The Crew

I'm head zoo keeper at the home of 2 dogs and 7 birds. The cast of characters are:

Axl & Lola Brother and sister pitbull/sharpei mixes. Just about 1 year old and very, very high energy.

Sam - a 26 year old umbrella cockatoo. He has some confidence and security issues we are dealing with.

The Rest of the Crew

Chubs and Kiko - a pair of cockatiels that have yet to produce viable eggs.

Peanut - aka Mr. P. The talking ringneck.

Ricci - The blue ringneck and playmate of Mr. P.

Juliet and Rock Star - a pair of English Budgies that only like my husband and tend to make a lot of noise.

Grumpy

So I still have Mo only we've started calling him Grumpy. Every time you get anywhere near his cage he starts growling at you. Like a dog. So the name Grumpy seems more appropriate than Mo. The other 2 seem to be adjusting well to their new homes and that is very good.

Today is acupuncture for the dogs. Rocco is not doing so well. He seems to be a lot weaker in his rear than he has been. I don't know if we should up his medicine or what. I'm concerned.

Nala seems to be doing okay. She has not had a seizure since Thanksgiving so that's good. She seems pretty out of it most of the time though. I wonder if she gets any joy out of life anymore. Is it still worth living for her?? It is times like these that I wish she could talk. Let me know what's going on inside that pit bull skull of hers. Oh well, I just make the best decisions I can based on what I see.

Everyone else is doing fine. Mr. P really wants to be friends with Grumpy. He keeps going over to his cage and trying to play with Grumpy. Maybe they'll become friends. Who knows.

1 comments:

  1. cynthiablue said...
     

    It's so hard to know with our dogs... a friend of mine has a border collie who is on pills for seizures now. He can no longer compete but she brings him to practice once in a while and it's good to see him. He still seems happy, though she says he also seems a little big dopey.

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