I can haz bird now!

[asterroc]

And it makes me sad in a way. Poor little Kappa is a ball of feathers jammed into a top corner of her cage, her legs splayed on opposite walls as far as she can reach, staying as still as her little body can manage, except when she shivers in reaction. It's really sad and pathetic, and I know she's terrified of the changes - she's never been anywhere but that store, at least not since she was a tiny chick, and now she's been ripped from everything she knows and the brother and petstore workers that she loves. On the brief drive home she was so still that I kept checking to see if she was still alive, she scared me so (I had a nightmare the other day of her falling into a boiling pot of water).

Now she's clinging there to the two sides of the cage, legs spread out, not moving other than bits of quivering since she got home nearly 45 minutes ago, and I feel like a horrible person. I know she'll get over the first part of the fear in a couple days, and then continue to be "off" for a couple weeks, and after that she'll have a wonderful life, but this part hurts us both.

Edit: meig, your books fortuitously arrived today too. Thanks so much, I was expecting one or two books, not six!

Comments

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hate this part of bird ownership so much. It breaks your heart to know that they're so scared!

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

I left her alone for a couple hours to do other things, and she's doing better. She went over to the heated perch and is huddled there, but less terrified looking.

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

Aw, poor baby :\ I hope things get better soon, for both of you. (I've always felt guilty about taking Edgar away from her clutchmates; she -hates- to ever be alone now.)

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

She's doing a little better already. Hopefully she'll eat tomorrow if not today.

[parrot-lady.livejournal.com]

congrats on bringing her home!