View Full Version : Angel Gets a Much Needed Bath
dlaura
02-20-2006, 12:59 PM
To give Angel a bath we needed to remove her collar:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/dlaura1954/MVC-376F.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/dlaura1954/MVC-375F.jpg
dlaura
02-20-2006, 01:01 PM
Hubby patiently preened Angel prior to putting the collar back on:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/dlaura1954/MVC-372F.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/dlaura1954/MVC-371F.jpg
dlaura
02-20-2006, 01:03 PM
Angel just ate it up and was such a good girl:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/dlaura1954/MVC-370F.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/dlaura1954/MVC-377F.jpg
Von L
02-20-2006, 01:05 PM
Oh Diane, she looks so cute. I love wet birdies! :p
Are you able to let her preen herself dry under supervision, or is she still too hard on her feathers for normal preening activities?
Yvonne
dlaura
02-20-2006, 01:06 PM
Angel gets a special treat for enduring her ordeal:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/dlaura1954/MVC-385F.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/dlaura1954/MVC-386F.jpg
Von L
02-20-2006, 01:07 PM
Oh, guess the new pictures answer my question...lol! What a great way to encourage appropriate preening! ;)
Yvonne
dlaura
02-20-2006, 01:09 PM
Let me tell you she really got the "SPA" treatment. Two of us to calm and talk to her as we splished - splashed her with water - a very shallow 1/4" in one end of the tub so she could retreat to dry land if she wished. Towel snuggles afterwards, preening, and then the after bath sips from mom's cup.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/dlaura1954/MVC-387F.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/dlaura1954/MVC-380F.jpg
And of course the continued reassurance that she was OK. What a spoiled creature she is. LOL
dlaura
02-20-2006, 01:13 PM
No we couldn't allow her to preen herself Yvonne. She reached down to her chest and removed a feather immediately. So I kind of scratched her head now and then to keep her attention away from her chest. It was two feathers that kind of stuck together -- maybe it did need to be removed but she didn't really seem to take time to check it out -- just pull quick before mom stops me.
Von L
02-20-2006, 02:03 PM
That's too bad Diane. :( Maybe with hubby showing her how nice it feels to preen w/o plucking she will eventually get the right idea though.
She looks so much better than the early pictures you posted, and she looks "HAPPY!" You've done such a wonderful job with her! :D
Yvonne
JustJo
02-20-2006, 03:12 PM
Angel is so cute and sweet in these pics Diane! She is looking sooooo good!
reeskujo
02-20-2006, 04:15 PM
Great pics Diane....She looks like a real sweety.
take a look at that little face it says seventh heaven to me shes beautiful
Squawksx3
02-20-2006, 04:54 PM
Angel looks fantastic Diane!!!. Look at all her feathers wooohoooo!!!!. She has to feel better not pulling them out. I hope she gets used to being feathered and you can remove her collar soon... oh, wouldnt that be so great!. Big hugs to you and hubby! :D
Skittlesmom
02-20-2006, 06:31 PM
She looks so docile!!!! She's beautiful!
dlaura
02-20-2006, 08:04 PM
Thanks everyone! I just noticed in the very last picture that it almost looks as if she is smiling. It is a good feeling to see her looking so much better. Jan I do hope we can someday remove the collar. Guess only time will tell.
JustJo
02-20-2006, 08:23 PM
I would definitely call that a smile Diane. No question about it!
Cat&Dog mom
02-20-2006, 10:08 PM
WELCOME TO SPA DLAURA! Get the finest hand preening in the county, and the finest imported teas this side of China.
Sorry I couldn't help myself.:p
Diane, Angel is such a pretty girl and I hope some day soon you will be able to take that collar off for good.
p.s. I love her smile. :D
swtnikki
02-21-2006, 08:55 AM
I never saw Angel w/out her collar before, so I hope that someday she doesn't have to wear it anymore. She's such a good girl. :D
dlaura
02-21-2006, 09:08 AM
Thanks Sue & Nikki. She really is a sweetheart of a bird!
Great photos, she does look as if she's smiling in that last one :)
Magnum
02-21-2006, 04:37 PM
Great pics Diane!! Angel is so lucky to have her own Spa Assistants.......:D Big {{{{hugs}}}} to you and hubby!!!!
dlaura
02-21-2006, 04:41 PM
Thanks Gina & Mags. I really have to laugh because when we first brought Angel home she was afraid of hubby and would hollar and scream when he would come home. Now she will go out of her way to call to him and visit with him -- then call to me and have me take her back with me. It just amazes me how they get along now and he is so protective of her and on his own assisted me in giving her a bath and drying her afterwards. He kept saying afterwards that he thought she took the bath better from him -- and I have to admit that she did. LOL
rescuefriend
02-21-2006, 04:42 PM
She is really beautiful!!!!
dlaura
03-26-2006, 05:13 PM
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