My battery is dying.

 triskele wrote: 
aww.

 triskele wrote: 
Sorry, to hear that - one of ours just died a couple months ago.

 triskele wrote: 

watching my 20-something year old cockatiel possibly dying....he's not doing well....every moult has been getting harder and harder for him in recent years....and he moults twice a year.  this one is not going well.  poor old man....wish i could help him, but i don't know what to do....

 Manbird wrote: 

 Manbird wrote: 
no words...just....

 Manbird wrote: 

 Manbird wrote: 
You've done all you could for her, my friend.

A call from the vet asking for a  small portfolio of photos of India because he has some leads
on a new home for her. It was so hard to look through the photos knowing why I was looking. 
It's going to hurt like hell to give her away.  

 Manbird wrote: 
Poor India. So sorry to hear this, Rob. 

Bought some books in our local bookshop for the very last time today. Desperately sad day.

 Coaxial wrote: 

already did (except the "life goes on" stuff, which i think is insensitive), as that is what she said to me. she said "this is just where i'm supposed to be right now, i'm sad but i'll be ok."

yes, as you said and as you know, even though i'm sure you yourself haven't been there in a long time, much easier said than done.
i've been there, and she was there for me. it's my turn to return the favor.

 Manbird wrote: 
I'm so sorry

 lily34 wrote: 
Tell your friend life goes on. Her happiness has to come from within not from him...I know so much easier said than done. Be there for her.

 Manbird wrote:  oh, r. that IS sad.

a good friend's boyfriend of almost a year dumped her out of the blue last night. totally unexpected. and he just moved here a few months ago to be closer to her and get a new job. sucks. she's having a hard time getting out of bed today.

 cc_rider wrote: 
It's the same injury as before - I guess the vet was wrong when she said India
was completely healed - looks broken again to me. I'm taking her in to get it checked
out later today. As a General Falconer, I can keep 2 raptors, so I there's no big
rush to find a place for her. I can still acquire another bird to hunt with and keep her
as long as I need to to make sure she goes to the best home I can find for her.
The vet I take her to runs an org. called Bird of Prey Foundation and I think they
rehab and place birds that have been injured. I'm so sad for India, though.  

 ptooey wrote: 
Sucks.

 Manbird wrote: 
Aw, dang. Tendon damage? That sucks, man. I guess it's not feasible to keep her, as a 'pet'. They're not really wired that way, are they?