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Pamela S.
post Oct 27 2013, 12:18 PM
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Attached ImageOur cherished Amazon of 25 years, Boogie, passed away on 10/17/13 and I can't stop crying. My husband and I are completely devastated. Even though Boogie was not feeling well recently (the vet diagnosed it as an unspecified liver problem), he continued to behave normally, so his passing was quite unexpected. Whenever he did display any rare signs of illness, he always recovered so quickly that we just thought he would bounce back again as usual. I can count on one hand the times Boogie actually became ill over the past 25 years, but one day this past September he became alarmingly droopy, weak and off-balance, and it took hours for him to return to normal. That's when I took him to the vet and found out there was a problem with his liver. The vet couldn't be sure what the exact problem might have been without further, more stressful tests, which he recommended against, so he simply prescribed some meds for Boogie in hopes that it would clear up whatever was bothering him. There was never a thought that his illness might be life-threatening. In the meantime, it also never occurred to us that our bird was getting older. We just assumed he would be with us for a very long time to come. We've shared our home with many different animals over the years (we just lost a special-needs bunny of 8 years a few weeks ago), but we always assumed Boogie would be the one to outlive them all. I don't even know if I noticed he was slowing down a little bit and sleeping more than he used to. Maybe I just didn't want to notice it. He seemed so happy and normal, and giving Boogie the meds (3 different liquids twice a day) was torturous to both him and me. It was extremely traumatic and he hated it. He would gag and sneeze when I managed to get any down his throat, but most of the pink sticky mess would end up on my clothes, his feathers and the walls, so I decided to focus on his diet and lay off the meds for awhile. I checked online and his symptoms seemed to indicate that he might be suffering with fatty liver disease, so I purchased specially formulated parrot food for him and made sure he had only low protein, low fat, low starch and low sugar fruits and veggies. He had only 2 very minor relapses over the past few weeks, but bounced back almost immediately. Everything seemed to be going well, until he had a more serious relapse that took him over an hour to recover from, but still he returned to normal and we just chalked it up to his liver ailment. I tried one more time to give him some meds, but that was as disastrous as before. On his last day, October 17th, Boogie was up to usual antics, but as late afternoon approached, he seemed to be getting tired and off-balance. By that evening, he was in a full relapse, so I held him in my lap as I had always done in the past until he recovered. As the hours passed, he rallied a few times, and I was definitely worried, but I thought all would be well. I'll never know if it was due to his age or his liver, but my poor little bird just couldn't bounce back this time. He died in my arms late that night.

It was my husband who decades ago wanted a parrot, but for whatever reason, Boogie had bonded with me, so I'm having a particularly difficult time dealing with his death. The bird and I built a very special relationship over the next 25 years that I cannot fully describe in words. He was a part of me. He was my constant companion around the house, and now I just feel an enormous hole in my life. No matter what I did on a daily basis (cleaning, cooking, relaxing...absolutely everything), he was there on my shoulder. When my husband and I argued, my little Boogie was there to soothe my nerves. When we planned an evening out, we had to be home as soon as possible to make sure Boogie didn't have to spend an extra moment in his cage. Our lives literally revolved around our bird, but we loved him so much it was a joy, not a hardship. Boogie had a love/hate relationship with my husband since he was considered an "intruder" by our parrot, but they shared many special moments together as well.

I am overwhelmed by despair at the unfairness of my bird being taken from me, and guilt that I should have or could have done more for him. He was my life and I don't know how to go on without my Boogie.
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Pamela S.
post Nov 6 2013, 10:32 PM
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Bad day...I had to go into Boogie's room since that was also my office. I've been avoiding it for the past few weeks since that's where Boogie died, but I had to do some work today. I'm sitting in his room right now, typing this and looking at his empty cage. My heart is breaking.
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post Nov 18 2013, 09:18 PM
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QUOTE (Pamela S. @ Nov 6 2013, 10:32 PM) *
Bad day...I had to go into Boogie's room since that was also my office. I've been avoiding it for the past few weeks since that's where Boogie died, but I had to do some work today. I'm sitting in his room right now, typing this and looking at his empty cage. My heart is breaking.


