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it still hurts even after a year

jbirdandfeatheredfriends — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:25:56 GMT

he died only a week after we got him. I feel as if its my fault he died i knew i should nt have put him and the budgies in the same cage.

Avrie and Dotty

Polly Parolett — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:30:22 GMT

They died. On Thanksgiving day. They might have been poisoned by the food...... The worst part is a whole bunch of bad events led to this really really horrible one.

RIP Loud mouth Linus

anmlcop — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:36:08 GMT

This morning I got up and found him on the bottom of his cage. I feel awful. There were no noticable changes that I could see. He looked fine, wasen't skinny, was singing last night. I am clueless as to what happened to him. I'm going to miss him alot.

Canaries are incredible little birds.

Fred has passed

Gex2006 — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:47:43 GMT

Well they went to take a small blood sample and discovered that Fred was extremely anemic and had mutated lymphocytes. They believed that he either had leukemia, a virus which his white blood cells were responding strangely to, or a combination of both. My sister and I elected to put him down...

RIP Dickens

Kermitsmom — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:47:40 GMT

RIP-Dickens 8/14/08

I just lost another budgie to fatty tissue tumor/liver disease! What is going on with the birdseed? My first parakeet lived to be 14 years old on what would be considered junk food now-plain old Hartz Mountain parakeet seed! I feed the same thing to two other budgies who lived to be 10 and 11 -then boom can't get a budgie past the age of 6! (Kermit just turned 7, thank goodness!) Thank you for listening to me fuss!

I will see you at the Rainbow Bridge someday my sweet little budgie girl.

Lost a babby Lovebird

Shasta — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:43:23 GMT

Missy and Loveless have babys hatching so far there are 3 that hatched the 4 one started hatching yesterday but it got to dry and it didn't make it .

Help, I am devastated

Sarasota Bird Mama — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:53:28 GMT

Help, I am devastated, we lost our peach face lovebird of three years, on Sunday and I can't seem to breath.

I had just made breakfast for my husband and as he was walking out of the kitchen, when he accidentally stepped on Sweetpea. It was so quick, I scooped him into my hands and before I could get to the phone to call the vet, he was gone. My husband feels so horrible, he loved him so much, even though Sweetpea was my baby. I just keep crying which makes him feel even worse.

Sweetpea began recently hiding underneath the bathroom cabinet, and I was trying to train him to stay out. If I had just left him alone, he wouldn't have been in the kitchen with us, if I could turn back time, do something different. I hear him everywhere, feel him on my finger as he would step up, he was on my shoulder almost all the time, very inquisitive, wanted to be with me, and watch me, putting my makeup on, everything.

He was such a character, always getting into things, chewing on everything, he was so smart, even when we clipped his wings, he would maneuver his way up to the shelf to chew on the cookbooks. We have a muscovy duck named Boscoe and a cat named Chester. Even though Sweetpea was the smallest, he ruled the roost, so to speak. He would attack both the duck and cats feet and they just took it, knowing he was little. When he went too far, and knew he was going to get into trouble, he would bow his head and say pretty bird...

If anyone has any advice?

Sweetpea Bird R.I.P

RIP Kiki

mydyingwish05 — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:33:14 GMT

i lost my sun conure kiki today. she was 5 years old. she had en extremely bad seizure. i brought her to the vet but he could not diagnose her untill he got her blood work back. so i took her home. she was extremely weak. after about an hour. she let out a couple squawks and then passed away. she was my first bird and it kills me so bad. im so upset. i really wish there was something the vet could do.

Not bashing another forum

looniebirds — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:31:23 GMT

My sister recently lost her elderly lab mix, P.D. to the complications of a form of blood cancer, I think. I put an announcement on Dog Channel a few days ago, and so far, no response. I guess DC is not as active as this forum. What I want to say is this dog will be sorely missed, especially by my sister. This dog was over 14 years old, and was her constant companion and her family away from home. I know she will get another, she is a real dog person, though by no means will it "take her place".You know, when I put something on here, I get a respinse the same day, if not in hours, sometimes within minutes!

