Hello All.....THIS IS NOT URGENT. I AM IN WRONG PLACE.This is my first posting. I received an email this morning from Avian Avenue welcoming Emma Girl to your forum
Emma died on July 20th, 2018. She died alone in her cage. Not being there to help her die is harder to accept than her dying. I have had pets for 30 years. I know how to mourn death. I don't know how to get over not being there to be with her. She'd been sick so I was spending a lot of time home with her. She wanted to be out of the cage. I know what's left of the grief is attached to the sadness of not knowing how she died, and not being there.
Emma was a 12 year old peach faced love bird who didn't want my hands anywhere near her,( unless they were opening the cage door), but liked touching noses. She also liked being sung to during the day....…..Hello, Dolly, Some Enchanted Evening, Bloody Mary and Shall We Dance! This is true…she also liked ELO. I read if you sing the same songs over and over to your bird, they will get to know them and enjoy them more. In the evening, there was a bedtime song as the cage was being covered. It has been over three months since Emma died, and I am glad I can finally think of her without crying.
Emma (is really a boy, but does not know it. Something like being adopted.........one day you're Irish, the next you're Italian; one day you're making Irish soda bread, the next, Biscotti.) For her first four years, Emma had a soul mate, Earl. They were 6 month old rescues. I saw a sign on a mailbox, “Lovebirds, must go!!” When Earl died of epilepsy, I was afraid Emma might get depressed. I bought a fluffy toy to hang next to her at night to sleep next to. The first day she was alone she discovered she had a voice.
Thank you for letting me write this here. It's good for Emma and for me to tell you this story. If I have done anything against the forum rules, pleas,e somebody, let me know.Nice to be here among like minded people.REllen
Emma died on July 20th, 2018. She died alone in her cage. Not being there to help her die is harder to accept than her dying. I have had pets for 30 years. I know how to mourn death. I don't know how to get over not being there to be with her. She'd been sick so I was spending a lot of time home with her. She wanted to be out of the cage. I know what's left of the grief is attached to the sadness of not knowing how she died, and not being there.
Emma was a 12 year old peach faced love bird who didn't want my hands anywhere near her,( unless they were opening the cage door), but liked touching noses. She also liked being sung to during the day....…..Hello, Dolly, Some Enchanted Evening, Bloody Mary and Shall We Dance! This is true…she also liked ELO. I read if you sing the same songs over and over to your bird, they will get to know them and enjoy them more. In the evening, there was a bedtime song as the cage was being covered. It has been over three months since Emma died, and I am glad I can finally think of her without crying.
Emma (is really a boy, but does not know it. Something like being adopted.........one day you're Irish, the next you're Italian; one day you're making Irish soda bread, the next, Biscotti.) For her first four years, Emma had a soul mate, Earl. They were 6 month old rescues. I saw a sign on a mailbox, “Lovebirds, must go!!” When Earl died of epilepsy, I was afraid Emma might get depressed. I bought a fluffy toy to hang next to her at night to sleep next to. The first day she was alone she discovered she had a voice.
Thank you for letting me write this here. It's good for Emma and for me to tell you this story. If I have done anything against the forum rules, pleas,e somebody, let me know.Nice to be here among like minded people.REllen