Perch Med
i want to know what else i can do for my canary?
it seems as one of my male canaries is a little sick its been sick for awhile i just cant seem to get it over the hump he eats but still is usually fluffed on a perch was wondering if there was any expert tips or do you think its worth it to go a vet or get meds only apparent sympton fluffed on perch and some feathering missing at least he can perch though! any help appreciated best answer will be chosen
If you can afford it, take your sick canary to go see an avian vet ASAP! Only an avian vet could be able to tell you what is wrong with your canary and give you medicines for it. Like the other people here have said, when a bird finally shows illness, it means its VERY SICK Already Finally, separate it from the rest of the group into a separate cage so that the others don’t get what it has.
– PA!
Perch Med
Camping holidays in the Languedoc-Roussillon, south of France
For those who haven’t yet experienced the delights of the Languedoc region I had better start with precisely where it is because France is quite a large country. Languedoc is in the true south of France, and in the west it starts at the French/Spanish border near to Perpignan and follows the Mediterranean coastline eastwards to approximately two thirds of the way round the Golfe du Lion. This length represents roughly a third of the French Mediterranean coast, the rest of it being the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
The amazing thing is that it is only relatively recently that Brits have discovered the wonders of Languedoc, and one of the reasons for this is that they may have previously taken their holidays in the next door Provence which, though nice, has become extremely expensive because ever since the high old days of Brigitte Bardot it has been used by the “Jet Set” who have pushed up the prices there to a sky high level.
But now we have a situation where Montpellier, for instance, is buzzing with new shops, restaurants and tourist events, whilst Narbonne and Beziers have also been awakened by the new tourist boom which may in part have been caused by the still-low property prices there.
Camping holidays in Languedoc, and of course, we include mobile home or static caravan holidays in that, are absolutely wonderful as this region has some of the best weather in Europe, some of the best beaches, superb food, lots of history to be explored and masses of different activities to be experienced. To be honest, it’s a wonder anyone can find the time to fit all this in during a couple of weeks there.
Luckily for the area we now see a great many more British, Dutch and German tourists here, as well as a great many of the indigenous French because most of them prefer to take their holidays in their own country, and who can blame them?
If your holiday here actually involves DOING something then this is the place to be as there is water near enough everywhere for activities such as canal boating, canoeing, sailing, windsurfing, Kite surfing, fishing and swimming. Probably the only water based sport unavailable here is surfing because the Med doesn’t have high enough tides for that.
Golfers and tennis players are also well catered for as there are golf courses and tennis centres across the whole region, and for later in the year there are three mountain ranges which provide skiing, but in the holiday season they are still great for walking and rock climbing.
The more ambitious tourists can take to ballooning; floating over the rivers and vineyards of Languedoc must be a once in a lifetime treat with all the rivers, old castles and fantastic scenery to be seen from the air, but ballooning isn’t the only airborn activity on offer as you can just as easily go paragliding or even take a flight in a light aircraft – guided flights over the Cathar castles come highly recommended.
Of course, no camping holiday in the Languedoc would be complete without checking out some of the local wildlife, of which there is a great deal, especially in the mountainous and swamp regions, with everything from vultures to pelicans.
Equestrian sports? Well, not eventing but something much more rewarding where you can have a wonderful time on Le Sentier Cathare, or Cathar Way which is France’s most famous horse trail, all 250 kms of it!
Blame Dan Brown and his book The Da Vinci Code for this, but inadvertently he set off a tourist boom for people interested in the fabulous Cathar Castles, most of which appear to be perched high, high up in the mountains, and are the last remnants of the once proud but ill fated Cathars once so wrongly wiped out because they were deemed to be heretics.
But now you can retrace their steps and learn about the legends that linked them to the Holy Grail on horseback along the Sentier Cathare over 250 kms of breath taking Languedoc countryside which links nine Cathar Castles from Port-La-Nouvelle on the Med coast across the Corbières and the foothills of the Pyrénées, Aude to the historic Ariège town of Foix.
We are certain that you will love your time camping or staying in a mobile home in Languedoc for a couple of weeks, and even if you don’t take to any of the activities we have briefly described then you can always fall back on a holiday sunbathing on some of the best beaches in Europe.
About the Author
Art Johnstone has been a Francophile since going on a driving holiday with friends at the age of 18, and now, 46 years later the passion for France, its people and their way of life is undiminished. Art writes for several high-profile France related websites and invites you to take a look at his pages about camping south of France in general and the camping Languedoc in particular.
Kitten got fixed today but he wants to run around still?
So my little man got fixed today, and they said to keep him calm for the next day or two (of course) but since he’s been home, he’s been himself. He is still running around and chasing after our other cat, jumping on his perch by the window…everything he would do on a daily basis.
Is this a normal thing? The last time I had an animal young enough to fix, I was only a kid myself, but I remember my dog being kind of lethargic.
He was at the vet for several hours to recover, but I was expecting him to still want to sleep it off…anyone have this happen?
I’m just worried he’ll hurt himself because maybe the pain meds they gave him are still in his system and he can’t feel anything….
As to expecting him to sleep after he got home – cats recover much quicker from the newer anesthesia than ones used just a few years ago.
We had a female spayed a couple of months ago and she was wide awake and ready to go when I picked her up, not too long after the surgery.
Also, some vets will not allow you to take the cat until they have come completely out of the effects of the anesthesia.
We have neutered 11 male cats and spayed 6 female cats over the past 21 years.
We have never restricted their activity afterwards and have had no problems.
There is far less danger of a male pulling the incision open than a female. The incision in the male’s scrotum is very small and located in an area where there is little strain, even when the cat runs or jumps.
You can pretty much let him do as he likes. Just check the incision occasionally.
If he wants to lick the area, let him. You should only intervene if he starts to tear at the sutures.
That is if sutures were even used – we’ve had male cats whose incisions were not sutured, instead the vet used surgical adhesive.
Just keep an eye on him, he should be just fine.
The only danger is the incisions being torn open and bleeding occurring – from the skin of the scrotum, not from any internal organs or such.
Remember that, unlike a spay surgery which is abdominal surgery, the surgery done on a male cat consists of only a small incision in the scrotum through which the testicles are pulled out. Some vessels are then tied off and the testicles are clipped off.
It is very minor surgery with few risks.
Even spay surgery is a fairly low risk surgery and we have let our females do as they like after getting home. We do check their incision quite often but we have never had a problem with any of them.
As to the risk of a male’s activity tearing open the incision, take it from a human male, that incision is in an area where there is very little risk of any strain being placed upon it. Not that I’ve had the same surgery, but I know a bit about the equipment and how it responses to movement and activity 
Pi, 9 weeks, perch and heelwork
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