Oscar - we will miss you so much!

oscarsdad — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:07:24 GMT

On Tuesday evening, our sweet little boy, Oscar passed away. The sense of loss that we are feeling is so tremendous that we simply don't know how to deal with it.

Oscar, a perky Green-Cheek Conure, came into my wife's life in the Spring of 2002, shortly after he was born. I met my wife and Oscar in 2004, and ever since then, we have had an incredibly happy home and Oscar was foundation of the spirit of our home.

He was happy, healthy, energetic, and content. We have no idea what happenend...

Tuesday evening was very typical for us, short of all of the election hooplah that was going on... At about 7:30 that evening, I decided that it was time to put on a "hoodie", which was Oscar's cue; he loved it when the time of year came for me to start wearing fleeces and jackets and "hoodies" around the house. Of all of Oscar's favorite places in the world, being inside my clothes or hanging out in the crook of my wife's neck (all wrapped up in her hair) were his two favorite places to be. As usual, he saw me putting on the "hoodie" and started his little "waggle-butt routine" which entailed stretching for me, shaking like he was sitting on top of a clothes washer, and looking at me with that precious look of absolutely "needing" to be inside my jacket. Of course, I obliged the little boy. I simply loved how much he loved being with me!

That night went on as any night would, and Oscar seemed perfectly happy and content. Not more than 20 minutes before we realized that something was drastically wrong with him, he was moving about as if it were any other evening.

Around 10:30, my wife decided that it was time for her to start a bath and put Oscar to bed for the night, so she went to pull him out of my "hoodie". She immediately knew that something was really, really wrong so we rushed him to the nearest 24-hour Vet Clinic. Unfortunately it was too late for anything to be done, so they brought him back to us within 2 minutes and told us that he had passed...

We buried him in our garden surrounded by all of his favorite things yesterday afternoon. We have both cried uncontrollably for 36 hours.

Oscar, our beloved, sweet, precious little boy is gone. We have no idea how to cope with his loss...

My wife first "introduced" Oscar to this forum community earlier this year, after he had started acting strangely towards her (he was shunning her in favor of me) and everyone's advice was very much appreciated. (The overwhelming opinion seemed to be that "he" was probably a "she" and that "he" had possibly developed a little bit of a crush on me. We never did have Oscar's sex determined, but fortunately he seemed to "grow out" of that condition after a while...)

We will miss Oscar so incredibly much. We will miss his friendship and companionship. We will miss his wonderful vocabulary of "Sweets": one for when you came in the house, another for when you left the house, another for anything frightening, a special one for "thanks", and a series of other "sweets" that each had their own unique characteristic.

He taught me so much. He taught me how to be excited for the opportunity that each new day brings. He taught me the lesson of truly appreciating the little things in life. Most of all, he taught me the power of unyielding unconditional love and how important it is to express that love all of the time. I will forever be thankful for these lessons, and everything else that he taught me. Tears are streaming down my face as I type this...

Oscar, you were such a good little boy, and such a sweet and precious friend. You gave so much to your Mom, and you welcomed me into your life with "open wings." We will never forget all of the gifts that your life brought to us and you will always be foremost in our hearts.

Your little walks from your home into my office... your baths and the susbequent "swaddling" in a tea-towel that you so much enjoyed... the way that you greeted me each morning and thanked me for your breakfast... the way that you would dance... the way that you hunted people's bare toes... the fact that you never met a dog that you were afraid of OR a balloon that you weren't petrified of... the way that you would always reassure me just how happy you were to see me...

All of these things I will remember vividly, miss incredibly , and cherish forever.

Most of all, thank you for your incredible love towards your Mom and me. Thank you for your unwavering spirit and for making our home the happy place that it has always been. Duplicating the effect that you brought into our family will be impossible.

Oscar. We love you. We miss you. We hope that your spirit is happy and safe. The love that we have for you in our hearts will never falter or diminish.

You were such a good, precious little boy...

Sad news

Cali Cal — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:41:07 GMT

This morning I went to wake Zuko up. He was on the bottom of the cage, passed away. He was such a sweetie and I'll miss him dearly. I'm glad I could make his last days special and wonderful. I was lucky to have him in my life. He will never be forgotten and will always have a special place in my heart. I love you Zuko, rest in peace my sweet baby.

