Category: Molting

I Can't Win

10/10/2013

I must be having a run of bum luck, because I can't win. After going through sleep deprivation with the church up the road having a big to-do over their annual family fun night and all night bar-b-que last weekend, mommy drug me to the vet for a follow up visit in my infection. I got a clean bill of health and then guess what happened the next day - I started my fall molt! Of all the rotten luck! I get rid of an infection, and then it's time to change the coat for the upcoming winter.

Well, crap!

At least I'm not alone. Chloe is finishing her molt. We usually molt close together, but not at the same time. This is the first time our molts have overlapped. The house has gold feathers everywhere, and that's not an exaggeration. At least Ollie got his molt over with last month. He always molts about a month before we do. I'm not sure why.

The parronts are trying to be good to us. They let us get more rest, feed us well, and keep us clean. They spend a lot of time with us too. I suppose it all works out. We try to comfort them when they don't feel good, and now we appreciate that they're trying to comfort us. Mommy and daddy are good humans. We love them. I'm glad they don't have to go through molting. It's just switch from AC to heat and put on warmer clothes for them. They get one break, at least, and I suppose they deserve it because they're disgusting with their allergies and sinuses and acid reflux and all. Yuk!

That's all today. I hope you have a Happy Friday tomorrow and a good week. Take care.

Luv,

Zack

Thanks, Twitter Friends!

8/6/2013

I want to thank all of you for your care and concern over the weekend. I know that daddy tweeted that I wasn’t feeling well. It turns out that it was sleep deprivation. We got in a bad habit of staying up too late around the weekend, and it caught up with me. Thankfully, mommy and daddy have worked hard to get back on schedule, and I’ve been doing much better the past couple of days.

I think one thing that’s been an issue is that daddy switched work schedules recently. In June and July, he works longer days Monday thru Thursday and has Fridays off. That’s thrown me off and mommy said she noticed that each Friday I seemed a bit more “off.” Daddy’s back to working his regular, 5 day week now. I’m sorry he doesn’t have Fridays off any more, but being back on our normal schedule has helped me. We’re going to have to figure out a way to make that schedule work better for me, Zack and Ollie next summer. We love having our parronts home more, but if our sleep schedule gets disrupted too much then we get snappy. They’re working on making sure we have a more consistent daily schedule now.

Plus, I lost a few feathers over the weekend. I’m not sure if my fall molt is starting or if that was a side effect of the sleep deprivation. Even though it’s still summer in South Carolina and will be for at least another 6 weeks, I suppose the “nature cycle” is going into the late summer patterns and molting time is upon us. Ollie just finished his molt last week and I guess Zack and I have turns coming soon. That always makes us feel kind of blah too.

Thanks to all of you for being such great friends! I’m flattered that you were concerned about my well being. You guys are the best. I couldn’t ask for better friends than you. Thank you and God bless you all! I’m sorry that I didn’t blog sooner, but mommy is my typist and she’s been very busy trying to keep things going at home lately. It seems the chores and errands avalanche on her every now and then, and it happened over the past couple of days. Plus, August is a busy time for the parronts with work, lots of birthdays, family and friend visits, etc. Sometimes, keeping the routine business of day to day living is a job in itself!

That’s all today. Take care.

Luv,

Chloe

Bad Week!

6/8/2013

It's been a bad week here! It started with Ollie molting. Poor fellow lost so many green feathers that we're surprised he has any on his body! Mommy put some molting treatment in his food and that seemed to help him feel better. The molt is slowing down now, and we hope our baby brother is feeling much better.

Then tropical storm Andrea came through, triggering a migraine that plagued mommy on and off for 3 days. Not only that, but it caused mommy and daddy to have sinus problems from blowing in all of that tropical mess and then the grass pollen shot up once the storm passed. And then, to top it all off, mommy and daddy got a virus that just made them feel beat and busted after stressful weeks at work. Mommy had 2 meetings and it was the last week of school for daddy, which was pandemonium.

So Zack and I were the only ones that came out unscathed this week. We've tried to comfort Ollie, mommy and daddy the best we can. They so appreciate our support. We try. We try really hard to be super sweet and comfort them, especially at times like this. That's our job, after all - to love and comfort each other and our human companions. What can I say? We do our best. We must have done alright, because mommy and daddy went by the grocery store earlier and brought home Jiffy Pop. There are no holidays or celebrations, so we must have been good!

That's all today. Thanks goodness it's the weekend. We need it! I hope you have a good one, and that we recover from this week that best us up.

Luv,

Chloe

Sick Parents (Again)

10/21/2012

Mommy and daddy are basically quarantined. They kicked the sinus infections, but lo and behold, they have a virus now. They went to the doctor yesterday and he said this is happening a lot around here with the changing weather. We recommended that they rest, stay hydrated, and pretty much stay away from other people as much as possible to prevent spreading it to others.

That's well and fine with mommy. She doesn't mind being homebound as long as the house is cleaned and stocked, and it is because she kept it well and went grocery shopping yesterday. Daddy is the one more prone to cabin fever. But even that hasn't been bothering him too much. This seemed to hit daddy harder than mommy this time.

And on top of that I'm molting, so it's just dandy around here for poor Zack and Chloe. I have to say, they are patient and kind to all of us. I've found myself a good flock here.

So beware of the nasty germs and viruses folks, because the doctor said it is going around. Be sure to take care of yourself. Wash your hands. Don't be nasty.

That's all for today. Take care and I hope you have a great week.

Luv,

Ollie

Molting Stinks!

2/15/2012

I don't like this time of year. It's tough. I'm molting, and that's not fun. I don't feel good and my feathers are coming out! Mommy says I'll have a beautiful suit soon, but it's a heck of a process to get it. Why's it have to be this way? Why do my feathers have to fall out? It's a mess and it's embarassing!

Well, at least I'm inside and everybody's trying to comfort me. It's been kind of cold lately, and I appreciate everybody being nice and understanding, and mommy and daddy letting me get a little extra sleep. I'll be glad when this is over. Molting season stinks!

I hope you are all doing well. Take care.

Luv,

Ollie

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