Hey you guys.. Sorry for being away (AGAIN!) but things went way wrong these last few days..
Anyway, I am writing this in such anxiety and psychological pain, so you can give me your "lights" on this one.
Last night, after an exhausting full day, taking my father to hospital (seems a clot in his bloodstream causes his feet to bloat, which can cause his heart to stop at any given time), I got back home a total nerve-wreck, feeling dizzy and tired (I got a sunstroke as well). So, I went to bed and fell asleep reeeeaaaally deeply.. My mother took Grizzly to sleep with her in her bedroom. She does that very often. She also had our 2 budgies in her bedroom. Each of them has their own cage, cause they're both males.
So, Grizzly, after my mom was sound asleep, decided it would be a good idea to "attack" one of the cages and dropped it down to the floor and the cage door opened. When my mom saw that, she freaked out, cause she was scared that Stevie would be in grave danger. She got up to close the cage door... The whole "mess" and noise, frightened Grizzly and he attacked my mom's legs.. She freaked out more and she started shouting. It was pitch dark since she didn't have the time to turn on the lights, so she couldn't see where Grizzly was and was attacking her. She started calling for me, but I was in such a deep sleep that I didn't hear her.. She kept calling and Grizzly kept attacking her.. So, she managed to get out of her bedroom, close the door behind her, isolating Grizzly in the bedroom and reach my bedroom in agony.. I woke up and I saw her down to the floor, in shock, not being able to support herself and gallons of blood coming out of her left arm and leg..
The rest of her body was just scratched, but her left arm and leg were literally slashed! Grizzly had managed to cause rapture of arteries in both places.. The wounds were so swallen like there was something about to "pop out" of her skin..
Forgive me for being "graphic".. But I need to tell this firstly to get it out of me, since I haven't had the chance to talk to anybody (it's early in the morning here) and secondly to warn anyone about what might happen in a blink of an eye, without any apparent reason..
Finally, we called an abulance and went to the emergency room. She got stiches on the 2 large wounds and also sterilized the rest.. The doctor gave her an antitetanic shot and a prescription for antibiotics..
She's a complete mess. In huge shock.. She is terrified.. She doesn't want to see Grizzly and she wants him out of our home immediately
She's closed up in her room..
Of course, I got so terrified myself.. I was shaking during the whole time.. I have never lost control like that.. I feel like it was my fault.. How couldn't I hear her calling me?? I am a complete wreck..
I don't know what to do.. I want to keep Grizzly. I've experienced a great deal of losses the past 1.5 year. I can't lose Grizzly as well.
Apart from being cute and playful.. he has demonstrated a behaviour like that once before. And that was because he is terrified of anything that has to do with a broom, mop, vacuum cleaner etc.. He had attacked me, back in April.. I had severe wounds on my right arm.. My mom was at work, I was all alone, but somehow I had managed to stay calm and care for myself. I didn't need to go to the hospital. But I was swallen and with deep wounds, as well. Maybe some of them needed stiches (?), but in time I managed to make them heal pretty well. And I do remember that I was scared of Grizzly for several days.. Then the fear and the shock went away and I begun trying to get Grizzly to stop being so afraid of these things.. He was never afraid while he was growing up. But 7-8 months ago, in a matter of days he demonstrated fear to loud noises, brooms, mops etc.. As well as if something hit the floor, or a door accidentally shut by the wind, he would get scared in a split of a second.. And THEN was the incident of him attacking me.. And NOW, he attacked my mom..
I really don't know what to do. I want to call my vet for advice and to ask her to keep him for the weekend, so my mom can calm down a bit.. I don't know.. It's just an idea. But I don't want to lose him.. I've heard that aggressive animals get "put down" and I don't want to do something like that. On the other hand if I give him up for adoption to another family, how am I sure he won't attack a baby for instace, and then THEY decide to euthanise him?
