OMG that is so sad :( that made me cry. I just lost my dog in december.
Had to put her down she was old and very sick :(. I'd hate to lose one of
my birds too. I'm so sorry about your bird.

On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 01:42:50 +0000, Starlight wrote:

> It's sad your bird is experiencing failure to thrive.   I had a rescue
> bird, a budgie,  just like that.    She ate like crazy, but very slowly
> withered away.   The avian vet had no idea what the problem was, ordered
> tests and tons of medications for her terrible mites and other conditions
> he thought she might have, which I frankly think exacerbated the problem
> right from the beginning. He told me I could tube feed her, but we chose
> not to go that route. She died in her little cage amidst all her budgie
> friends, wrapped in her favorite washcloth, with me singing her favorite
> song to her.  It was sad, but kind of a relief.
> Becky



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