giving him until the end of this week to find a home, otherwise they'll have to euthanize him, since he's taking up space in their isolation area. :(

If anyone's interested in taking him, please contact me ASAP. He's located in Westminster.

If it was a pug, I would be knocking down the door of the vet, but I'm not much of a bird fan. Somehow, I can see Kevy with a bird.

I LOVE COCKATOOS!!

My sister used to work at a pet store, and we had all sorts of birds - including a very foul mouthed cockatoo.

Does he have a name?

I wish I could but I have 6 reasons I can't.
It would be a long drive to get the bird and then its medicine.
The other 5 would been seen as prey.

Can we get him Saturday?

As much as I would love to have a bird, we have three predators in the house - we wouldn't EVER be allowed to let the bird stretch his wings.

That and we have too many animals already: three cats + 12 Beardies (the latter of which causes me to also be into cricket and worm husbandry - both of which we purchase a 1,000 at a time). We have a hard time keeping up with what we already have.

Hopefully CM and Rose can take it.

Well, now that that is taken care of, is there anyone out there who would like to adopt 2 long haired chihuahuas named Lucy and Ethyl? I found out tonight one of my clients is surrending them to the Seal Beach Animal Shelter soon. They're sweethearts but he can't keep them because a) he's not home enough and b) the neighbour complains about their barking and has threatened legal action. They are really sweet girls.

CM's gonna have that bird swearing in six different languages by Labor Day.

:D

No! Not the shelter! If you take your animal to the shelter they get euthanized quicker! :(

I would love to, but I can't even talk Talon into one extra dog, let alone two.

Perhaps we should start an Adopt A Pet Thread!

Lucy and Ethyl sound great! I'm up to my ears in dogs and cats as it is. :cool: