Last Night

Sisco was quite grumpy and picking a lot. I am pretty sure she was stressed and that's why she was picking. This morning, she got lots and lots of cuddles, then a bath, then a treat of warmed up mashed potatoes (which reminds me that I wanted to get some sweet potato baby food from the store and I completely forgot! Doh!!!) because she hates bathes. But, she had to have one because she had a slight odor to her which I never smelled before on her.

It is still raining in south central PA, but it has slowed to a drizzle. An hour south of us has blizzard like conditions with 2 feet of snow!

Phew! That Was Close!

Thankfully, Sandy wasn't as bad as they were predicting for our area, it was bad enough for some people! Hoping that everyone is OK and everyone's animals are OK, too. Ours are fine. Sisco had a tough time with the noises, but we got lots of cuddling in and this morning she is good. I can tell that she didn't get much sleep last night, because we already napped on mommy this morning :)

All in all, we did pretty well for our first major storm of the season. Love to all!!

Another Observation

Tonight's cuddle session lasted almost an hour and a half and not 1 pick or pluck!

A Discovery

Last evening, Sisco didn't get her nightime cuddle until much later in the evening. This made her very unhappy and she picked and plucked the whole entire cuddle time until I put her back into her cage. So, she seems to pick and pluck when she is tired and upset. What should I do about this? Hubby and I don't go out often at all, maybe 2 times a month, but when we do, I want it to upset Sisco. How can I make sure she won't be upset when we leave and she didn't get her cuddle time?

Day 2 of Sisco training

Today is far from over, but I wanted to share something... Normally, when I am busy doing housework, Sisco is on her cage. She is just too much of a handful to cart around with me all day. She either bites at me, preens me too roughly, or pulls my hair. She also digs into my shoulders and scratches my neck all up to smithereens.

That doesn't mean that she can't come into the same room as me, tho and hang out while I am doing other things. Duh! She was in the kitchen with me while I cleaned (non-toxic chemicals of course!) and while she was with me, we talked and I kept her engaged so she wouldn't pick!

Since the sun is shining so beautifully today, we will work on her fear of water. 

My new full time job

I have been given some wonderful advice regarding Sisco's plucking issues. She told me that I may have to dedicate 6+ hours into helping her to stop and it is going to be a long process, but it is doable. I am determined and encouraged to get her to stop plucking! And of course, I will keep everyone posted on our progress.