Sadly, I am checking in to announce the loss of my Baby Gus. Things have been unsettled since late September when a pipe burst and flooded my apartment. Gus was boarded for over 3 weeks while I was in a motel. She was housed in my bedroom once I returned. I decided I needed to move to a place with no stairs. She had less out of cage time for a couple of weeks while I was in and out with packing. I let her out at 8 PM last Friday night. I was in another room for about 20 minutes. I found her dead on the floor, blood around her nostrils and beak, when I returned. Necropsy revealed severe damage to her trachea and a severed carotid artery. I don't know if all the changes unsettled her and caused her to fly into a wall. All the windows were covered. But whatever happened, I am heartbroken. We were supposed to grow old together. I had thought that she might well outlive me. I know I'm too old for another 25 year parrot but too young to not have a companion bird. I have moved into a small studio apartment with an elevator. Needing a smaller cage, as well as a shorter lived bird, has made me decide to return to my birdie roots: a budgie. I have located a breeder who hand raises budgies just over 100 miles from me. So, after the holidays, I will be getting a new roommate. Not that this will replace Gussie, just as Gussie didn't replace Buddy. But I can't imagine life without a feathered friend.
Maybe when you've had some time you can open yourself to another used parrot who needs a loving home.
...so sorry...
