Birdie Bath Time

One of our lovebirds, Pooh, decided it was time for him to take a bath, and when he takes a bath, he really gets into it. So Phil grabbed the camera and started recording...

And then there were two...

Last night we lost another one of our lovebirds, Tweety. During dinner she started showing signs that she was going to pass, sitting at the bottom of her cage, all puffed and sleeping, stumbling about when she walked, and her breathing was labored. I had seen the signs before with other birds, so I knew that during the night she would pass. When we went to bed she was still sitting at the bottom of the cage, and this morning when we woke up at 5:30am, she was gone.

So now I am down to just two lovebirds, the original two I had before I started getting others (I've had 7 in all). I've been checking on them today and they seem to be OK, they know their friend is gone, but seeing as they are flock birds, they tend to get over it quickly. I am doing OK with it too, because I had all night to prepare myself that this morning she would be gone. I said my goodbyes before I went to bed.

I've decided as much as I love my lovies, I just don't think I am going to get any new ones. All the lovebirds I've gotten from Petsmart have died, and unless you get them from a breeder, who raised it from birth, you never know what diseases they have, and they show no sign of illness until the last moment. Plus, I get so attached to my pets, that I don't need to get attached to anymore. The two I have left, Baby and Pooh, I have had for 3 years, and Pooh I've had since he was a baby. I just hope that I have a lot of time left with the both of them.