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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 7:11pm
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.... Sorry.

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 6:32pm
JustJanis wrote: Oh NO!!!! Well, I feel privileged to have met Nichi. 25 years is a good run. But having him almost 1/2 of your life...it's going to be sad. I'm sorry P. he could rally...he keeps surprising me....one never knows.....

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 6:28pm

triskele wrote:

aw.... nichi is probably close to 25. he's unable to fly at the moment, and his vent is all encrusted....he's not preening....he was fine a few days ago....after a sort of rough time during the moult when he was losing feathers. now he's making new feathers, and is doing worse than ever before....

Oh NO!!!! Well, I feel privileged to have met Nichi. 25 years is a good run. But having him almost 1/2 of your life...it's going to be sad. I'm sorry P. {#Hug}

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 6:11pm
triskele wrote: thank you... Just saw your post.

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 6:07pm
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.... I'm sorry.

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 6:07pm
Manbird wrote: Sorry, to hear that - one of ours just died a couple months ago. aw.... nichi is probably close to 25. he's unable to fly at the moment, and his vent is all encrusted....he's not preening....he was fine a few days ago....after a sort of rough time during the moult when he was losing feathers. now he's making new feathers, and is doing worse than ever before....

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 6:06pm
katzendogs wrote: That's a lot a years for a bird eh? Big vibe to you! thank you...

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 6:04pm
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.... That's a lot a years for a bird eh? Big vibe to you!

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 6:00pm
hobiejoe wrote: You need BuddhistBatteries™ - they die, yet live again. Wait, didn't Jesus do that too?

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 5:49pm
RASPUTIN wrote: My battery is dying. You need BuddhistBatteries™ - they die, yet live again. Although if you've used your super-duper laptop battery to watch "Debbie Does Dallas", your battery gets reincarnated as a cheap Duracell AA ripoff. Karma.

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 5:38pm
My battery is dying.

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 5:09pm
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.... aww.

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 5:07pm
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.... Sorry, to hear that - one of ours just died a couple months ago.

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 4:58pm
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....

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 4:42pm
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....

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 4:41pm
Manbird wrote: 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.

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 4:40pm
Manbird wrote: 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. no words...just....

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 4:38pm
Manbird wrote: 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.

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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 4:38pm
Manbird wrote: 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. You've done all you could for her, my friend.

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Location: La Villa Toscana
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Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 4:35pm
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.

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