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Parrot given Prozac after owner dies
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| 20 Nov 2008
| Charlotte Bailey
Posted on 11/20/2008 6:41:31 PM PST by BGHater
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Just make sure Fred does not have access to any guns.
Not about this Parrot, but a interesting read.
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posted on
11/20/2008 6:41:31 PM PST
by
BGHater
To: BGHater
According to experts, tropical birds are extremely emotional and the number who require anti-depressants is growing. Shhhhh!!!!!! Don't tell PETA.
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posted on
11/20/2008 6:45:11 PM PST
by
mlocher
(USA is a sovereign nation)
To: mlocher
LOL...though it is known that parrots are very attached to their owners.
Prozac? Wow.
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posted on
11/20/2008 6:46:57 PM PST
by
Shyla
To: BGHater
After Mr Dance died nine months ago, Fred became depressed and bit off all of his neck feathers. He also began to bob his head up and down all day as a result of his low mood. Mr. Dance died and left the TV on.
The inconsiderate parrot hater.
I bet he left it on the CNN NEWS channel to boot.
That ba$t@rd.
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posted on
11/20/2008 6:47:33 PM PST
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: BGHater; shhrubbery!; Watery Tart
Fred, an African Grey parrot. . . . The African Grey? Beautiful plumage!
He must be pinin' for the rainforests.
To: BGHater
This behavior is not unusual in hand-raised parrots, who bond to one individual. We isolate them from others of their kind for their entire lives, and then we’re surprised when they feel grief after the only other living creature they’re attached to dies.
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posted on
11/20/2008 6:48:28 PM PST
by
LibFreeOrDie
(Obama promised a gold mine, but heÂ’ll give us the shaft.)
To: BGHater
If bird brains weren’t the size of a birdbrain, they would be keeping us for pets.
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posted on
11/20/2008 6:49:25 PM PST
by
GOPJ
(Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Democrats: 13.2 Republicans: 2.1 -Olson)
To: LibFreeOrDie
Interesting somewhat off topic comment.
The birth control shot Depo-Provera has actually been given to captive penguins to promote their molting process.
Itis sad, though. Parrots are vey smart and do bond to their human. Many of them will just pick themselves to death, slowly and painfully.
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posted on
11/20/2008 6:52:06 PM PST
by
Shyla
To: Charles Henrickson
Fjords. They pine for fjords.
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posted on
11/20/2008 6:52:07 PM PST
by
Eagles6
( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck)
To: LibFreeOrDie
We isolate them from others of their kind for their entire lives, and then were surprised when they feel grief after the only other living creature theyre attached to dies.Alas, the drugs just came too late. (sniff...sniff)
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posted on
11/20/2008 6:52:45 PM PST
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: BGHater
Maybe I'm too soft hearted, but this is really sad, folks. African Greys are one of the most intelligent of parrots. This little guy lost his only friend in the universe. Hope someone just as kind takes him in and helps him get off the meds.
To: Eagles6; mikrofon; martin_fierro
They pine for fjords. You're thinking of the Norwegian Blue. This was the African Grey.
To: BGHater
Thanks. I'll check that book out.
I know cats have very astute problem solving abilities.
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posted on
11/20/2008 6:58:23 PM PST
by
randomhero97
("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
To: LiberConservative
I do agree. This is sad. They are so trusting.
At my previous position, we had a bird that was passed from zoo to zoo. When the animal people I worked with got Peaches, it took so much time and love. Peaches eventually felt secure and quit picking himself to near death.
When we were sold, Peaches went with the girl that brought him back from a near death.
Happy ending.
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posted on
11/20/2008 6:59:48 PM PST
by
Shyla
To: Charles Henrickson
Look, matey, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and Im looking at one right now. Its not pinin, its passed on! This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be! Its expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late parrot. Its a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace, if you hadnt nailed it to the perch, it would be pushing up the daisies! Its rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! This is an ex-parrot!
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posted on
11/20/2008 7:00:16 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(I hate Illinois Marxists)
To: LiberConservative; trussell
African Greys are one of the most intelligent of parrots. I am just too devoted to "Flipper" to be concerned with a bird. ; )
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posted on
11/20/2008 7:00:27 PM PST
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: Charles Henrickson; Eagles6; mikrofon; martin_fierro
.....but how can it carry a coconut under its dorsal guiding feathers?
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posted on
11/20/2008 7:01:22 PM PST
by
shibumi
(...so if it's organic, where are its organs?)
To: BGHater
A parrot is taking Prozac for depression following the death of its owner. The supplier of Prozac to this parrot is one sick "MoFo"...
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posted on
11/20/2008 7:03:28 PM PST
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: LibFreeOrDie
He is obviously in no way bonded to the widow or she would be able to comfort the bird. She should attempt to find someone the bird will respond to and give them the bird. He will grieve, but not as severely and will bond to the new owner.
My hubby has a real touch with birds, every one he has ever been around has made friends with him and the one we had bonded to him right away. We have been in pet stores with mean birds that they can’t sell because they are so mean- they will even interact with hubby and not bite him. Many times pet store owners have offered to sell him this kind of bird at a discount- but they are still out of our “bird budget” so we don’t buy them. I have no idea what happens to these problem birds- but if people or pet shops cared about them they would give them to people the bird “chooses” and it would be great.
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posted on
11/20/2008 7:04:02 PM PST
by
Tammy8
(Please Support and pray for our Troops, as they serve us every day.)
To: BGHater
“This...is an ex-human!”
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posted on
11/20/2008 7:05:00 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(Obama/Biden '08: "We Are Not Ruled By Murderers, But Only--By Their Friends."--Rudyard Kipling)
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