SilverSage
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Yesterday I was rearranging the bird room. Phoenix, my female Eckie, in typical Phoenix fashion, had screaming fits. I assumed it was the stress of yet another transition. I covered her, and uncovered when she stopped, as is my usual practice.
This morning I slept through my alarm and was in a rush to feed. She was on the bottom of her cage, but alert, as she always is in the morning, because I feed her on the bottom of her cage.
When I returned home in the afternoon I found her on the bottom of her cage, seizing. I rushed her to the vet, but most of her strength was gone. The vet was appalling, but I don't want to get into it. Suffice to say he was clear that she would not recover, and that "at her age" it could be many things, but he did not suspect virus or bacteria, and I KNOW she didn't get into any toxins and she was in her safe cage. She was fading fast, and I decided to bring her home to pass in my arms. 4 hours later she had reached the point where she could no longer eat or drink, and was seizing every 15 minutes or so, but she had stopped getting worse and seemed to level out in a terrible way. I began to fear she would just "stay that bad" until starvation or dehydration took her. I couldn't risk the vet closing and her having to sieze all night. I called her previous owner who met us at the vet to say goodbye before putting her down.
Phoenix had only been with me since June. She was loved her whole life by different people, and all of us had a lot to learn about eckies. She was approximately 20 years old to the best of our knowledge. She had begun playing with toys for the first time, and was refeathering against all odds. She had a wonderful appetite.
Fly free Phoenix.
This morning I slept through my alarm and was in a rush to feed. She was on the bottom of her cage, but alert, as she always is in the morning, because I feed her on the bottom of her cage.
When I returned home in the afternoon I found her on the bottom of her cage, seizing. I rushed her to the vet, but most of her strength was gone. The vet was appalling, but I don't want to get into it. Suffice to say he was clear that she would not recover, and that "at her age" it could be many things, but he did not suspect virus or bacteria, and I KNOW she didn't get into any toxins and she was in her safe cage. She was fading fast, and I decided to bring her home to pass in my arms. 4 hours later she had reached the point where she could no longer eat or drink, and was seizing every 15 minutes or so, but she had stopped getting worse and seemed to level out in a terrible way. I began to fear she would just "stay that bad" until starvation or dehydration took her. I couldn't risk the vet closing and her having to sieze all night. I called her previous owner who met us at the vet to say goodbye before putting her down.
Phoenix had only been with me since June. She was loved her whole life by different people, and all of us had a lot to learn about eckies. She was approximately 20 years old to the best of our knowledge. She had begun playing with toys for the first time, and was refeathering against all odds. She had a wonderful appetite.
Fly free Phoenix.
RIP little Phoenix.