I've lost my Precious

lovemyparrots — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:13:06 GMT

My beautiful Panama yellow-crowned Amazon, Precious, died Saturday morning of unknown causes at the tender age of 15. I raised her from a baby, hand-feeding her at all hours of the day and night. She would run across the kitchen floor at feeding time, so excited that it was time to eat! She was my first parrot -- my special little girl and now her beautiful and loving light is gone from my life. I am absolutely devastated by her loss. I will miss her kisses every morning and her snuggles. I look at the bananas in the kitchen and think how much she loved them. I remember her as a tiny baby snuggling up in my hair and making little baby sounds, and she continued to do this even when she was all grown up. She laughed with me and cried with me -- literally! She was so smart and lively. I literally cannot breathe sometimes because it hurts so much that she is gone. I sob uncontrollably for about ten minutes and then I'm just numb for about a half hour after that. How do we get through this pain? I'm worried about her life-long cagemate, Coby, who was at the bottom of the cage crying and crying saying "oh my God! oh my God!" over and over. We are just devastated. I know that time will help with this loss, but I just wanted the world to know that my Precious little girl was so very special and loving. I read somewhere about the Rainbow Bridge and that she will be waiting for me there. I'll be sure to have a banana with me for her. Thank you, friends, for letting me share about my Precious little girl.

missing Chubbie

Chubbie — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:35:36 GMT

Chubbie has gone to heaven on the 27th of september this year.she would have turned 7 on the 11th of october this month.i miss her so much.don't eat to many treats in heaven before dinnertime Chubbie.i miss you.R.I.P Chubbie.

When a bird faces a loss of a loved one

kdidorek — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:38:07 GMT

My husband and I had two cockatiels and one african grey. John, my husband, was diagnosed with cancer in April 2007. He was very close and got along wonderfully with all the birds. They loved him. He passed away in front of all of the birds. His death, children upset, me upset, ambulance, police, coroner all directly for the birds to watch. I never thought how this had effected the birds until recently. One of my cocktails has changed completely and not for the better. My African Grey has become very "clingy". I'm wondering if anyone has gone through something like this. It might be that I'm not spending as much quality time with the birds as we did. I'm adjusting and it's taking it's toll. I do wonder, also, if maybe the birds were effected, with all the turmoil of that awful evening.

No After-Hours/Emergency Avian Vets in Orlando?

JackandZazu — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:31:07 GMT

Three weeks ago my Sun Conure suddenly started having trouble breathing. It was about 7 p.m. on a Thursday night. We rushed her to the emergency vet. While we're incredibly lucky to be about 5 minutes from the emergency vet, on this particular night they didn't have an avian vet on-call. They called several places for us, including my avian vet, but no one was on-call. We were told the closest avian-treating emergency vet was in Tampa, which is two hours away from Orlando. We spent 15 minutes calling every vet and pet store we've ever been to. They had all closed at 7. Since she was in such distress, we decided to make the drive to Tampa. We made excellent time and when we arrived they took her straight back. I told them to be aggressive, but it wasn't enough. About 10 minutes after we arrived, she passed away.

I declined a necropsy, so they couldn't tell me an exact cause of death, but they said there was a lot of fluid in her lungs. They thought it may have been some kind of organ failure. Our Grey's cage was right next to her's and he hasn't had any symptoms, so they said it probably wasn't anything environmental.

She was only four years old and had never been sick. She had just been in the vet two weeks prior and they found nothing wrong with her. I am devastated.

What's really shocking to me is that there was no where in Orlando we could go to get her help. While there may not have been anything that could be done for her at that point, I'll always wonder if that two hours made the difference between life and death. Maybe she wouldn't have had to suffer through her final moments.

Can anyone recommend an avian vet that is available to their patients (for emergencies) after-hours?

Help, I am devastated

Sarasota Bird Mama — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:55:31 GMT

Help, I am devastated, we lost our peach face lovebird of three years, on Sunday and I can't seem to breath.

