THE ANIMAL WHISPERER

Amanda De Warren speaks to Aimee’s bird Reis

AMANDA SAYS Reis tells me he’s a big parrot, and that he plucks his feathers sometimes and he’s a huge chatterbox. He loves Aimee, her partner and her mum, who he calls Nan. Reis knows how to push the cat’s buttons and will often call out ‘meow meow’ to get its attention, or playfully bite its tail, which the cat will generally ignore, and Reis is not afraid of her. He’s had a number of homes over the years and Aimee got him from a lady who said he was aggressive, but Reis said he was just neglected and got no attention. He’s shown no signs of aggression since he’s been with Aimee and is now free to run around – he loves to jump in the shower with her! Reis also shows me he is toilet trained and will make a fuss when he wants to go to his designated toilet area. Reis is very playful and shows me a game he plays with Aimee called ‘got your nose.’ Although he’s only been with Aimee for about a year, he tells me he is about six years old now and this is his forever home.

AIMEE SAYS When Amanda did a reading for me, I was curious to find out if Reis is truly happy, because he’s had an unhappy past. Amanda got a lot of the information right! All she knew was my name, and my bird’s name, but was able to tell me about stuff that she couldn’t have known. She definitely got the cat’s personality right and knew about Reis’s history too. Although I don’t feel like my relationship with Reis has changed since, it’s good to hear he’s happy and healthy. He shows us a lot of affection, but it’s always nice to hear it from someone else.