[zazi]

Hi Guys,

I joined this forum with a specific purpose... I am in charge of my neighbours African Grey while he is away for a long while.

Since i met Sam (parrot) i've just had this sinking sensation that the poor guy was being a bit... mismanaged. Not mistreated because his owner does genuinely care for him ... just a lot of bad habits have been allowed to fester.

For one, Sam used to drink wine, chew on meat from the BBQ, and eat all sorts of table scraps... Such is his love for wine that apparently one night he drank a half a glass and kept toppling over. When my neighbour told me the story i nearly had a heart attack!! Anyway, the wine habit has stopped. Thank god!

I feel the main problem is diet related. He subsists on nuts and some fresh fruit every now and then but nothing else... He has plucked himself bare... His skin looks dry and scaly... AND his breast bone is showing!!!

I don't know that much about birds (my expertise are in cats) ... Can anyone PLEASE help me make a difference in this poor little parrrots quality of life? I'm willing to put in the effort and whatver else needs to be done to get him back to normal again... i know it will take time, but i think it can be done.

I've nursed all sorts of sick cats and kittens back to health.

Right now one of my cats is keeping him company. She seems to know that he is distressed and is sitting on a chair next to his cage purring very loudly. She's not being aggressive towards him at all.

What would be great is if someone could detail a meal plan for me. Like a daily plan or a weekly plan...