Yesterday Cooper, Dewey and Ozzie went to the Vet! Dewey went to have his leg band closed up (it was open and catching on toys) and his Fu Manchu nails trimmed. Because Ozzie was a rescue bird from the animal shelter, he was eligible for a free exam. Cooper just went along for the ride.
Here they are in their travel cage in the waiting room.
Cooper decided to take a bath in the water dish. What a nut.
In the examination room. The little basket Ozzie is in is the scale. The budgies looked so tiny when the doctor examined them. He even listened to their hearts with a stethoscope – it was too cute.
Here is Dewey looking very dapper with his closed band and trimmed nails. The budgies were very brave and did a great job – so they were all rewarded with millet when they got home (Sunny, too!).
It’s nice that Cooper is there for morale support.
I’m glad it went well! Silly Cooper, taking a bath at such a time 🙂
That’s so funny that Cooper went along for morale support. My vet was not real happy with Miss Kauai at her last exam. He said she is too wild. She fussed and bit.
Dewey and Ozzie were such good little birds. Well earned millet.
Since they’re such a little flock, we didn’t want to separate them.
Dewey and Ozzie are so sweet-natured. They didn’t bite the vet or the assistants at all. Cooper, on the other hand, would probably be a terror.
I figured Dewey would be pretty easy. Cooper seems a lot like MIss Kauai!
How much does a budgie weigh?
I think Dewey and Ozzie weighed in at 22.5 and 22 grams, respectively. We were surprised Ozzie weighed so much considering he looks small next to Dewey and Cooper. He said it’s because he built up a lot of muscle fighting cats.
😯 really? Just 22? My Allen weighs, like, 32 grams!
PS- not that he’s fat. He’s weighed just about that much since I got him as a baby. I guess he’s just bigger?
I think you’re right, I don’t have the papers in front of me. It was probably 32 and 32.5 grams.
That’s sounds better 😉
Spring went to the vet this week too! The vet gassed her until she went to sleep because Spring is a very very very very very very bad girl. Five minutes later she was awake (and had no idea who gave her shots and trimmed her nails). Yippee!
That would probably make for a great video.