(10-17-2012 01:15 AM)Tortus Wrote:  Yeah, finding good vets that do more than dogs and cats is a nightmare.

My Congo African Grey parrot got sick and I took him to a local vet. He didn't know if the meds had to be given orally or intravenously, and said he made some calls to find out.

So, I gave my baby the meds orally. And they ate his stomach away. When he died he threw up this green goo from where his stomach was worn away. The vet made me kill him by telling me to give the meds wrong. I forced that poison down his throat. I buried him in the woods with his favorite toys. It's something very hard to live with. Knowing I killed him because the vet gave me the wrong advice. I've had pets all my life, and the bond between human and bird is by far the strongest. You pretty much become mates. When he was on the vet table he ran towards me to snuggle for protection. And I killed him. I was devastated.

By all means, find a good vet even if it's 3 hours away.

Tortus, I am so sorry to hear what happened to your parrot. Your story literally brings tears to my eyes. I had a similar situation happen to me. You must stop feeling that you killed him. You were only doing what the vet told you to do. You were doing exactly what you thought you needed to Help your loved one. It is NOT your fault and I am sure that your birdie knew you were only trying to help him.

Can you change where/when/how you feed him- new bowl, area, time- or just toss him food to look for in a find it game,then clean/etc.? Maybe then a different association? Maybe he thinks you are an intruder/competitor?

just been reading this thread, I have a male 5 yearold Herman s who's pretty friendly at moment except for the odd ram, I hope and pray he does not turn into a raging hormonal tort as he becomes sexy mature, I am hybernating him for the first time this winter an I read this can make them want to breed, so I think i am going to buy s thick pair of gloves lol. I does sound like your tort got frustrated he wants a girlfriend and his hormones got the better of him, have u tried offering him some of his favourite food by hand so he sees you as a god that gives him tasty treats instead of pinks to take his rage out on x

I have a sulcata who get's moody sometimes and will ram your foot, or shin, or whatever is in front of him. He weighs over 30lbs and if he rams you while you're kneeling it will knock you over. If he starts doing this I carefully roll him on to his back for 30 seconds to 1 min- then put him back on his feet. Once he is up right again he usually walks quickly away from me and forgets the whole ramming policy for a while. As someone said before, it's a show of dominance and you need to communicate that you are the boss, otherwise they will bully you just like they'd bully a smaller tort. At least those are my thoughts.
--Jeff

Umm, it's already been stated that it's been resolved. This thread is pretty much kaputt.

Now, this is just a thought, but you said that you had a skin condition, yes? Could it be possible that your tort senses that you have a weakness, and acts like most animals in the wild when they hunt? Could it be that you are using some cream for the skin condition that's driving him crazy? Just a thought.

sibi Wrote:Now, this is just a thought, but you said that you had a skin condition, yes? Could it be possible that your tort senses that you have a weakness, and acts like most animals in the wild when they hunt? Could it be that you are using some cream for the skin condition that's driving him crazy? Just a thought.

I've used the same cream for years, plus he's stopping being aggressive, it's all been explained in a different thread.