Health Fading, Please Help

[RaptorSigh]

A few months ago we bought a younger male budgie companion (named Azure) for our older male budgie (Ivory), and in the passed few weeks Azure began mounting Ivory. It wasn't a problem at first, but now it happens to the point that Ivory is stressed and sleeps all day, even when we put the cage outside where he used to like to scream at the wild birds. This morning he was lying flat out on the cage floor so we separated them. Ivory's sleeping in a small cage now, but it's rusted in places and we don't want to keep him in there long.

Ivory's elderly mate died from exhaustion after he mated with her over a two-day stretch, and now we're afraid it might happen to him. Is there something we can do?

[shannon]

I wish I had an answer for you. I would take him to a vet if you think something is very wrong or its his age and your probably going to have to let life/ nature take its course. You dont want to spend tons I mean a hundred or two plus medicine, Than the little guy dies of natural causes. That happend to our petlizard. When he only cost 20$ than got sick from something that was not preventable and stick needled in him for the last day 1/2 he lived after the vets. So you'll have to make a choice for your pet. Good luck and keep us posted of the out come.:(

[RaptorSigh]

He's on the cage floor again, sleeping. I'm afraid of stressing him more with a ride to the vet, so I think I'll just let him sleep today and see how he is tomorrow. At least he's able to hold his wings in now...they were fanned out before like he couldn't draw them in. :(

Thanks, Shannon.

[shannon]

I really hope the little guys not sick!!!:( Please let us know. I'll be away from the computer for a week or so. So hopefully when I get back You'll post he's doing fine.

[RaptorSigh]

He's not suffering anymore. Ivory passed away at 5:10pm on Tuesday, but I was with him and he kept looking to me, so I think he knew he wasn't alone. Now I'm trying not to be mad at Azure, because he didn't know any better, but it's hard. Ivory was the most unique budgie I've ever owned.

Thanks so much for being there for me. I posted at three different sites in the last few days and you're the only one who replied at all.

[Donna]

Hello RaptorSigh,

I am so sorry about your special Budgie "Ivory." I was just now reading your first post and was about to write you back. Then I read your last post saying that Ivory had died. I really don't know what to say right now except that I'm very sorry for your loss, and I know that this is very hard for you. Especially since Ivory was unique and stole your heart.

I am new to owning Budgies myself, yet I was in a panic about a month ago when I thought I was going to lose one of my little guys. It really rips your heart out when you love them so much! Thankfully, my Budgie turned out fine.

Try and think on the good memories you had with Ivory. I'm sure there are many special things he did, that made you laugh - and those are the memories that will help you through this difficult time. There are others on this forum that have also lost a beloved Budgie lately, and they know better than anyone what you are going through.

Please know that we care, and we are so sorry for your loss of Ivory.

Take care,
Donna

[redgirl]

I too am really sorry to hear about your sad loss. Do you know what it was that caused the death..Dont be too hard on Azul though will you its their nature hunni. and it may not be Azuls fault that he died he coud have had an infection or anything.x

[clifff123]

So sorry to hear of your loss, gone but never forgotten.
Please forgive Azuls, hes just a normal male.

[RaptorSigh]

Donna: Thank you, I'm happy to have found a community that knows how hard this is. Before, I was feeling kind of lost trying to figure out what was wrong, what to do, all the while watching him deteriorate like that... But the memories are helping when it's not too painful to think about him. Something I'm really going to miss is that he would bark like my parents' dogs, or would bark with me if I barked at him. It was such a funny sound and it's going to be hard not to hear that anymore.

Thanks again. Once I fall in love with that butthead Azure (and I'm sure I will) I know I'll be coming back here to show him off like I did at other sites with Ivory. :)

Redgirl & Clifff: At first I didn't feel like I cared to let Azure enjoy the sun outside today, but you're both right, it might not have been his fault. He's singing outside right now and seems happy despite being alone. If I can forget how violent and relentless he was with Ivory I'm sure I can learn to love him.

Thanks everybody!

[Budgiekin]

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I know what it's like to lose a budgie....I cried when I read your post. It is amazing how difficult this kind of situation is, especially when many people try to tell you that "oh, it was just a bird". Well, the truth of the matter is, they are not just a bird, they are so much more than that. They bring us so much joy when they are with us, and so much pain when they are not. My thoughts are with you sweety. Hang in there! It does get easier with time.....;)

[RaptorSigh]

Thanks, Budgiekin. :) The people I live with are sad too, but not as outwardly sad as I've been. I guess that's because he was technically my bird, but here I've gotten such nice comments from people I don't even know, and it's uplifting. Typing doesn't really translate how grateful I am. This is a great community.