Fur & Purr

I would like to past an update re– Bobbie. I am so very happy with progress so far. Bobbie has made a couple of friends and they spend a lot of time in interaction during the day. Bob’s has started to talk freely so we are learning the extent of vocabulary with a couple of new words already. Bobbie call Crystal really loud over and over untill she answer’s ‘Yes love’.. Bobbie is a really feisty bird with masses of personality. Not crazy for me yet and loves to try and nip my fingers but thats ok I love him anyways.
We have the start of loads of feather growth. Several large wing feathers each side and masses of smaller ones on the wing tops and breast. I expect to lose some a long the way but with good feather beds they will regrow. Diet is still an issue. Bobbie likes what Bobbie likes and fights change. He’s just a youngen yet so get there we will.
I do have photo’s on the growth, which were a mission to get as he chases he camara around quicker than the shutter can click. But hey I won in the end. I can not see anyway to load here.
My Web should be up in about a month so I will let you know the address and post here. Anyone wanting sooner can email

Hi Zanny1, In relation to your review below…
Over the coming weeks, Fur and Purr will be under new ownership. As the new owners, any advice or guidance you can offer to assist us in bringing Bobby back to health would be greatly appreciated.
We would like to assure all of our customers that Bobby is our no1 priority and we will be doing all that we can to make him happy.
Please feel free to pop in to Fur and Purr after mid-​September where hopefully we can restore your faith in the shop and in Bobby’s happiness.

Ignorance is no excuse for cruelty
I’m writing this in desperation for the sake of a bird that can’t speak for itself verbally but can only demonstrate its plight through self-​harm.
If you have an animal, it is your solemn duty to find out everything you can about that animal so that you can provide the best possible environment for that animal. If this is beyond your means, then you must make the selfless decision, that for the sake of that animal, you will not have it. They are not ornaments or shop dummies.
Fur and Purr have had an African Grey Parrot, that’s been in a dreadful state, in their shop, for at least 10 months. You should see the sad excuses they keep giving for their obviously stressed and probably malnourished show-​piece. Perhaps if they could stock a decent complete food and feed it to the bird in a cake form (recipe provided on request), their parrot would be a lot better off, nutritionally. Saying that, it’s also never out of it’s cage and it has to live in the shop all the time, even when the owners go home. No wonder it’s stressed. Isolation is a death sentence in nature.
When questioned about the bird’s welfare, the owners just get defensive and close ranks. If only they were more open to some constructive advice, this review wouldn’t have been necessary.
I’ve only known of the bird 10 months, but if they were seriously trying to improve that bird’s lot, there should have been some changes by now. They say they’ve bought it a day light, but it’s still not there.
If this is how they look after their show-​piece, how do they look after the feed they sell? Perhaps they haven’t researched that either.
These people shouldn’t be allowed near animals, never mind advising about their feeding and welfare.
Shame on them.