Tia Cecilia
Moving in
Hello everyone,
I know I haven't used AA all that much during my bird owning experience, but I'm here to let you all know that my beautiful baby girl Kida the kakariki passed away last night. She was just four months old and I had barely owned her for two months.
She was the perfect bird. So tame, friendly, fun, clever and loving. I couldn't have asked for a better baby. My precious girl, I miss her so much already. My heart aches and my eyes well with tears every time I think about the fact that I'll never be able to smother her with kisses or watch her fly and chirp. She loved me so much, I know in my heart. It's so unfair that her life was cut so short when she had so much more of it to live.
The vet thinks she had been sick since birth but he doesn't know exactly what it was. But he said it was unrelated to diet or how I cared for her. He told me I did everything right and there was nothing I could have done to prevent it.
She seemed ill since Saturday, all fluffed up, lethargic and at the bottom of her cage. I finally convinced Mum that there was something seriously wrong yesterday, and by the time we got Kida to the vet she could barely walk.
Unfortunately, my Mum said that "if she took her birds (she's had budgies since she was born) to the vet every time they fluffed up or seemed out of sorts, she would be broke". She was hesitant to take Kida to the vet because there was a chance it could have been nothing.
I do not blame her for Kida's death, and I think she does have a valid point, but I wish she had listened to me sooner. However, we can never be sure if this would have changed anything.
I am heartbroken, angry, distraught, miserable... I love my precious baby girl more than anything. She meant the world to me. You know that unbreakable love you have for your first companion bird? That is what I feel for her.
I know that she's in a better place now. She was suffering, even when she wasn't showing it. My only regret is that I'll never get to keep getting to know her and keep growing our precious relationship.
I love you, Kida. See you in heaven xxxxxxx
I know I haven't used AA all that much during my bird owning experience, but I'm here to let you all know that my beautiful baby girl Kida the kakariki passed away last night. She was just four months old and I had barely owned her for two months.
She was the perfect bird. So tame, friendly, fun, clever and loving. I couldn't have asked for a better baby. My precious girl, I miss her so much already. My heart aches and my eyes well with tears every time I think about the fact that I'll never be able to smother her with kisses or watch her fly and chirp. She loved me so much, I know in my heart. It's so unfair that her life was cut so short when she had so much more of it to live.
The vet thinks she had been sick since birth but he doesn't know exactly what it was. But he said it was unrelated to diet or how I cared for her. He told me I did everything right and there was nothing I could have done to prevent it.
She seemed ill since Saturday, all fluffed up, lethargic and at the bottom of her cage. I finally convinced Mum that there was something seriously wrong yesterday, and by the time we got Kida to the vet she could barely walk.
Unfortunately, my Mum said that "if she took her birds (she's had budgies since she was born) to the vet every time they fluffed up or seemed out of sorts, she would be broke". She was hesitant to take Kida to the vet because there was a chance it could have been nothing.
I do not blame her for Kida's death, and I think she does have a valid point, but I wish she had listened to me sooner. However, we can never be sure if this would have changed anything.
I am heartbroken, angry, distraught, miserable... I love my precious baby girl more than anything. She meant the world to me. You know that unbreakable love you have for your first companion bird? That is what I feel for her.
I know that she's in a better place now. She was suffering, even when she wasn't showing it. My only regret is that I'll never get to keep getting to know her and keep growing our precious relationship.
I love you, Kida. See you in heaven xxxxxxx
