Betty, I babysit my brother's fiance's african grey. I cannot wait for Gopher to get here so he can expeience this bird's vocabulary! It is just incredible! He meows like cat, growls like a dog, runs the water (faucet), says peek a boo, I love you, ....... the list goes on and on. He teases my cats!!! C'mere , C'mere he says! I yell at him to "Quit picking on my cats!!" LOL
Paige
>
> I didn't go to see my friends after all, but there's always next week.
>
> I never thought I'd want to teach a bird to talk, but now it's starting to
> seem like a good idea -- company you know. I am thinking about an African
> Gray, who are the best talkers of all the birds. About two years ago, I was
> in the store where I got Astro an African Gray that hadn't been off the nest
> long. He snuggled inside the front opening of my jacket and didn't want to
> come out. He really won my heart when he did that. I'll have to build up my
> vet savings account again before I get another bird though.
>
> Astro's vet bill was $820.00 for two days of emergency care. It could have
> been much more expensive so I need to sock away more before I do this again.
> I don't ever want money to be the deciding factor for whether my animals get
> medical attention.
>
> This has been an expensive summer for me, and I had to dip into my animal's
> savings account which I swore I'd never do. It may not be like the kid's
> college fund, but I would feel terrible if I had to say no to a medical
> procedure because I couldn't afford it.
>
> It's bad enough that I've made decisions like that for myself. I'm sure many
> of us have, and we all know what that feels like.
>
> Here's the sordid story for anyone who might be interested:
> I was supposed to take Astro to a second vet -- an "exotics specialist," they
> call them -- for more specialized treatment. I couldn't afford it and I
> called to ask them if we could set up a payment schedule. They told me no,
> since I hadn't been there before. I really don't think it would have made a
> difference though. My heart tells me that she was still going to die. I
> know I didn't say that before; I was trying to be positive. It was a killer
> to hear the word "no" though. They could have called my regular vet clinic
> and checked my bill-paying reputation with them. I and my Mother have been
> taking our animals there for over 30 years.
>
> I can't repeat my response to the second clinic on this list. Trust me
> though, I responded.
>
> Astro's exotics specialist, Pamela Slack, was killed in a plane crash last
> year or so, but the vet clinic where she was still treated her patients.
> Plus, they have 24/7 vets at that clinic. I took Astro there around 1:00 in
> the morning the Saturday before she died, and it was business as usual there.
> They had a full staff and everything. They took me back and let me see
> Astro before I left, and explained everything that they were doing for her.
> They took my feelings about leaving my little girl into account, and I really
> appreciated that.
>
> I'm rambling -- sorry. It's been quite a week.
>
> That doesn't mean I've forgotten about the CP Grand Prix though. I'm not
> saying what color my chair is either.
>
> Betty
>
> In a message dated 11/01/2000 9:44:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
> writes:
>
> > if this time with chi chi is benifitual, then you might want to consider
> > getting a young bird and start over with it. but, my guess is that you'll
> > need time to grieve for Astro before another bird would be in order.
> >
>
>
> Betty
> aut viam inveniam aut faciam
> "I will either find a way or make one."
Paige
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