[Dana64]

I agree with Lisa. The only products I will EVER try on Mackie will ONLY be "homeopathic"... I will NEVER take him to an avian vet and have him prescribed any kind of chemical or narcotic-type medicine. If I can't "fix" (and I use that term for lack of a better one) Mackie on my own, then I will accept that he will never be a "pet" and will just forever be a severely anti-social bird and he will live out the rest of days with US and we will just have to learn how to deal with it. It's not my first choice, it may end up my only choice... I cannot "re-home" him... nevermind the guilt of pawning his behaviors onto someone else, but I could never abandon Mackie... he deserves better than that.

We started the AviCalm and Featherific on December 23rd/08... he has made HUGE progress since then. We also changed his sleeping arrangements and rotated his toys, etc. These were ALL positive changes because he is doing exceptionally well.

He bit me pretty hard this morning but that was the first time since October and we both recovered pretty quickly today... he's playing and eating and his tantrums and meltdowns, which were occuring several times per DAY, now only occur ONCE every 3-4 days.... a MEGA HUGE improvement...

As I said in my previous post, I can accept that Mackie may be on AviCalm for a very very long time, maybe even the balance of his life (I hope not)... but the product cannot do him any physical harm (like a narcotic over long term definitely can) and it does NOT put him into a "comotose like" state... he is still Mackie, he plays, hangs upside down, sings opera, chats up my other FIDs and my children, he interacts with the household, all things he did not do when he was not taking it.... before AviCalm, all he did was screech, pick, pluck, bite, swear, have temper tantrums, rages, fits, meltdowns... all very stressful behaviors, and very hard to live with...