I had just made breakfast for my husband and as he was walking out of the kitchen, he accidentally stepped on Sweetpea. It was so quick, I scooped him into my hands and before I could get to the phone to call the vet, he was gone. My husband feels so horrible, he loved him so much. I just keep crying which makes him feel even worse.

If anyone has any advice?

Sarah in Sarasota

Goodbye, Toto!

shoyru_ryu — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:01:36 GMT

I'm sooo sad! I held him as he died. It's slightly comforting knowing I was the last thing he saw before he went to wait for me at the Rainbow Bridge or wherever lost pets go...

Trumans Memorial

brilliantfids — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:18:03 GMT

Here is Truman's...

rip boo boo and lady we'll miss you...

nay — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:05:34 GMT

a few days ago we just lost lady and boo boo...we are not sure what happened but it looks like lady might have taken a fall and broken her neck...i think the reason boo boo died was from losing lady because they were so close...nuttsy is doing fine but keeps looking for them and speedy seems to be fine but keeps calling and wont stop until its time to go to sleep...its hard to look over at the corner of the living room and just see the two cages and not hearing their calls when i come home from work...ill mis them sooo much and it will probably be sometime before i can take in another bird.

My Budgie Zeek

Elder18 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:19:11 GMT

My budgie Zeek passed away on Saturday morning. He was about 5/6 years old. He had been acting funny lately and I planned a vet visit for next week but I was too late. I really miss the weird noises he used to make and how he used to sing and bob his head to his reflection in the mirror. (We called it his "best friend") He would almost never came out of him cage but he was slowly learning to trust me and my parents. He used to love to fly circles around the room and land back on the cage. (I think he liked to show off that he could fly to my other bird Kiko who can not.) I am going to miss him so much. Now whenever I look at the cage it seems so empty. I always look for him on his usual branch and it is freaky because I always expect him to be there but then I have to remind myself that he is gone. I know that he is up in bird heaven with my other birds that have gone before him and he is not feeling any pain and he is having lots of fun.

Click to see pictures of Zeek from a topic I poster a few weeks ago:

http://board.birdchannel.com/Topic177354-58-1.aspx

OMG Emerald

Lorek — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:07:26 GMT

I woke up this morning and found Emerald lying on his cage grate. He was out and playing around active yesterday... i have no idea what could have happened...

Oh No!!

Morgan_Leah — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:33:18 GMT

Holli, my doxie, had a seizure last weekend and has gradually lost feeling and movement in her back end.

Ryan took her to the vet today and it doesn't look good. The cartiladge in her last 2 discs is completely GONE. There is no getting better. She can't even move her back end. There is no more getting up. At all.

At first I thought maybe doing the wheelchair, but because I didn't hear with my own ears what the vet had to say and Ryan's mind was too jumbled with all the things said, I want to hear the prognosis. If she can have some sort of life with no movement and in a wheelchair, then that's one thing. If not and it's gonna riddle her with pain then we're gonna have to put her down. I'm sure I'm not making sense because all that I want to say just isn't coming out right.

I can't imagine losing her. But Buddy is gonna be just as lost. She was his wife I guess. While she was at the vet, he kept howling for her. So there won't be much waiting if we do have to put her down. And I have already decided to adopt a dog if we do have to do it.

But I guess it all hinges on what the vet has to say. I'm numb. I've cried, gotten mad, my God! she's only 3 years old!!!!!!!!

Maliki's Memorial

brilliantfids — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:27:19 GMT

Just wanted to share this with you guys

How do i let my other bird grieve

Shadowbowski — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:09:34 GMT

Sunny passed away Friday night- I have had her for MANY years, i am not sure how old she is, as i found her flying around my grandma's backyard 10+ years ago. I have a second cockatiel "Spike" who is 18y/o - these birds have been in separate cages, not cuddly, but like to look at each other alot.....Spike is not squawking everytime i leave the room. I mean REALLY loud....Per the pet store i go to, I bought the hemp seed yesterday- it provided temp relief....does anyone else have any other suggestions? should i just let him grieve? what do i do?!

why my flock?

