'Mac', so I was told, was short for Macintosh as "he" loved Macintosh Apples.
Nonetheless ... s/he was a Green Cheek Conure & came from a somewhat troubled past ...
According to 'his' tag he came from a Colorado breeder & was hatched in 1994.
I found Mac on CraigsList (Denver) when I was selling one of Kaleid's old cages that she did not like.
Mac was a rescue parrot on my part & was advertised on CraigsList for a while ... so I finally decided to go meet him / her.
I thought, at the time, that this may be a good addition to the 'flock' for Kaleid ... turns out that they just tolerated one another.
When visiting Mac for the first time I learned that s/he had lost his owner & was given to a family member to continue life.
This home had other parrots but Mac was frowned upon because s/he was a 'biter' & not very friendly ...
Long story short, I was told that I could have Mac with 'his' cage & play area for $75 or he was just going to be put to sleep.
What was I to do ??? I immediately acquired another parrot to add to my flock.
Macintosh was a good little parrot - very sweet & affectionate & took to his new home rather quickly.
He adjusted to his new environment & just preferred to have his space that he was familiar with. He trusted me, but was always a little timid.
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One night in early July 2007, I was awoken by Mac throughout the night as he was making a fair amount of noise.
In the morning, I found that he was a bit distressed so I spent some time with him before going to work.
By the time that I left he seemed to be doing ok, not 100%, but ok.
Returning from work that evening I found Mac to be in very poor condition.
He was very lathargic, feathers puffed up & just did not seem to be doing well.
I gave him his favorite fresh foods & he immediately acknowledged them, but struggled at the same time.
I decided to take him to an emergency vet about 20 miles away.
I got him ready for the trip in the small travel cage & headed in that direction.
Macintosh's Last Day
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