Jenypher
New member
- Nov 5, 2018
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- Parrots
- 3 'tiels (Sophie, Peter and Melvin), 1 DYH Amazon (Baya), 1 Caique (Twenty), 2 Conures (Spider & Lizard), and 1 foster (Faust)
Hi All -- As mentioned in my I'm New Here thread, I lost my GCC Charlie (see my profile pic) a few months back to an accident. I was crushed. Charlie was my best friend, and I miss his companionship and goofball-ness! After doing research, visiting the local parrot store numerous times, and talking to my parrot trainer (we went back and forth between Caiques, Quakers, and Conures), I decided on a sun conure, who was supposed to come home sometime in the next 4 weeks or so. When she picked me (there were four of them, and she was all over me like I was made of millet), she still was all fuzz and pins. We were so excited!
Then...about two weeks ago, our new girl (DNA-tested), Hermione Danger Will Robinson, and several of her cage mates contracted bacterial infections. It cleared in all the others quickly. However, Hermione continued to be ill, even after the antibiotics finished. She was eating and drinking regularly, but apparently couldn't shake it. She was to have seen the avian vet today (the same one who sees Baya, my Amazon), but they found her at the bottom of her cage this morning.
To say I'm disappointed is a huge understatement. Every time I went to visit, she would cuddle and curl up in my hood to chirp into my ear. I still miss Charlie every single day, so this was a blow, as I had my hopes pinned on her as a start-over. She was an amazingly sweet girl, and always seemed excited to see me. I haven't given up on a new companion, I just had really hoped it was her. RIP, my little Hermione.
Then...about two weeks ago, our new girl (DNA-tested), Hermione Danger Will Robinson, and several of her cage mates contracted bacterial infections. It cleared in all the others quickly. However, Hermione continued to be ill, even after the antibiotics finished. She was eating and drinking regularly, but apparently couldn't shake it. She was to have seen the avian vet today (the same one who sees Baya, my Amazon), but they found her at the bottom of her cage this morning.
To say I'm disappointed is a huge understatement. Every time I went to visit, she would cuddle and curl up in my hood to chirp into my ear. I still miss Charlie every single day, so this was a blow, as I had my hopes pinned on her as a start-over. She was an amazingly sweet girl, and always seemed excited to see me. I haven't given up on a new companion, I just had really hoped it was her. RIP, my little Hermione.