brilliantfids — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:00:37 GMT

well sadly we had another freak accident, maliki, got stuck in the spot where a food bowls goes. im not going to describe the scene but he was still alive so itook him with too the vet and found out he had 2 broken wing and legs and cracked his keel bone. so i choose to send him to the rainbow bridge instead of suffer besides maliki we are most likely going to lose truman too. hes been at the vet since 5 am, and though in great health hes not doing good ... he has not been eating well since we lost titus. the vet has him on fluids and is hanfeeding him, but he thinks truman has given up.... he also thinks truman is at least 20 years old not 7 as we were told when we adopted him. he feels it might best to have truman put down.

Hawk(Lovebird) Killed Widgie!

brilliantfids — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:37:55 GMT

So I go to feed the birds in the small bird room and Hawkes stupid cage door is open AGAIN! Now After the last ecscape I put all kinds of locks on and the little bugger got them all off and was out again! So I go on the search and couldnt find him....so once again I start feeding everybody and get to the budgies (widgie, sirius, Doby and Tonks) and theres Hawk in their cage! So I grab him out and relock him into his cage and went back to feeding everybody. Go back to the budgies and Noticed that I only saw three, and sure enough there is my poor widgie on the floor of the cage :( There was no blood or injuries so is it possible that he scared her to death? Im so upset! Hawk is now in the big bird room and his cage is locked down tighter than a bank safe!

RIP Pigwidgeon!!!

Parrot I knew is gone now..

Kito&TupisMom&Dad — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:57:35 GMT

K&T Dad... Mom just got off the phone with a friend in our area after talking for 2 hours. I knew something was not right! She cried to Mom that her Blue Front amazon ..Pepper had just died! I took this kinda hard.. I have sort of a pit in my stomach. I was not super close to this Parrot but was extremely entertained in his presence! This was the smartest Parrot I have ever been in contact with. He talked ALL the time! He would cry like a baby "literally" on command..Too funny Well today I guess the owners son came over to play with Pepper. When it was time to finally put Pepper back into his cage, he flew off into a wall. I guess he laid on his stomach, crying. The owner picked him up & put him in his cage. He sat on his stomach there and cried. A few seconds later he hit the bottom of his cage and died! I feel so sick inside! The owner is trying to blame herself & wants an examination to find out what caused the death. Though he is not mine I wanted to share his story with you all. He deserves to go out in the recognition he deserves! Fly hi over that Rainbow Pepper!!!! You will be missed!

Sad Anniversary

DeaconsMom — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:45:41 GMT

It just occurred to me today that it's a year since I lost my little Crissy and almost a year for Gordy and Quin. That got me thinking about the others: Darcy, Shiloh, Woody, and Asa.

When they first died it seemed like my heart would never heal. Now I can think back on them and just remember all the cute things they did and how gorgeous they all were. I'll admit that I don't let any of the others have Crissy's favorite toy or Shiloh's swing. Other than those little oddities - life in our flock goes on. The babies are all grown, Tiki and Jonah are old men. Beni and Wylie are expecting their first babies. I'll always miss all my babies but the pain eventually passes and life goes on.

Goodbye Titus...my baby

brilliantfids — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:11:12 GMT

I am having a hard time seeing the screen so bare with me here..

Today I found Titus hanging from one of his toys by his neck...it was a brand new toy that I gave him yesterday. Im not sure how to descibe it other than a big bunch of rope and knots. I guess he really liked it because there are no knots left...Im assuming that in the midst of playing he got tamgled in the rope.

For those of you who dont remember Titus...he was my gold-capped conure..he was believed to be between 7 and 14 years old. Titus was my baby...a big momma's boy. He loved to go to pet stores with me and pick out his own toys and treats. He was a big clown, very loud and pretty dang nippy. But I loved him..very much! I had come to understand him well and new how to work around his many quirks...He was a bird I adopted from a rescue with truman. I cant believ he is gone, who would of thought a toy he had less than 24 hours would be the end for him. He was so healthy and doing great since coming to us. His colors had improved greatly here, his attitude and we were even getting him over his constant screaming. He was my cleaning buddy and my computer buddy...he was happy to just sit with me and get scritches for hours on end. He loved to dance and chortle with the music...he was always able to put a smile on my face..all I had to do was look at his sweet little face and now hes gone.

