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RIP Gandalf and Big Bird, you are missed.
Gandalf, my beautiful and spirited male Citron Cockatoo, passed away suddenly on Monday. I did not learn of this until returning home Wednesday afternoon - my family honors a long standing tradition to not share bad news while at work as it would be untenably distracting.
Gandalf was last observed behaving perfectly normal and without signs of illness around noon, eating and mingling with the other birds. Three hours later he was gone, lying on a playpen absent signs of trauma. He was placed in a refrigerator for safe-keeping.
Upon arrival at home, I was beyond shocked and numb, but rushed him to the vet for a necropsy before closing. This morning the results suggest liver cancer, most likely adenocarcinoma. The liver was not "fatty" and all other organs appeared normal. No foreign objects were noted in any location.
Gandalf had a meaningful vocabulary for a cockatoo, and enjoyed hanging out with my Moluccan and four of the Goffins. We lost him far too soon, at roughly 20 years or so. I am numb and shocked.....
Gandalf was last observed behaving perfectly normal and without signs of illness around noon, eating and mingling with the other birds. Three hours later he was gone, lying on a playpen absent signs of trauma. He was placed in a refrigerator for safe-keeping.
Upon arrival at home, I was beyond shocked and numb, but rushed him to the vet for a necropsy before closing. This morning the results suggest liver cancer, most likely adenocarcinoma. The liver was not "fatty" and all other organs appeared normal. No foreign objects were noted in any location.
Gandalf had a meaningful vocabulary for a cockatoo, and enjoyed hanging out with my Moluccan and four of the Goffins. We lost him far too soon, at roughly 20 years or so. I am numb and shocked.....
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RIP Gandalf.
