This is a bit off track, but sadness has hit home.  We run a small rescue of parrots.  Our very first purchase was a blue headed Pionus, who after 6 years have only recently learned that we have a female.  Anyway, Diego (Diega) has gotten a bug of some sort.  And this is affecting my husband Roger so very much.  You see I wanted her and after bringing her home there was never any doubt that she wanted roger as her favorite human companion.  Funny thing is though she was Roger's #1 bird, she would only talk with me.  She would say hi to roger, but would speak with me.  This use to frustrate him so.

But now she is ill and we are not sure if she is going to make it.  Roger called our vet and he was not going to be in but his staff recommended another doctor to take her to.  They did her blook work and took xray, but you know - if you have a doctor that you are familiar with and trust - it is hard and pretty expensive going to a different vet.  In our case we had no choice.

This is so hard for Roger.  You see, he was never a bird person until he met me, I should say till he met Diego.  The two of them would be in his office to the small hours of the night.  Diego would sit on his shoulder and just watch him.  They are pretty cute to watch.

To hear the distress cries - just eats at Roger.  I keep telling him that just like he can feel Diego's not feeling well - Diego can feel his distress too.   It just about broke my heart to hear Roger say that the new sentence Diego was saying to him "Love You" was really him crying that she was not feeling good.  I tried, but not too successfully I might add, that the bird was saying love you, because he does.

Just watching him makes me sad because there is nothing I can do to relieve him or Diego except be there for each of them.

"love you" Roger from Diego and all your other feathered children.