Comments on: How To Deal With The Death Of Your Pet Bird http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/ For Bird Owners Fri, 18 May 2012 14:46:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Just Buried My Best Friend http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-41694 Just Buried My Best Friend Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:58:38 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-41694 First and foremost I am so happy to hear I am not the only individual who knows what its like to have such a monumental loss like a bird, especially when you've had it over a decade like some stories have stated. I would love to honor my amazon with my one story. I was about 7 or 8 when I met Shurlock for the first time. I came from an extremely poor city and extremely messed up family, and I had a cousin that, from my perspective, seemed to get whatever he wanted. After a few weeks of abusing the parrot for fun, he just moved on to the next phase and left him to rot at my grandmas house. Since I lived there I became the only person that could actually get the bird out of the cage. He was a very mean bird to everyone around me, but was 100% down with me no matter what i did. I was so young when my cousin let me have him, but I was so proud to have him. In a room of used clothes and shared beds, my bird was truly mine and mine alone. I made projects about him. Let him chill at the top of the shower when I bathed. As I got older he would sit in his mini cage in the passenger seat and moved with me to three states. Even when my daughter came into the picture, she adored him. Many times Shurlock had near-death experiences, but I foolishly believed he was invincible and would live with me till I got old. After owning him for 13 years, he lost his life to an unknown case at about 330 AM 2 nights ago. I awoke with an unusual noise coming from the living room and rushed out of bed with my wife. At first I might've believed he was just barking, but the moment I saw him at the bottom of the cage screaming, I knew something was horribly wrong. My wife was trying to call a vet while i tried to get him out of the cage. He was going so beserk HE WOULDN'T LET ME GRAB HIM. I felt shattered that in his state he would reject me but I just grabbed a towel and let him bite away while I placed him on the couch. I got dressed and was looking for the keys, when Shurlocks voice was dying down, that's when I knew he was about to die... I immediately went back to him and he let me pick him up. I watch in sheer horror as his voice was weakening and his the life and his eyes was starting to fade... then silence. I couldn't accept it. I held him crying nonstop for about 20 minutes. Once I let him go I fell to the floor and balled hysterically for about another 20 minutes. I couldn't sleep and was constantly crying all day at work. I wouldn't dare speak about what I was going through at work, nobody would even have a clue on how to deal with the loss of the only pet you had for 13 years. I've just avoided everybody and keep going to the bathroom to cry. Given my money situation, missing work is not an option unless I was extremely sick. This depression feels about the same. After work I buried him at a beautiful state park just a few hours ago before my wifes birthday dinner. Digging the grave felt natural and necessary, but once I let the box go and started putting the dirt back to bury him, I began crying hysterically. This is so hard to deal with. But life must go on for me. My family states away is very aware of the pain I'm going through and has made me realize how much I miss them. REST IN PARIDISE SHURLOCK 1993-2012 First and foremost I am so happy to hear I am not the only individual who knows what its like to have such a monumental loss like a bird, especially when you’ve had it over a decade like some stories have stated. I would love to honor my amazon with my one story.

I was about 7 or 8 when I met Shurlock for the first time. I came from an extremely poor city and extremely messed up family, and I had a cousin that, from my perspective, seemed to get whatever he wanted. After a few weeks of abusing the parrot for fun, he just moved on to the next phase and left him to rot at my grandmas house. Since I lived there I became the only person that could actually get the bird out of the cage. He was a very mean bird to everyone around me, but was 100% down with me no matter what i did.

I was so young when my cousin let me have him, but I was so proud to have him. In a room of used clothes and shared beds, my bird was truly mine and mine alone. I made projects about him. Let him chill at the top of the shower when I bathed. As I got older he would sit in his mini cage in the passenger seat and moved with me to three states.

Even when my daughter came into the picture, she adored him. Many times Shurlock had near-death experiences, but I foolishly believed he was invincible and would live with me till I got old. After owning him for 13 years, he lost his life to an unknown case at about 330 AM 2 nights ago. I awoke with an unusual noise coming from the living room and rushed out of bed with my wife.

