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 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 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.

]]> By: angela and corkey http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-5917 angela and corkey Tue, 19 May 2009 23:16:33 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-5917 I am truly sorry for everyone''s loss...this is a pain, I know too well. I lost my best friend, Corkey on January 30, 2009. He was a Quaker Parrot that has filled my life with joy and unconditional love for 16 years. I drove home from work tonight, crying my eyes out and am still crying now, from the pain and emptiness that fills me. I have never felt such sadness and emptiness in my life...they say time eases the pain, but, I still cry daily and my life feels so empty without him..and most days, I wonder how I can even go on, without him in my life. I will always love you, my little Corkey Porkey. I am truly sorry for everyone”s loss…this is a pain, I know too well.

I lost my best friend, Corkey on January 30, 2009. He was a Quaker Parrot that has filled my life with joy and unconditional love for 16 years.

I drove home from work tonight, crying my eyes out and am still crying now, from the pain and emptiness that fills me.

I have never felt such sadness and emptiness in my life…they say time eases the pain, but, I still cry daily and my life feels so empty without him..and most days, I wonder how I can even go on, without him in my life.

I will always love you, my little Corkey Porkey.

]]> By: Rhiannon http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-5654 Rhiannon Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:24:16 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-5654 My daughter and I just lost our pet conure, Sweetheart, last night. The last thing I did was shoo her off my shoulder (we never clipped her wings, so she was constantly on one shoulder or another)... and then a few minutes later my daughter comes to me saying that our dog was playing with Sweetheart in the bathroom and hit her - that she was just lying on the floor and wouldn't get up. I thought she might have been in shock - her eyes were open half way, I thought she might have still been alive, so I tried to give her CPR but then I felt the emptiness between her head and her little body and realized that her necked had snapped. My daughter and I have been crying since. It all happened so sudden and so unexpectedly, I'm still in shock. Our dog, Anya, loved that little bird - they were such good buddies, I know she wouldn't have hurt her on purpose. I held her close until I felt her little body start to cool and stiffen, then I found a nice box and I laid her in it, then taped it up and laid her to rest in our backyard. It's so hard to believe that she's gone. My daughter and I just lost our pet conure, Sweetheart, last night. The last thing I did was shoo her off my shoulder (we never clipped her wings, so she was constantly on one shoulder or another)… and then a few minutes later my daughter comes to me saying that our dog was playing with Sweetheart in the bathroom and hit her – that she was just lying on the floor and wouldn’t get up.

I thought she might have been in shock – her eyes were open half way, I thought she might have still been alive, so I tried to give her CPR but then I felt the emptiness between her head and her little body and realized that her necked had snapped.

My daughter and I have been crying since. It all happened so sudden and so unexpectedly, I’m still in shock. Our dog, Anya, loved that little bird – they were such good buddies, I know she wouldn’t have hurt her on purpose.

I held her close until I felt her little body start to cool and stiffen, then I found a nice box and I laid her in it, then taped it up and laid her to rest in our backyard. It’s so hard to believe that she’s gone.

]]> By: Karen http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-5524 Karen Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:28:55 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-5524 I just lost my lorikeet of 15 years. I cannot believe the sadness that me and my husband feel. It feels like we have lost our best friend. We will miss his goodnight kisses and having him around when we are alone. He was loved and cared for so much. No one can understand how attached a person can get to a little tiny bird but you do. God bless you always RedBird. I just lost my lorikeet of 15 years. I cannot believe the sadness that me and my husband feel. It feels like we have lost our best friend. We will miss his goodnight kisses and having him around when we are alone. He was loved and cared for so much. No one can understand how attached a person can get to a little tiny bird but you do. God bless you always RedBird.

]]> By: John Royer http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird//comment-page-1#comment-5454 John Royer Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:27:33 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/12/how-to-deal-with-the-death-of-your-pet-bird/#comment-5454 My wife and I just lost our lovebird of ten years. It is incredible how much hurt occurs over the death of a little ball of feathers weighing in at about an ounce and a half. Our other parrot, a Jenday, and the best of friends with the lovebird looked lost. She moved on to bond with us more closely than ever. We are glad she did not go into a depression and start feather picking. I thought it would help to write this with the other feathered on my shoulder but it hasn't. Only time will heal me and my wife. My wife and I just lost our lovebird of ten years. It is incredible how much hurt occurs over the death of a little ball of feathers weighing in at about an ounce and a half.

Our other parrot, a Jenday, and the best of friends with the lovebird looked lost. She moved on to bond with us more closely than ever. We are glad she did not go into a depression and start feather picking.

I thought it would help to write this with the other feathered on my shoulder but it hasn’t. Only time will heal me and my wife.

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