This just made me cry again.. This is exactly how I feel about my cat, his favorite chair is empty. I have only 1 bowl of food on the floor instead of 2. His favorite toy is laying in the corner. What kills me the most is the big cat house/carrier I've got them for our future move. I thought it's the best for them to be in 1 carrier because they love each other and would feel better being together during the road trip. The last picture of my cat was the picture of him sitting in his new carrier. Now I have this huge carrier and 1 cat, the brother of my lost/possibly dead cat.
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- Pamela S.   The Night My Beloved Boogie Died...   Oct 27 2013, 12:18 PM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Pamela, please permit me to offer you my since...   Oct 27 2013, 12:49 PM
|- - Pamela S.   Dear moon_beam, I most sincerely appreciate and t...   Oct 27 2013, 09:26 PM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Pamela, thank you so much for sharing with us ...   Oct 28 2013, 10:49 AM
|- - Pamela S.   Dear moon_beam, The night Boogie passed, my husba...   Oct 30 2013, 01:23 PM
- - kmariebanks   I am sorry to hear about the passing of Boogie. my...   Oct 30 2013, 02:36 PM
|- - Pamela S.   QUOTE (kmariebanks @ Oct 30 2013, 12:36 P...   Nov 1 2013, 11:57 AM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Pamela, thank you so much for sharing with us ...   Oct 30 2013, 02:47 PM
|- - Pamela S.   Dear moon_beam, Thanks so much for allowing me to...   Nov 1 2013, 05:08 PM
- - Gretta's Mom   Oh Pamela My heart is sorrowing with you at the p...   Nov 2 2013, 07:01 AM
|- - Pamela S.   Dear Gretta's Mom, Your reply really touched ...   Nov 4 2013, 12:20 AM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Pamela, thank you so much for sharing with us ...   Nov 2 2013, 10:50 AM
|- - Pamela S.   Dear moon_beam, Thanks for your shoulder. Looks ...   Nov 4 2013, 01:06 AM
- - Pamela S.   Bad day...I had to go into Boogie's room since...   Nov 6 2013, 10:32 PM
|- - JuliaSC   QUOTE (Pamela S. @ Nov 6 2013, 10:32 PM) ...   Nov 18 2013, 09:18 PM
|- - Pamela S.   QUOTE (JuliaSC @ Nov 18 2013, 06:18 PM) T...   Nov 21 2013, 02:33 AM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Pamela, thank you so much for sharing with us ...   Nov 7 2013, 01:31 PM
|- - Pamela S.   QUOTE (moon_beam @ Nov 7 2013, 10:31 AM) ...   Nov 7 2013, 07:27 PM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Pamela, thank you so much for sharing with us ...   Nov 8 2013, 03:42 PM
|- - Pamela S.   Dear moon_beam, Thanks for the advice. It turns ...   Nov 16 2013, 03:29 PM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Pamela, thank you so much for sharing with us ...   Nov 17 2013, 01:52 PM
|- - Pamela S.   Dear moon_beam, Thanks again for your reply. I...   Nov 21 2013, 01:58 AM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Pamela, thank you so much for sharing with us ...   Nov 21 2013, 01:41 PM
|- - Pamela S.   It's now been 6 weeks since Boogie passed, and...   Nov 25 2013, 04:21 AM
- - Pamela S.   Not really sure how to deal with the holidays. I ...   Dec 1 2013, 01:51 AM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Pamela, thank you so much for sharing with us ...   Dec 1 2013, 12:33 PM
- - Pamela S.   It's hard to believe, but it's been 3 mont...   Jan 23 2014, 03:22 PM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Pamela, thank you so much for sharing with us ...   Jan 24 2014, 12:52 PM
- - Pamela S.   I very much appreciate your kind words, moon_beam....   Feb 21 2014, 02:53 AM
- - Pamela S.   I forgot to mention that I had a very strange drea...   Feb 21 2014, 02:51 PM
- - Pamela S.   It's been 6 months since Boogie passed and it ...   Mar 18 2014, 01:37 AM
- - Pamela S.   I had left Boogie's perch in the kitchen after...   Mar 30 2014, 12:37 AM
|- - Snapdragon   QUOTE (Pamela S. @ Mar 29 2014, 10:37 PM)...   Mar 30 2014, 01:06 AM
|- - Pamela S.   QUOTE (Snapdragon @ Mar 29 2014, 11:06 PM...   Apr 2 2014, 03:30 PM
|- - Snapdragon   QUOTE (Pamela S. @ Apr 2 2014, 01:30 PM) ...   Apr 2 2014, 04:52 PM
|- - Pamela S.   Snapdragon, Thanks for your reply. I really appr...   Apr 21 2014, 11:38 PM
|- - Snapdragon   QUOTE (Pamela S. @ Apr 21 2014, 09:38 PM)...   Apr 22 2014, 09:53 PM
|- - Pamela S.   QUOTE (Snapdragon @ Apr 22 2014, 07:53 PM...   May 25 2014, 05:51 PM
- - Pamela S.   I've been particularly sad the past few days. ...   May 30 2014, 06:53 PM
- - Pamela S.   I really can't believe it's been 10 months...   Aug 21 2014, 02:59 AM
- - Princessmommy   Pamela, Ever since I been here I been reading peo...   Aug 26 2014, 10:26 PM
|- - Pamela S.   QUOTE (Princessmommy @ Aug 26 2014, 08:26...   Sep 19 2014, 01:22 PM
|- - Pamela S.   I've been missing Boogie's presence so muc...   Sep 19 2014, 01:43 PM
- - moon_beam   Hi, Pamela, thank you so much for sharing with us ...   Sep 20 2014, 12:26 PM


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