Kiwibird
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- Jul 12, 2012
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- 1 BFA- Kiwi. Hatch circa 98', forever home with us Dec. 08'
I just got off the phone with my mom and her green cheek amazon Barney is dying. He's in his mid-40s and has had health issues for a very long time, it was not unexpected, more of a when rather than if situation. She says the way the other birds are reacting she is sure his time is near. He has been hanging on by a thread for months, but he ceased to be able to perch any longer last night and is now lying on the floor of his cage. She said she moved his favorite rope perch right across the cage grate, which he's trying to stand on but is just hunched over, both wings are dropped. She does not wish to traumatize him any further dragging him to the vet again, there is simply nothing to be done at this point. He deserves to pass away in his home with his lifelong mate by his side and I think she needs to see him go too. They really are an inseparable pair and she needs to understand as she is healthy and will presumably have to live many more years without him and deserves that closure too.
My parents don't have the internet to look this up and she is at a loss for what to do to make his last hours or days more comfortable. I'm at a loss of what to tell her. He does not appear to be in pain, just very weak now and ready to move on. I mean, whenever there is a seriously ill or dying bird on here, the advice is to run to the vet to save it. What do you do for a bird who is dying and there is no point in running to a vet and it is the most humane thing to do is just let them go at home?
My parents don't have the internet to look this up and she is at a loss for what to do to make his last hours or days more comfortable. I'm at a loss of what to tell her. He does not appear to be in pain, just very weak now and ready to move on. I mean, whenever there is a seriously ill or dying bird on here, the advice is to run to the vet to save it. What do you do for a bird who is dying and there is no point in running to a vet and it is the most humane thing to do is just let them go at home?