At first I might’ve believed he was just barking, but the moment I saw him at the bottom of the cage screaming, I knew something was horribly wrong. My wife was trying to call a vet while i tried to get him out of the cage. He was going so beserk HE WOULDN’T LET ME GRAB HIM. I felt shattered that in his state he would reject me but I just grabbed a towel and let him bite away while I placed him on the couch. I got dressed and was looking for the keys, when Shurlocks voice was dying down, that’s when I knew he was about to die…

I immediately went back to him and he let me pick him up. I watch in sheer horror as his voice was weakening and his the life and his eyes was starting to fade… then silence. I couldn’t accept it. I held him crying nonstop for about 20 minutes. Once I let him go I fell to the floor and balled hysterically for about another 20 minutes. I couldn’t sleep and was constantly crying all day at work. I wouldn’t dare speak about what I was going through at work, nobody would even have a clue on how to deal with the loss of the only pet you had for 13 years. I’ve just avoided everybody and keep going to the bathroom to cry.
Given my money situation, missing work is not an option unless I was extremely sick. This depression feels about the same. After work I buried him at a beautiful state park just a few hours ago before my wifes birthday dinner. Digging the grave felt natural and necessary, but once I let the box go and started putting the dirt back to bury him, I began crying hysterically.
This is so hard to deal with. But life must go on for me. My family states away is very aware of the pain I’m going through and has made me realize how much I miss them.
REST IN PARIDISE SHURLOCK 1993-2012

]]> By: michelle and jason http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-40301 michelle and jason Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:03:26 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-40301 im sorry charlie please forgive us. i love you always. god bless you charlie. im sorry charlie please forgive us. i love you always. god bless you charlie.

]]> By: michelle and jason http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-40300 michelle and jason Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:24 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-40300 we lost charlie today, im still crying. so is my mother in-law. my husband and i bought him from a family that neglected him so much. he was always left alone. since he been with us (4 months)he has had such a good life never for 1 minute left all alone. He enjoyed our farm with chicken and ducks. He loved to sing and dance. Everytime i would step out of my room in the morning...before even seeing my face...he would tell me "come here charlie, charlieee. Hello?? I love you, come here. Grapes was his favorite snack and green apples. He hated veggies lol. He loved to play on my husbands shoulder and kiss him lol. He had a very close bond with my father in law as well. He was a totally transformed bird. So loving and ready to make you laugh. Now he is gone. I had a dream a week prior that he was flying above me and i was telling him to come here....not to leave me. But he just opened up his wings and flew higher but he was smiling. I thought the dream ment for me to take precaution and to make sure he didnt escape. i was wrong.... It doesnt feel the same. i dont get his greeting when i walk through the door, i cant feed him his favorite snack and watch his eyes glow. I cant sing to him CREO, CREO (brazillian song) I cant tickle his belly, I cant play with him, i had visions of us growing old together. Thant has been tooken away from me. I miss him soooo much. My first pet macaw. Why did i have to use the self cleaning oven??? I did not know this would have happened. I am so devistated...i wish i could turn back time just a couple of hours. He died in my husbands hands. As he called out to us for the last time. I love you charlie. I miss you so. God bless you, Charlie my baby boy. we lost charlie today, im still crying. so is my mother in-law. my husband and i bought him from a family that neglected him so much. he was always left alone. since he been with us (4 months)he has had such a good life never for 1 minute left all alone. He enjoyed our farm with chicken and ducks. He loved to sing and dance. Everytime i would step out of my room in the morning…before even seeing my face…he would tell me “come here charlie, charlieee. Hello?? I love you, come here. Grapes was his favorite snack and green apples. He hated veggies lol. He loved to play on my husbands shoulder and kiss him lol. He had a very close bond with my father in law as well. He was a totally transformed bird. So loving and ready to make you laugh. Now he is gone. I had a dream a week prior that he was flying above me and i was telling him to come here….not to leave me. But he just opened up his wings and flew higher but he was smiling. I thought the dream ment for me to take precaution and to make sure he didnt escape. i was wrong…. It doesnt feel the same. i dont get his greeting when i walk through the door, i cant feed him his favorite snack and watch his eyes glow. I cant sing to him CREO, CREO (brazillian song) I cant tickle his belly, I cant play with him, i had visions of us growing old together. Thant has been tooken away from me. I miss him soooo much. My first pet macaw. Why did i have to use the self cleaning oven??? I did not know this would have happened. I am so devistated…i wish i could turn back time just a couple of hours. He died in my husbands hands. As he called out to us for the last time. I love you charlie. I miss you so. God bless you, Charlie my baby boy.

