Washington State University is giving a severely starved parrot a good prognosis, after an emergency and very rare blood transfusion.

Zinnia underwent a rare and emergency blood transfusion from Dr. Marcie Logsdon, in the Exotics and Wildlife Department, after WSU diagnosed her as starving and extremely anemic.

The double yellow-headed Amazon parrot lived in Spokane. She was unable to talk, walk, fly or even open her eyes when she was surrendered to her new owners, Haylee “Dove” Leyva and Finn Wichert, of Pullman. Her condition was dire.

Her new owners adopted Zinnia as a rescue. They weren’t sure she would survive the trip to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Pullman.

“We were concerned that giving her treatment was going to be too much on her body. At one point, with birds being so

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