Jeebie Needs Your Help
| Jeebie is a Goffin Cockatoo that needs our help |
| Here is a picture of what Jeebie should look like. |
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| Here is a picture of Jebbie as he is today |
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| This is an actual picture of Jeebie taken on April 16th 2009. |
| Jeebie is not a resident of our bird haven, but is resident at www.deeshaven.com in Georgia |
| His Story |
| Taken directly from Dees Haven Site |
| We got a call to take Jeebie in February of this year, because a “vet” said he would probably die and the family couldn’t afford the vet care for him. |
| Jeebie had gotten caught in a rope toy and had
to be cut out. Supposedly he was fine for about a
week then started biting on his leg. Ripping out
chunks of flesh and chewing. Because vet care is
expensive, nothing was done. When we went to get
Jeebie, about a week after he started chewing his leg,
he was filthy, his leg was horrible looking and he was
underweight about 1/3 of his ideal weight. |
| We got him to our vet, but by this time the infection in his leg was so bad it had spread to the bone and has apparently caused nerve damage. We immediately started this poor little guy on antibiotics and pain medicine, applied a triple antibiotic ointment to his leg and bandaged it. The vet said the would was terrible and she was afraid Jeebie would lose his leg because of it. |
| Jeebie tried biting through the bandage and we
put a ball collar on him. If you have never seen
one it’s like a hard acrylic ball that comes apart in
half. It stretches their neck and is supposed to
keep them from being able to get to body parts to hurt
themselves. We continued to see the vet, keep
Jeebie on his medication and try to keep him from
hurting himself further. We also changed his diet
from seeds to pellets, a parrot mix, fresh fruits and
veggies, birdy bread and some people food. We have
put about 75 grams on him so far and he is still a bit
underweight. |
| One night we gave Jeebie his medicine, dressed
his wound and put him to bed. The next morning we
discovered that Jeebie had bitten one of his toes about
½ off. No sound, no scream, nothing. The vet
said it was probably due to the nerve damage and he
didn’t feel it. |
| Now Jeebie is put into not only the ball collar but another type of collar that extends out around him in a circle. He has poor balance, can’t reach anything on himself, even to preen, and can’t climb to his perches. We lower everything in his cage to make it easier for him to get around. He is started on a new medication that hopefully helps with the nerve damage. Oh, and he had to have 2 toes amputated. He may still lose his leg due to this injury that was left untreated. |
| The economy is tough for everyone, but what
this little guy has had to endure because vet care is so
expensive, is just a crime. It’s wrong, it’s
horrible and it’s unforgiveable. |
| Through all this Jeebie has remained sweet and loving, though I can’t imagine how. He doesn’t play and scream and vocalize like a Cockatoo should. Instead, when I look in Jeebie’s eyes, I see pain and fear and confusion. We’re trying to make it better for him but some days, I don’t know if he’ll make it. How much more can his little body and spirit endure? |
| This is now what Jeebie looks like—in a
horrible collar, still dirty because we can’t bathe him
because all the dirt would get into the wound, unable to
fly or play or climb around like he should be doing.
If this picture doesn’t break your heart, I don’t
understand why. |
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| The point of this is to show you how expensive
it can be to have a parrot. Below, I have listed,
as closely as possible, the costs for the vet care of
this one little Cockatoo. We’ve had him since
about the middle of February. It’s now the middle
of April, so that’s 2 months. |
| Vet care: $862.00 |
| Special Collar:
$ 35.00 |
| Medication:
$120.00 |
| Bandaging/Ointment:
$ 40.00 |
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TOTAL SO FAR
$1,057.00 and there is more to
come—vet visits, medication and possibly another surgery to amputate his leg. |
| This doesn’t include food, toys, special
perches, or a smaller cage. So, you see, there is
much more than just a cage, a few toys and seeds
involved with having a parrot as a companion. |
| If you would like to help Jeebie |
| Please use "Donate" link below and give what you can. . |
| Every little will help save him. |
| The link below will take you directly to Dees Haven, Donation page. |
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| If you would prefer, please call |
| Dee | Parrot Island Bird Toys "BirdHaven" | 727 - 612 - 8896 |
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| Donna | Dees Haven | 706 - 599 - 5631 |
