I thought I was losing Aries

[BrilliantFids]

Yesterday I was trying to take a nap because I had a really nasty headache. But no matter what I could not fall asleep so I just laid there and listened to the fids in the next room. All of a sudden I heard Aries making his warning/mad noise. I laid there and listened for a minute, I figured it was Fawkes on his cage. If it had been she would of just climbed up to his play top and that would of been the end of it. But it continued for another minute so I jumped up and opened the door. Aries was hanging upside down from his swing, I think he was playing but I still really am not sure. But when I opened the door I must of spooked him. He let go of his swing and feel to the floor of the cage, head first. I ran to his cage and sat down next to it, asked him if he was ok. His eyes looked funny, and you could see he was off balance. So I sat and watched him for a minute while trying to decide what to do. He sat there with his beak on a bar and his eyes closed, standing on one foot with the other foot limp. So I thought well Maybe he was stuck on the swing and hurt his foot, I toweled him and checked his feet. They looked fine, he did not act like they hurt when I touched them. So I held him and rubbed his head for a bit. Then I set him on the blanket back in his cage. He sat there for a few minutes, so I decided to mix up some formula and hand feed him just to be safe. He ate a ton. Five minutes later he seemed to regain some strength, I don't know if it was the formula or if he had hit his head and was just feeling better. He got up to his perch and seemed better but still woobly on his feet. I offered him more formula and he took it. Then I left the room for a while to let him rest and I made dinner. I would go check on him every 20 minutes or so. He got stronger and stronger until finally he chortled at me. That made me melt. I made dinner and then took some chicken back to the fids and he seemed back to normal when I got back there. He happily ate his chicken while he chortled at me and made kiss noises So, I think he must of knocked himself for a loop when he fell. I was sure he was dying for a little bit there though and I could not stop sobbing. There is just something so special about him. I adore that bird so much. He is kind of a stinker and when hormones hit you can forget touching him. But we have this connection that I can't explain. He just has the sweetest eyes and voice. I love my amazon monster and as scary as last night was it brought us even closer. He knew I was trying to help him, I am sure of it because not once did he try to bite me while I toweled him.

[steptoe91(tozie)]

oh wow! that is just so scary!  i'll tell ya, those zons, they'll eat ya alive when they're grumpy but when they're not, they're just the sweetest creatures. 
i'm so glad aries is okay. geeeze! these fids gotta quit scaring us like that!  :cstars:

[BuffaloParrot]

Scary!   Glad all seems fine

[Sondra]

Glad he's ok! 

[Debz]

omg! BOY! they can sure give us a fright! glad he's ok.

[NH Bird Mom]

Oh, Tiff, you scared me too!! So glad he is okay!!   

They do give us minor heart attacks at times don't they.  I couldn't find Sephora on Friday afternoon.  Finally I did, under my dresser in the bedroom.  Someone is getting nesty!!! 

[Mi Amore]

wow how scary,glad he is ok now. he probably scared himself real good to

[wishforabird]

OMG!! TIFF!! is he ok now?? I would have been woobly if I hit my head like that too, he must have been seeing stars......  :cstars:

poor guy ! my heart sank as I sat here reading this, blood ran cold.. :( that feeling, itis awful.  is the swing made of rope? maybe a nail got stuck?? good think you got up even though you were not feeling well to check, you are such a good mama!!! 

PLEASE keep us posted? 

[Ditty]

YIKES  that is scary  I am so glad he is ok!!

[BrilliantFids]

Thanks everyone.

He seems 100% fine now. But I am still watching him really closely. I will let you know if anything changes.

[patti3birds]

Oh MY...Scared the beggies outta me!!

I hafta say, that is why I dont let me stay out of the cage when not supervised...IMHO, I couldnt handle the mini heart attacks, I get that enough

SOOOO Glad he is GOOD

[BPMar]

  glad everything is looking good!

[Sondra]

How is Aries today?