I am a complete mess.. Has anything like that happened to any of you? Do you have ANY idea of what went wrong? Any advice? I would appreciate if you gave me any info, opinions, experiences, suggestions, solutions.. anything!
Anyway, I am writing this in such anxiety and psychological pain, so you can give me your "lights" on this one.
Last night, after an exhausting full day, taking my father to hospital (seems a clot in his bloodstream causes his feet to bloat, which can cause his heart to stop at any given time), I got back home a total nerve-wreck, feeling dizzy and tired (I got a sunstroke as well). So, I went to bed and fell asleep reeeeaaaally deeply.. My mother took Grizzly to sleep with her in her bedroom. She does that very often. She also had our 2 budgies in her bedroom. Each of them has their own cage, cause they're both males.
So, Grizzly, after my mom was sound asleep, decided it would be a good idea to "attack" one of the cages and dropped it down to the floor and the cage door opened. When my mom saw that, she freaked out, cause she was scared that Stevie would be in grave danger. She got up to close the cage door... The whole "mess" and noise, frightened Grizzly and he attacked my mom's legs.. She freaked out more and she started shouting. It was pitch dark since she didn't have the time to turn on the lights, so she couldn't see where Grizzly was and was attacking her. She started calling for me, but I was in such a deep sleep that I didn't hear her.. She kept calling and Grizzly kept attacking her.. So, she managed to get out of her bedroom, close the door behind her, isolating Grizzly in the bedroom and reach my bedroom in agony.. I woke up and I saw her down to the floor, in shock, not being able to support herself and gallons of blood coming out of her left arm and leg..
Forgive me for being "graphic".. But I need to tell this firstly to get it out of me, since I haven't had the chance to talk to anybody (it's early in the morning here) and secondly to warn anyone about what might happen in a blink of an eye, without any apparent reason..
Finally, we called an abulance and went to the emergency room. She got stiches on the 2 large wounds and also sterilized the rest.. The doctor gave her an antitetanic shot and a prescription for antibiotics..
She's a complete mess. In huge shock.. She is terrified.. She doesn't want to see Grizzly and she wants him out of our home immediately
Of course, I got so terrified myself.. I was shaking during the whole time.. I have never lost control like that.. I feel like it was my fault.. How couldn't I hear her calling me?? I am a complete wreck..
I don't know what to do.. I want to keep Grizzly. I've experienced a great deal of losses the past 1.5 year. I can't lose Grizzly as well.
Apart from being cute and playful.. he has demonstrated a behaviour like that once before. And that was because he is terrified of anything that has to do with a broom, mop, vacuum cleaner etc.. He had attacked me, back in April.. I had severe wounds on my right arm.. My mom was at work, I was all alone, but somehow I had managed to stay calm and care for myself. I didn't need to go to the hospital. But I was swallen and with deep wounds, as well. Maybe some of them needed stiches (?), but in time I managed to make them heal pretty well. And I do remember that I was scared of Grizzly for several days.. Then the fear and the shock went away and I begun trying to get Grizzly to stop being so afraid of these things.. He was never afraid while he was growing up. But 7-8 months ago, in a matter of days he demonstrated fear to loud noises, brooms, mops etc.. As well as if something hit the floor, or a door accidentally shut by the wind, he would get scared in a split of a second.. And THEN was the incident of him attacking me.. And NOW, he attacked my mom..
I really don't know what to do. I want to call my vet for advice and to ask her to keep him for the weekend, so my mom can calm down a bit.. I don't know.. It's just an idea. But I don't want to lose him.. I've heard that aggressive animals get "put down" and I don't want to do something like that. On the other hand if I give him up for adoption to another family, how am I sure he won't attack a baby for instace, and then THEY decide to euthanise him?
I am a complete mess.. Has anything like that happened to any of you? Do you have ANY idea of what went wrong? Any advice? I would appreciate if you gave me any info, opinions, experiences, suggestions, solutions.. anything!