]]> By: Chuck http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-40267 Chuck Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:11:00 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-40267 We lost our Orange Wing Amazon, a few days ago. He was our friend for over 20 years. He greeted us by singing his name, "Orlando bird, bird, bird". We brought him to the Vet, to check out puffiness in one of his checks. The Vet did a CT scan and he did not wake up. He was a great little bird. We planned to live a long life with him. Things didn't go as planned. We lost our Orange Wing Amazon, a few days ago. He was our friend for over 20 years. He greeted us by singing his name, “Orlando bird, bird, bird”. We brought him to the Vet, to check out puffiness in one of his checks. The Vet did a CT scan and he did not wake up.

He was a great little bird. We planned to live a long life with him. Things didn’t go as planned.

]]> By: Lynette http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-39208 Lynette Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:26:10 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-39208 I recently lost my budgie, Willow, I had only had him/her for 6 days, but was already in love. When I first started thinking about getting a budgie, my main reason NOT to was because of death. I had had so many other pets die, a dog of 7 years, a cat of 16, a hamster of 2, that I just didn't think I could handle another death. Finally I decided that the pros outweighed the cons, and I went to a bird store and picked out my 3 month old Willow. 2 weeks later I got to go and pick him/her up. Then, on December 16th, 2011, I woke up, uncovered the cage like was my habit, and saw Willow dead on the bottom of the cage. I was devastated––still am, for that matter. I had a funeral, made a gravestone, wrote poems, cried a lot, and had the feeling that most people thought I was going overboard, since Willow was "Just a bird". It'll be a month in 12 more days, and I haven't yet decided when I'll get a new bird, I know I want one eventually, but I'm just not ready for it yet. Both the vet and the pet store agreed that my budgie (being 3 months old) just choked on a seed in the middle of the night. I will never forgot Willow, or stop loving her. I recently lost my budgie, Willow, I had only had him/her for 6 days, but was already in love.
When I first started thinking about getting a budgie, my main reason NOT to was because of death. I had had so many other pets die, a dog of 7 years, a cat of 16, a hamster of 2, that I just didn’t think I could handle another death. Finally I decided that the pros outweighed the cons, and I went to a bird store and picked out my 3 month old Willow. 2 weeks later I got to go and pick him/her up.

Then, on December 16th, 2011, I woke up, uncovered the cage like was my habit, and saw Willow dead on the bottom of the cage. I was devastated––still am, for that matter.

I had a funeral, made a gravestone, wrote poems, cried a lot, and had the feeling that most people thought I was going overboard, since Willow was “Just a bird”.

It’ll be a month in 12 more days, and I haven’t yet decided when I’ll get a new bird, I know I want one eventually, but I’m just not ready for it yet.

Both the vet and the pet store agreed that my budgie (being 3 months old) just choked on a seed in the middle of the night.

I will never forgot Willow, or stop loving her.

]]> By: Jerald Portlock http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-31724 Jerald Portlock Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:59:17 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-31724 Appreciate the knowledgeable post! It definitely helped me in understanding this complicated issue better. Appreciate the knowledgeable post! It definitely helped me in understanding this complicated issue better.

