Member but haven't posted

[Dragonlady2]

Hi all. I joined last fall, but haven't posted. I tend to be more of a lurker. I do belong to other forums. Same thing there, however, I have and do post occasionally. I am always looking for information to better serve my parrots. I was reading over the latest posts in the "controversial " forum and thought that maybe this forum may be a better fit for me. I own parrots, 3 indoor cats (all rescues brought in from outside as kittens) and 1 dog. I have a specific bird room that is 2 doors away from any other animal and I am appalled regarding the number of people who attempt to own birds, cats and dogs etc that allow intermingling. It looks like this forum does not condone or support such practices. I am heartbroken over the number of fatalities and potential for accidents regarding parrots and other species being allowed to be in the same room. I also have issues with supporting the leaving of parrots alone for more than a day and I am not happy with even the day part. I thought that I should put my personal beliefs out there. I will visit more often and try to post as well.
Thanks
Helena:th_smile:

[Lady]

Hi Dragonlady2,
:th_welcome2: So glad you stopped lurking to tell us a bit about how you feel. You are so correct in your statement that this site does NOT condone putting our birds in harms way, as a matter of fact we here at P.P. have a bird protection policy that you can find in our Policy & FAQ Tab.
Hope you post more often so we can get to know you and your flock.

[PlaxMacaws]

Greetings Helena! Thanks for posting.

As you probably already know from reading my perspective on the matter, I agree with you completely! It has been both frustrating and astonishing to me just how many folks tend to prefer ignoring or trivializing this genuinely lethal danger to their pet birds. Precisely Parrots will NEVER contribute to the perpetuation of this very real risk. Thanks so much for being a responsible and concerned companion parrot guardian, Helena :)

[lolsavannahh]

Welcome ( I guess XD )

Glad you could post and glad you are sharing your opinion on such an unknown topic to most bird owners. I hear so often that " Well my dog is so calm and sweet, she would never hurt my bird! They love to cuddle!" and i just cringe every time. My dog is 10 and very old.. but I would NEVER let him near Nash, and if I ever even have to go in the same room as him I always stuff Nash in my shirt so he doesn't accidentally fly away ( Nash loves to be in my shirt and will poke his head out.. He doesn't scream or freak-out, and loves to sing to himself as well so I don't think he isn't liking it.. I also never wear tight fitting shirts so he isn't being hurt! )

Welcome to the forum!(:

[Dragonlady2]

Thanks for the welcome. I used to own an Amazon parrot years ago and got back into having birds approximately 8 years ago. Unfortunately, most of them were babies....now, I would only look at rehomes, older birds. Live and learn. I will try to figure out how to post pics and get started with introductions. I am somewhat technologically challenged in this area....and I am considered the expert in our home....lol.

[Dragonlady2]

So sorry, I think I "reported" a post....didn't mean to, just wanted to find the like button....lol. This is going to be a journey!

[PlaxMacaws]

We'll be looking forward to seeing your flock, Helena. I don't think your accidentally reported post went through... so no worries ;)

[spiritbird]

Happy to have you here with us Helena. You are a perfect fit for our forum. I just read a posting this morning on another forum where a bird was injured by a cat. I admit to having a cat. If my birds are out of the cage kitty is closed in another room. As a matter of fact she seems to know now when to go into the other room because I tell her its bird time and she starts walking into the bedroom. If you need any help navigating or using the tools on this forum just leave a posting and someone will help you.

[Casper's 2nd best friend]

Hello and welcome Helena
As mentioned above the problem about bird/cat interface is usually because of a lack of thoughtfulness. So we need to tell as many people as we can that it is never safe to let them mix.

My sister has two dogs and when we visit with Casper it is quite amusing because the black Labrador gives every impression of thinking that Casper would make a tasty snack whilst the Labradoodle (Lab/Poodle cross) is terrified of him and won't come in the same room as his cage.

[Karen]

Hi Helena, Welcome!

I share your passion, Prey and Predator do not belong together. I can't begin to imagine how stressful it is for birds to live with cats/dogs peering in their cages or sitting on top. Cats trying to paw into a cage, etc.

I'd like to share a story that has stayed with me from the day I heard it; eleven years ago. I was at the Avian Vet with one of my Macaws, sitting in the waiting room. There was an older gentlemen, pacing, distraught and crying; actually sobbing loudly. I asked him if I could be of any help to him, water, coffee, tissue.

Through his difficulty and tears he went on to tell me he had just lost his African Grey. He said the cat didn't bite, didn't scratch, didn't attack his bird. What the cat did was; hiss and spit into the birds face. Sadly despite immediate antibiotics and supportive care the bird died. I have never forgotten those sobs and his despair. I vowed that day ( I had just gotten my 1st. Macaw) that never would my birds be near predators!

I too appreciate the strong stance of the forum that prey and predator do not mix. It hurts my heart to read stories of birds being hurt and killed needlessly.

[kendrafitz]

Hi Helena and welcome! So happy that you have decided to join us.

I agree with you as well. We have 2 small dogs (yorkie-bichons) and while Rosie and the dogs are allowed in the same room supervised, they are never alone. Rosie hangs on her tree, playstand, or on me, she is not a wanderer. She would much rather yell UP for her servant (me) to get her than get around on her own. When we do have playtime on the bed, the door is closed and dogs are not invited. While my dogs are small and Rosie is large I still don't trust mixing them. Honestly, for the safety of all of them. Rosie could do a lot of damage and the dogs could kill her. My boy Teddy shows his terrier tendencies and I don't trust him at all when it comes to being any where near Rosie. My girl Bailey isn't afraid of Rosie, but is wary of her and clearly wishes Rosie wasn't here. Rosie is afraid of Teddy and would love to preen Bailey. Rosie knows they aren't allowed to be together. For everyone's safety, they are never allowed to mingle.

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[The Pinkertons]

Hello Helena, :pp_welcome:

[luckyandjenn]

Ha ha welcome you lurker lol nice to hear so e of your thought i have a multiple pet household 2 medium-sized dogs one German Shepherd mixed with Basset Hound and the other is beagle mixed with Basset Hound and i ha e a tiny cat my lucky is never anywhere close to the dogs and never unsupervised and the kitty is outside from 6 am before i get lucky up and comes back in after hes in his cage for the evening ..... i have see pictures of birds and other house hold pets and in all honesty before i had mh bird i used to think such thi gs were cute now they kinda make me sick i could not imagine how toren id be if anything happend to lucky

[Dragonlady2]

Hey Jenn...good to see we share the same ideas about bird safety. Thanks for bringing this up to everyone's attention again as this is one of my older posts and not too many new members will have had a chance to read it.:th_smile:

[luckyandjenn]

No problem helena its always a good topic to chat about esp for tje newer members i see recently joining

[Quakerella]

A wonderful lady who bought a lovebird from me years ago just lost it due to workers in the home. They were redoing her hallway floor. She told them before she left not to open the one bedroom door as her two dogs were in there. Well sure enough they did. The two dogs scrambled out. They got one back into the same room, but the other they closed up into a separate room. Sure enough this is the room where her lovebird was. When she came home the bird was not alive and on the floor. She is heartbroken. She is reporting them, but I don't know what will come of it. I didn't get too many details, because she was so upset. I know how much she loved that little guy.

[Dragonlady2]

Thanks for sharing Quakerella. It's unfortunate that her bird died...but if this post saves one bird, the story is worth telling.