RIP sweet baby boy...momma loves you! It will never be the same without you here....

My Mexican Redhead is gone

HerbieBird — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:04:52 GMT

I lost my Mexican Redhead of 19 years last week. I had had him since he was a baby and this year he started getting sick and I took him to the vet and they couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. Well he passed away last week. :( And then today a copy of Dr Fosters and Smith comes in the mail and there is a Mexican Redhead on the front.

A momento for Pepper (BFA)

Kito&TupisMom&Dad — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:07:26 GMT

Here is a little momento I made for Pepper's mom. It was a little tough making it, he was a special parrot and his mom is devistated.

Fly High Pepper!

K&T Mom

My Cockatiel Zany gone

wedcoord — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:29:01 GMT

After 13 years, my first baby, Zany, died this morning. I had noticed his breathing was labored, so I called our vet and I was going to take him in, but he didn't make it. I was absolutely devastated. I'm not sure what happened, but I know they can go fast. I was not prepared for him to go, but I guess it was his time.

I have two other birds, but I miss him so much!!! I now understand what people feel when they loose their pet.

He was my very first pet I ever had! No other bird/pet will ever replace him. I want to thank my hubby for helping me through this by taking Zany away before I got too inconsolable. thanks honey. You're always there for me.

My cockatiel died Friday

birdlover76 — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:55:44 GMT

When my husband came home from work Friday, he said hello to all the birds (we have 8) and our teenaged son. A little while after that, Cinnamon started making this noise that sounded like she was sneezing over and over again, but we knew it was something bad. He called my son out of his room to sit with her and pet her while he tried to see what was wrong. She got lathargic, and within minutes, died in my son's hands. Then some fluid came out of her mouth with a little bit of blood. I think it was congestive heart failure. We are all very sad as we have had her for 11 years and she was our first bird. I'm not good with the hybrids or variations of cockatiels but I believe she was a cinnamon pied. She looked like someone had powdered her-she was light gray and her yellow head was VERY light yello. She had white spots on her wings and some on her nape. She was sooooo beautiful and such a good bird. We will miss her dearly!

Goodbye baby Surrey

brilliantfids — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:55:01 GMT

I Noticed a little while ago that Surrey wasnt acting right, she didnt move when I put my hand in her cage and Her good eye was closed. she briefly oppened it and I could see that it had developed a faint cloudiness to it. So I called the vet to make an appt. for the am and put her in a hospital cage. I left her be for 44 minutes and she was gone :( I will take her in for a necropsy after work tommorow...she was so young and so sweet. Hopefully they figure out what caused her sudden death and blindness. Now that it happpened in the other eye I dont think they were right when they said it had developed with her. Im so heart broken..she was my baby!

How did he get out?

Spencer_&_Cody — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:32:34 GMT

My 1 1/2 year old cockatiel Cody got out of his cage Sunday, June 29th...It's been a day time since I've seen him, I heard him early this morning.Please help me! If you have any ideas on what I can do to get him back please reply!His wings are clipped and I don't know how he got over our fence or out of his cage.4th of July is coming and I'd like to get him back home before the fireworks.I already put his cage,stands and toys out to lure him back. Thanks in advance for any helpful ideas.

Sydney the Harlequin Macaw has gone home to be with Suzan!

sashagirl — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:14:06 GMT

Sydney the Harlequin has gone home to be with Suzan.She was her original owner and I was so blessed to have her as my friend.Sydney joined me 3 1/2 years ago it was a rocky start at the beginning but over the years we grew on each other and got really close she even started to get along with the rest of the flock which we thought would never happen.Just 2 months ago we said good bye to her first mom Suzan.I never thought shortly after we would be saying good bye to Sydney.Sydney was only 11 years old too young to have left us so soon.I recieved part of the necropsy findings but it was done so unprofessionally and without concern through a voicemail.The part that I did understand said something about a tumor the rest was gibberish to me.It was bad enough I lost her but the way the results were delivered will never be forgotten.

