Thank you so much to everyone around the world for all your interest, kind wishes and offers to help. I have been astounded by the numbers and have a sincere hope that this will translate into more interest to help and advance avian medicine.
I have attached a video of Max, the day after the operation, eating his first solid chunk of food in two years ! It really is amazing to see his enjoyment.
Because of the many questions I have received asking for more information concerning Max and the specialized, and very special, team that made this all possible I and putting two links below. One is to the article by Bunnycorp, the proshetic company involved which details all the people and companies involved,, and the second one is the article I wrote with more background information on Max for Happy Tails magazine.
https://bunnycorp.co.za/mad-max-the-cyborg-macaw/
https://www.happytailsmagazine.co.za/happy-tales/max-the-macaw-gets-a-state-of-the-art-beak/
I hope they answer your questions.
With kindest regards
Trevor
I am please to report that so far, Max is doing very well with his new beak. Today he took his first bite of solid food in two years! Claire.
The woodpecker and starling