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Further to the information I provided to you yesterday about our parakeet who died recently, my husband said that when he cleaned Missy's cage the day she passed, he noticed a great deal of yellow liquidy droppings. Don't know what this means but thought I would pass the information to you. Thanks for your support and guidance. Jo-Ann

Submitted: 703 days and 23 hours ago.
Category: Pet
Value: $15
Status: CLOSED
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Age: 5; Female; Breed: parakeet

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Hi again Cali. Thanks for that extra info. That sounds very much like she may have been egg bound and the egg ruptured inside of her. In any case, this is not something you can beat yourself up over. An egg bound bird can be hard to spot, no matter your level of experience with birds. The best thing we can do it try to learn from it and take all possible steps to prevent a recurrence in future birds or in a bird who survives the initial binding. It is a life threatening situation but becomes even more so if/when the egg ruptures and/or if the bird strains and causes a prolapse of the uterus. Once that egg ruptures, infection, (peritonitis) sets in almost immediately. I'm going to give you this information in the form of an information request because I don't want you to be asked to pay for it. It's really just as if it were a follow up to our previous conversation and there will be no need to reply. But, if there is anything else, just let me know. Try to have a happy holiday and let the good memories of Missy try to help you through your loss. My best to you all, Patricia

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Published author, free lance bird behaviorist, adviser to the parrots at Sarasota Jungle Gardens.

703 days and 5 hours ago.

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Patricia,
You have no idea how your words have helped us to recover from this loss. Thank you very much. What an honorable task you have in sharing your knowledge with folks like myself in order to help them care for their precious pets...truly gifts from God.
We have decided to wait a bit before getting another bird. I want to be in a position to offer the bird some quality time out of the cage each day...and I currently cannot offer that opportunity because we have a little Yorkie who would probably pose a threat.
Once again, thanks so very much for your words of wisdom and kindness. I wish you a blessed holiday...and every joy for the New Year...
Jo-Ann Cali

Posted by Patricia 703 days and 3 hours ago.

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You are so very welcome. Anytime my advice is helpful to the birds or their people, it's thanks that are worth more than money.

Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven, is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When a bird dies, it goes to Rainbow Bridge. At Rainbow Bridge, there are meadows and hills and beautiful trees of all kinds where all our special friends can fly andclimb, hang and flap, hop and run, jump and play, squawk and squeal and sing together. There is plenty of good food, including grapes and peanuts, ice cream, cheese, spaghetti, and especially, lots of pizza. There is crystal clear water in brooks and springs are filled with water as well as every kind of delicious fresh fruit juice. One warm spring even runs full of coffee and they can now drink their fill without hearing a single "no no". There is lots of glorious sunshine and sweet warm rain when they want it. Our friends are warm and comfortable and totally at peace. All birds who had been ill or old, are restored to health and vigor and to their natural incredible beauty. Their feathers shine, their wing feathers are whole and their eyes gleam once again with vitality. Those who were hurt or maimed or ignored or broken-hearted, are made whole and strong and free of fear, just as we remember them in our dreams of days gone by. The birds are happy and content....except for one thing....they each miss someone very special to them who had to be left behind. Still ,they fly and play happily, safely and noisily together...even the grouchiest Greys, the oneriest Senegals, the tiniest Finiches and the grandest Macaws. But the day comes for each bird when he suddenly stops and looks far into the distance. His body freezes and his bright eyes are intent as he watches and listens in silence. Suddenly he begins to fly from the group, soaring over the green grass, his wings flapping harder and harder. You have been spotted and he shrieks to you, then calls your name and his own and cries again and again as he rushes toward you. When you and your bird finally meet, you cling to each other in joyous reunion, knowing you will never again, be parted. Your face, your fingers, even your toes are covered with beak nibbles and soft ecstatic kisses. Your hair is preened by that special beak and his head bends under your fingers to invite your touch. Your hands again find their way under beloved wings, to caress the downy softness beneath. You look once more into the trusting eyes of your companion...so long gone from your physical life on earth but never, for an instant, absent from your heart. Your tears of joy are gently brushed away by those beloved wings...and feeling immersed once more in total contentment and love, you and your beloved companion cross the Rainbow Bridge together.

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