Pepper is gone

broccoli — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:45:49 GMT

No Pepper wasn't a bird- he was a hamster- but I never thought I'd get another bird and Broccoli came into my life one week ago and last night at the emergency room at 1 am Pepper passed away. He was breathing hard and I rushed him to the vet- told her do whatever just take care of him.

I didn't even get to say goodbye- they took him away the second we got inside and rushed him to an oxygen chamber and when they told me he was stable and to go home and call in the morning- I should have said let me see him- but I didn't- I don't know why I didn't- I thought he was going to be okay.

Then the call came at 1 am, he passed away right after his feeding. They tried to save him but he was gone.

I felt so terrible- I didn't say goodbye and I didn't tell him I loved him- but I know he knew- I hope he wasn't scared and passed as peacefully as possible.

I think in some way God knew I couldn't handle losing a pet and not having another one- so he gave me Broccoli- and though we had a rocky start- he's thriving now and has been my little light in this tragedy.

Pepper was fine two days ago- playing on me- eating- running around- the vet said it was wet tail that killed him- and that it almost comes out of nowhere and can kill them in 24 hours.

I miss my little guy- but I'm thankful I have Broccoli now.

update on baby ringneck doves

anahirox93 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:52:08 GMT

this week has been so hectic. last monday my ringneck doves threw one of the chicks out of their nest. so i took it in and tried to nurse it. i kept it for a week and it was doing fine but today it refused to eat and when i got home it died. i guess it was sick or something because its brother that was only 12 hrs older than him and he grew faster. the littlest one didnt grow.

one more week of speech class to go.

we went to home depot and saw two mourning dove in a pot, they were so cute, good thing is that home depot isnt selling the plant and the pot. this man entered home depot and he held one of the most beautiful cockatoos ive ever seen.

on friday i came home from speech class, we were gone to do some errands, from 1:15-2:30 pm. so we got home, my sister, my nephew, my mom entered and i was last so i was about to close the door. i turned around to find the lock and the part where you lock the door broken. everyone went outside as fast as they could. we called the police and the police said there was no one inside. we went inside to find that my moms and my jewelry gone. good thing my babies (birds and dog) were ok though. my mom lost her priceless jewelry that her mom gave her. since the bottom of my jewelry was velvet you could see tiny hands, a childs hand, imprinted in the box. the only suspect is the 13yr old neighbor which my other neighbor said that he was the only one that past by the house, and when the police goes by he runs inside. i dont want to point any fingers but its very sad because my parents work so hard in order for this thug just to take all their hard work. memories were gone. most of all we cant sleep at night knowing something like this might happen again. at least no one was hurt.

update on lovebird

payko — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:47:10 GMT

well i just came back from taking sweetpea to the vet for a recheck. thanks to god all the bacteria is gone. and all tests were neg. she said i could put him in the same room with my gcc now i was sure sweating bullits hoping that he would be okay you should see how payko is showing off for this bird. i'm going to have a very enjoyable life what could be better than sharing your life with fids

Bowie had a tragic and fatal accident..

QuakerLuv127 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:23:41 GMT

I lost Bowie yesterday. We took his cage outside to clean it and to give him and Cosmo some fresh summer air. I put my hand in their cage and Bowie hopped right on and then toppled over and landed on his back. Within 5 minutes, he was dead. His head was bleeding perfusely and he just looked at me stunned. I ran him across the street to the vet, knowing he was dead already, but you know, the tiny whim of hope.. They said he broke his spine. I know this could have been prevented by a number of ways. If his wings weren't clipped, he would have flown up. If he was inside, he wouldn't have hit the hard ground. If I just cleaned his cage today like I had originally wanted to, this wouldn't have happened. Out of him and Cosmo, he was more attached to me, more "my bird." I love him so much and this is so painful. I'm trying to look at it like him giving another rescue bird space in my home, but it only works for so long. I just wish I could change everything and bring him back! I will never forget his limp body and the way his eyes looked at me as he died. It is the most horrific image in my mind.