Vet Visits

We took the four worst looking birds from the hoarding situation in for thorough exams and bloodwork on Monday, and took three more in today.  The good news is that most of the birds are underweight, but look to be in reasonable condition.  We don't have bloodwork back yet due to some computer malfunctions, but all in all I think in a month or two, these babies will be in good shape.  The bad news is that the oldest guy, one of the amazons, was full of cancerous tumors, so much so that they were growing out of his cloaca, so of course our vet recommended euthanasia.  Although we were hoping for the best, we were prepared for the worst.  So, we are hoping that if the bloodwork comes back okay on these birds, we will be able to put them up for adoption soon.  They need, and deserve, to be with people who will love them and take good care of them the rest of their lives.  Some of them had their first showers this week and loved it.

We have raised $550 of the approximately $2,000 that we'll need for the vet visits, so if anyone can spare any change, we would greatly appreciate it.  I took a $550 check to the vet today.  You can use our Paypal button at our website, www.centerforavianrehab.org, or call in a credit card to our vet, Brook-Falls Veterinary Hospital & Exotic Care, 262-781-5277.  We weren't expecting two confiscations in one month, so again every little bit helps.

I'd like to leave you with this comment.  When the transporter brought these 11 birds and 1 dog down here from Eagle River, as she was carrying them in, she said to me "this is probably the first time in a very long time that these birds/dog have seen natural sunlight."  Think about that for a minute.  Is that sad or what?