Thursday, December 04, 2008

Baby Birdie Trauma

This day just started off horrible! As I was about to eat breakfast, I heard screaming birds from the bedroom. Before I even made it in there, Sunny comes flying through the door and lands on top of the cabinets (which I can't reach by the way, because they're like 15 feet tall). I continue to hear screaming, so I run into the bedroom to check on Bella. Horrifyingly, I find her hanging from her cage by her wing. I tried to get her out, but couldn't. Mission 1 - try to figure out some way that she can stand on something so she's not hanging by her wing. Tried her cage - didn't work. Tried using thier brick - too short. And then there's Sunny's cage (who is still in the living room or kitchen, not even really sure). Their nail brick is in the way. What to do - open Bella's cage door on the bottom, lift her cage up, and set her on his cage - success! Mission 2 - call David to see if he has any ideas - he's coming home as soon as he can. Mission 3 - get her unstuck! Not strong enough to pry the bar with pliers, so I call my poor parents & wake them up. They rush over, David's still on his way, and while she's ok for the moment (although still stuck), I run to find Sunny, who somehow migrated into the pantry - who knows. Mission 4 - run to try to fix lunch really quick, because I have to be at work today for meetings. When I go back to check on Bella, I can't find her! She somehow got loose (I don't know if having a footing calmed her enough to let her find a way to get free or what), and was in her cage, but her wing is bleeding. My parents arrive, I have to leave, so they stay with her until David can get there. There are no vet appointments available, and the emergency vet is only open at night now. He was going to take her anyway, but she seems to be doing fine, so he's just keeping a close eye on her. The bleeding did stop - I think she only bled because it pulled out some feathers. Poor baby. The result? A very stressed out family!

1 comment:

Valerie said...

WOW! Isn't it scary when something happens to your very small helpless little birdie!? Remember when Alex broke Skippy's foot? I was reliving that while I read your blog...scary! I'm glad she's ok though