Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.”
There is a very special event happening on Saturday, March 4 at the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center. As some of you may know, their beloved “Fred” was diagnosed with heart disease at the tail end of 2022, which is quite common with older Amazon parrots. Though she is feeling much better on her new medications, they have made the decision to permanently retire Fredricka from education programs and her display enclosure at the Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary. She is happily spending her days at the Mission Wild Bird Hospital in the staff offices and making evening field trips to the intern house for sleepovers.
To celebrate her 35-plus years of making guests laugh, they are throwing Fred a retirement party. One of Fred’s favorite things to do is to watch movies with the interns, so they will be hosting a screening of her favorite film, “Jurassic Park.” Everyone is welcome to come and wish her a happy retirement and celebrate her career surrounded by her friends, admirers and caretakers. This will be Fred’s last public event, so make sure you make plans to attend.
Join them on Saturday, March 4 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary in Tavernier for drinks, snacks and parrot chatter. They will have a popcorn machine and soft drinks available, but request everyone to bring their own lawn chairs. The ground is gravel and concrete, so blankets will not be very comfortable. The movie will begin promptly at 6:15 p.m.
I have a bit of an update on Purdy, the dog that my mom took in a few weeks ago after her family couldn’t take her into their new home. She had a pre-surgical consultation with veterinarian Michael Claudio in Key Largo and dental surgery is scheduled for March 7. Her mouth is severely infected and if we don’t get some of her teeth removed, that infection will eventually kill her. Sad, I know.
This surgery is going to cost between $500 to $1,500 depending on how many teeth need to be removed. So if any of my dedicated readers would like to make a donation to Pawsitive Beginnings, you can send a check to P.O. Box 1165, Tavernier, FL 33070. I know my mom would appreciate it since she wasn’t expecting such a big expense.
Anywho, that’s all for this week. Check us out at pawsitivebeginnings.org where you can find links to all of our popular social media channels.
