Joe the Amazon Parrot #56

Joe the Amazon Parrot #56

Today Monday July 11, 2016 while reading up on parrot behavior in an attempt to determine why Joe our Amazon Parrot has been so upset and distracted this past week so maybe Ann and I can work with Joe to make him feel more comfortable with us as we enter our second month as a parrot and human family.

Lizette who was Joe’s owner for the last seven years told us Joe was a ladies parrot and did not have much direct contact with men other than to see them walk by or clean his cage. Once Joe was in his travel cage and on his way to our home in the Villages, Florida Joe was not aggressive or loud and even once he was in his cage at our home Joe was just a friendly cuddly parrot with Ann and Me.

Ann and I adopted Joe forty four days ago and have enjoyed and loved Joe each every day and still do, but for the last week Joe has changed his attitude towards me, there are times Joe does not want to step up on my finger or hand and has even threatened to bite Me and sadly has bitten me three times.

Joe still loves and enjoys Ann and Me but seems to want Ann to do the entire step up action while allowing me to clean his cage, but has gotten to where he does not want to step up for me at all. There are exceptions, if Ann is not around Joe will allow me to move him about, and of course I am Joe’s best buddy if I have a treat, but let Ann enter the room and I am second on his list to make happy.

We have been trying to get Joe into see an avian veterinarian (Vet) but it was taking too much time to get his appointment and once we got the appointment we had to cancel on the day of the appointment due to heat and heat related ills Ann and I were experiencing. Contacted the vet to reschedule and it was going to be another three weeks to get him in, so looked around and found a closer avian vet who could see Joe the next day, so Ann, Joe and I will be headed to Paws Animal Hospital where they do have an avian vet, Paws is only three miles from our house.

Last night I found Paws on line, sent them an appointment request and an email regarding Joe needed  an avian vet, to my surprise I received an email back later saying they did take care of parrots and would love to see Joe Monday, just call the Paws office and set up the time for the Monday appointment.

Paws is a new veterinarian clinic in The Villages, Florida (Open about a year) and is close to where we live, so we are excited about taking Joe in for his vet visit. Called and set up Joe’s meeting with the avian vet for today.  This afternoon   we will take Joe in for his first ever (as far as I know) parrot physical, get his toes trimmed, flight wings clipped, and if they offer it, an electronic chip so we can locate Joe if he is ever lost, parrots do get curious and wander off at times.

Ann and I left Joe reading up on human interaction with Sesame Street playing in the background talking about Amazon Parrots while we made our way to Ann’s pain doctor for Ann to get some pain shots to relieve her pain level.

After Ann’s pain appointment was over Joe called and let us know he was having a few of the local parrots over so we could go out for a late lunch, so we ate at Appleby’s, after lunch was over while walking back to the car Ann lost all energy in her legs and kind of squatted or slumped to the pavement with me catching her to help her land safely on the pavement. 

It took about five minutes for Ann to get rested enough to get back to her feet with my assistance and then finish the last five yards to the car. This was the second time Ann has lost energy like this and we had to struggle to get her back up, we have both lost energy like this and have been lucky we were able to recharge and get up, but of course we are both worn out when such an event happens.

What happened to Ann and Bob Busby the dancers, walkers, runners, weight lifters, swimmers, rock climbers, travelers, and just all around get up and go folks?

Once Ann and I returned home Joe had cleaned up after his Parrot party and all of his parrot friends had left for their own home. When Ann and I entered the house Joe started his greeting with “Hello” “What ya doing” and “Well Well”. Once we were all settled in the living room Joe joined Ann and Me for some word and phrase work along with some intense toy training, after half an hour Joe felt we were sufficiently trained and fluttered back to the top of his cage, time to trim his flight feathers.

As mentioned Joe goes to see his first avian vet later today so all of us will feel good about Joe’s health.

More to follow on the life and times of Joe the yellow double headed Amazon Parrot and his flock Ann and Bob as those moments happen – No parrot or human was harmed in the interaction of Parrot and Humans.