Vet bills -- a plea for help

We really hate to ask for money, and work hard on our retail store in the hopes that someday the profits from selling food, toys, and other supplies will be enough to cover the expenses of the Center. Unfortunately, that day has not yet arrived, and we still depend on your generosity to make ends meet. (Please think of us for your food and toy needs! All money goes directly back to helping birds at CARE!)

We've recently had another spate of birds requiring expensive medical care. We've talked about some of them on here, like Rocky, Sebastian, Molly, Puzzle, and Josh. Tomorrow, Durante is going in to have a growth removed.

The balance on our vet bill has reached $1,500. Although our vet gives us a tremendous discount, the costs quickly add up.

We're asking for help in paying this off. As we are a 501(c)(3) organization, all donations are tax deductible to the extent of the law, and we will send you a donation letter for your records.

You can write a check to CARE or make a paypal donation (see the button on our right sidebar) -- writing "vet costs" on the memo line or in the comments. Or, if you'd rather, you can make a payment directly to CARE's vet -- Brook-Falls Vet Hospital.

As always, if you have any questions, you can e-mail us or call at (262) 628-3719. We thank you for your past, current, and future support! It's because of you that we're able to help hundreds of birds every year.

Meet William

Meet William, a friendly dove:
He was found outside. We suspect that he was let loose during a wedding celebration. He is a bit skittish, but with frequent handling, is calming down.

Doves can make wonderful pets for informed owners. They make calming sounds and are gentle souls. Please e-mail or stop by if you'd like to meet William, or any of the other doves we have up for adoption!

Meet Jabba

Meet Jabba, an adult Pac-Man Frog. He came to us from animal control, so we don't have a lot of history on him. We do know that he was fed exclusively frozen/thawed mice, which led to nutritional deficiencies. As a result, he is quite obese and has corneal lipids on his eye. This latter condition means that he can see only out of a small part of his eye.
This doesn't hinder him much, as you just tap him gently on the nose, he opens his mouth, and eats an earthworm, as seen here:

Please e-mail or stop by if you'd like to meet him. Due to his past improper care, we need to make sure that he goes to a home where he will be housed and fed properly. We can help you with that, and answer any questions you may have.

Meet Pistachio

Meet Pistachio, an approximately 4 1/2 year old Nanday Conure. He was a loved member of the family, with good food, a huge cage, lots of toys -- he had it made. However, his human companions got pregnant and surrendered him to us before the baby was born.He's a bit confused, as he doesn't understand what happened to turn him from loved family member to discarded pet overnight. He is tame and handleable, though currently a bit cage-aggressive. Just throw a towel over your hand and he steps right up, though.

He'd love to be part of a loving home again. Stop by to meet him if you have a Nanday-sized hole in your life!

Meet Dinky

Dinky is an approximately 10 year old male Pacific Parrotlet. He came from the same house as Rocky, who was introduced yesterday. Like Rocky, Dinky has been on a terrible diet of wild finch seed. He also was dumped at a vet's office with the threat of home execution if the vet's office wouldn't take him. Also like Rocky, his fate turned around once he started making his way to us.We are still getting to know him, but so far, he has been incredibly sweet and a delight. As a social being, he craves attention and doesn't want to be left alone.
He will make a great companion for some lucky person. If you have room in your home and heart, stop by to meet him.

Meet Rocky

Meet Rocky, a white-spectacled amazon. Rocky is about 21 years old. He was fed a diet of wild finch seed; we are shocked he's still alive. Now that he's on a good diet, he will look like a completely different bird after he molts.Rocky was owned by an elderly couple. When the woman died, her husband took Rocky and Dinky (you'll meet him tomorrow) to a vet's office. He gave them an ultimatum: take the birds, or he'd take them home and kill them. The vet took the birds in, and they made their way to us.

Rocky has an incredibly sweet temperament, though he is still recovering from his ordeal, including years of malnutrition. We suspect he may show a more feisty personality once he's in good health.

As always, please stop by if you'd like to meet Rocky.

Meet Monkey

Meet Monkey, a blue-front amazon. We don't know anything about Monkey; not even his name -- that was given to him by one of CARE's volunteers.

Recently, a car drove up to a dog park. The person got out of the car, removed a cage, opened the door to the cage and shooed this amazon out, placed the cage back in their car, and then raced off -- abandoning him in a place full of predators!!!
Thoughts of what could have happened to him just break our hearts; luckily, a quick-thinking person became Monkey's savior. He was brought to animal control and ultimately made his way to us.

We're still getting to know his personality. So far, what we've seen has been very nice! He's tame, steps up nicely, is very interactive, and is even beginning to talk.
By looking at his coloring and condition of his feet and eye ring skin, we think that he's still quite a young bird; probably only around 2-3 years old. We're awaiting DNA sexing to see if he is male or female.

We are just heartbroken that someone could have just thrown him away.

Monkey needs a home that will commit to him, and we're going to find that for him! If you think that might be you, please stop by to meet him!