I am sorry that you have to go through this, and feel very sorry for that poor, poor bird. My father is similar to your mother. He is an "attention" seeker and is very very mentally ill. He also has alzhemiers (among other things to put it mildly) and "imagines" all kinds of things that are "happening to HIM". From people chasing him to and 'infestation" of some kind or another. The best thing to happen to him was that he went into hallunications and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. He is slightly medicated which makes life easier for me, he does not have as many outbursts. A lot of his personality is histronic and he likes everyone to "rush" to him when he is having some kind of imaginary occurances. He thrives on the attention. It could be that your mother is going through some kind of "attention drama". I can't evaluate your mother, but it sounds like you are completely out of your element with her, and she needs some kind of intervention with professionals.