Igor update

Well, we did get a refund for Igor and I'm drafting a letter to the Hanford Chamber of Commerce a copy of which will be sent to the Humane Society in Fresno.

Other than that does anyone know what birds do all day? The last couple of days he's just kinda sittin on his perch. And I don't know what to do. The avian vet is on vacation and he may not be sick. He may just be bored. Maybe he doesn't have the right toys. Maybe I don't talk to him enough. He naps, poops, eats, drinks, chirps once in awhile and just sits there. Are they supposed to run around all the time? That was my impression.

I have also realized why I never should have got a pet! I mean this may be a good deal for Igor but he's going to be the death of me. I figured out that I totally and completely lack faith in my ability to keep anything alive. I feel aweful, I can't stand to leave him alone for fear he'll die while I'm gone. I watch him constantly. I check is poop, I need to buy a postal scale to weigh him all the time. He is too bitey to interact with that much although he will sit on my hand and eat. But I'm not getting any work done because all I do is worry over Igor.

Well, while I'm out of town- BJD 'con' in SD this weekend :) my parents will be house/bird sitting. I have asked them to stay IN the house all the time so they can watch Igor, keep him company, and keep him warm. Other than that I'm still trying to get him to eat healthy which he won't and I found out that the vet charges for phone consults. I joined a bird forum but I end up reading all the disease forums about people's sick birds and then I worry more about everything that could go wrong.

Gawd, why didn't I just stick to dolls??

And then when I think he's on his last legs he perks up, chirps, and eats and drinks seems normal. WTF?