]]> By: Karen http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-27516 Karen Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:47:31 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-27516 I just lost my 15-year old red-bellied parrot, Lambchop, yesterday. When my husband and I came home from an overnight trip we found him dead on the bottom of his cage. The pet sitter said he was fine when she fed him earlier in the day!! I'm heartbroken!!! Lambchop has been my little buddy for so long. He was even part of my wedding 11 years ago! Every day that I worked out on my rowing machine this summer Lambchop was my little "trainer". He'd sit on a perch and watch me and I'd just keep my eye on him when I got tired and out of breath. Even though Lambie didn't talk much, he called me "Woobie" and he always kissed me when I said "Kiss kiss mama". The funniest thing about Lambchop was his laugh! He'd laugh when the dog got disciplined - as if on cue! It was hilarious! I am going to miss my little Lambchop so much. I never had any idea how much personality a little bird could have and how close a person can get to a bird. Enjoy every day with your pets and your people because you never know if it's going to be your last day with them. I just lost my 15-year old red-bellied parrot, Lambchop, yesterday. When my husband and I came home from an overnight trip we found him dead on the bottom of his cage. The pet sitter said he was fine when she fed him earlier in the day!! I’m heartbroken!!! Lambchop has been my little buddy for so long. He was even part of my wedding 11 years ago! Every day that I worked out on my rowing machine this summer Lambchop was my little “trainer”. He’d sit on a perch and watch me and I’d just keep my eye on him when I got tired and out of breath. Even though Lambie didn’t talk much, he called me “Woobie” and he always kissed me when I said “Kiss kiss mama”. The funniest thing about Lambchop was his laugh! He’d laugh when the dog got disciplined – as if on cue! It was hilarious! I am going to miss my little Lambchop so much. I never had any idea how much personality a little bird could have and how close a person can get to a bird. Enjoy every day with your pets and your people because you never know if it’s going to be your last day with them.

]]> By: Jackie http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-27497 Jackie Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:59:36 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-27497 My conure, Pete, has not died yet - but his time is near. I have already started the grieving process as he has been sick with cancer for a very long time. I took him to the vet yesterday and the Doctor said Petey will probably live only another week, if that. I have had my bird for 14 years - half of my life (i'm 23). My family found him outside (he got loose from someone else). No one claimed him so I got a new pet bird - my first pet. I have loved and cared for him so much for 14 years. We share so many emotions together; he was there for me when my dad died and my life spun out of control and now I am here for him in his time of need. My heart truely goes out to anyone experiencing (or about to experience) the death of any pet - especially our beloved feathered friends. My conure, Pete, has not died yet – but his time is near. I have already started the grieving process as he has been sick with cancer for a very long time. I took him to the vet yesterday and the Doctor said Petey will probably live only another week, if that. I have had my bird for 14 years – half of my life (i’m 23). My family found him outside (he got loose from someone else). No one claimed him so I got a new pet bird – my first pet. I have loved and cared for him so much for 14 years. We share so many emotions together; he was there for me when my dad died and my life spun out of control and now I am here for him in his time of need. My heart truely goes out to anyone experiencing (or about to experience) the death of any pet – especially our beloved feathered friends.

]]> By: Sevillas http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-26630 Sevillas Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:55:55 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-26630 Just lost my pet bird. I'd had him for a little over a year. I remember when I bought him he was small, he was afraid. The week before he died, we took him to the country, and I knew he was happy.I'm glad his final days were good days, I will always remember him. Just lost my pet bird. I’d had him for a little over a year. I remember when I bought him he was small, he was afraid. The week before he died, we took him to the country, and I knew he was happy.I’m glad his final days were good days, I will always remember him.

]]> By: angela and corkey http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-5918 angela and corkey Tue, 19 May 2009 23:17:16 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-5918 http://www.geocities.com/angatplay/ I made a memorial web site for my baby, and thought I would share it here too. http://www.geocities.com/angatplay/

I made a memorial web site for my baby, and thought I would share it here too.

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