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pacificpikachu) wrote2007-06-22 12:33 am
pacificpikachu) wrote2007-06-22 12:33 am
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I've been so bad about updating. XD
Ummm, life has been...stressful still. :/ I won't write much because I can't remember what I want to write about, but lots of bird stuff and hotel stuff and medical stuff has been going on.
First off, the "pinkie/nestling jays" that were "killdeer" (the rehabber who brought them to me said they were killdeer, but when they arrived I determined they were jays and then...???) turned out to be...I have no idea what. One of the two died, unfortunately, and I think it was my fault. I aspirated it on accident because it kept spitting the Exact up and I thought it had recovered, but it died during the night. The remaining one is black with brown tips on the feathers, appears to have a jay-like beak, white flanges, and a pink mouth. It makes a "chichichichi" sound. Er, no idea. I transferred it to another rehabber today, though, because I was too overwhelmed with all the birds and health problems and hotel issues.
Also, the day after I released the crow and magpie, I got another crow in--this time an adult injured crow. I was immediately concerned about it because it was weak enough to be captured, and the lady who brought it to me told me that there were a bunch of other crows around it cawing. Crows often gather around dying crows and make a racket, so that immediately set off warning bells. Long story short, the bird has a broken wing and is diseased, and is probably going to die tonight. We tried to take it to Dr. Lund today, but he was in a surgery and couldn't see the bird. I think even if Dr. Lund saw the bird, it still was too late for it. :( Anyway, I'm hoping it has a peaceful death at least, and if it makes it to the morning I'll bring it to the vet.
I also got another jay--this time, it's a scrub jay. So I have this cage of five jays out on the front deck, and they basically yell and fly around and act insane all of the time. XDDD At least they're all healthy!
This morning at 3 or 4 AM, I had another episode of difficulty breathing. We had to go to the ER again, though like last time, I didn't actually have to be admitted. We just waited outside in the car for a few hours until I felt better. Still, Mom had me take Benadryl, and that in conjunction with only about three hours of sleep made me incredibly exhausted. ._.;
Now I'm not feeling 100% again, but hopefully it'll pass tonight. Hopefully. I don't really want to make any more late-night excursions to the ER.
Also, we booked a hotel room! It's three miles from the convention, which is a lot farther than I wanted, and it's not exactly a top-o'-the-line hotel, but it's inexpensive and available. Gah, finding anything that even has any vacancy at all is nearly impossible at this point.
We may be able to pick Zoe up over the weekend in San Francisco because Dad's going to a poster show! I have to e-mail Zoe and inform her of this. >.>
I hate my health problems. I wish they would all just go away. :( Also, it's kind of depressing that I've gotten in fifteen birds so far, and five have died (if I include the crow, who may or may not be dead at this point).
I have sooo much anime to catch up on. I'm not even going to make goals to finish it right now. XD
Ummm, life has been...stressful still. :/ I won't write much because I can't remember what I want to write about, but lots of bird stuff and hotel stuff and medical stuff has been going on.
First off, the "pinkie/nestling jays" that were "killdeer" (the rehabber who brought them to me said they were killdeer, but when they arrived I determined they were jays and then...???) turned out to be...I have no idea what. One of the two died, unfortunately, and I think it was my fault. I aspirated it on accident because it kept spitting the Exact up and I thought it had recovered, but it died during the night. The remaining one is black with brown tips on the feathers, appears to have a jay-like beak, white flanges, and a pink mouth. It makes a "chichichichi" sound. Er, no idea. I transferred it to another rehabber today, though, because I was too overwhelmed with all the birds and health problems and hotel issues.
Also, the day after I released the crow and magpie, I got another crow in--this time an adult injured crow. I was immediately concerned about it because it was weak enough to be captured, and the lady who brought it to me told me that there were a bunch of other crows around it cawing. Crows often gather around dying crows and make a racket, so that immediately set off warning bells. Long story short, the bird has a broken wing and is diseased, and is probably going to die tonight. We tried to take it to Dr. Lund today, but he was in a surgery and couldn't see the bird. I think even if Dr. Lund saw the bird, it still was too late for it. :( Anyway, I'm hoping it has a peaceful death at least, and if it makes it to the morning I'll bring it to the vet.
I also got another jay--this time, it's a scrub jay. So I have this cage of five jays out on the front deck, and they basically yell and fly around and act insane all of the time. XDDD At least they're all healthy!
This morning at 3 or 4 AM, I had another episode of difficulty breathing. We had to go to the ER again, though like last time, I didn't actually have to be admitted. We just waited outside in the car for a few hours until I felt better. Still, Mom had me take Benadryl, and that in conjunction with only about three hours of sleep made me incredibly exhausted. ._.;
Now I'm not feeling 100% again, but hopefully it'll pass tonight. Hopefully. I don't really want to make any more late-night excursions to the ER.
Also, we booked a hotel room! It's three miles from the convention, which is a lot farther than I wanted, and it's not exactly a top-o'-the-line hotel, but it's inexpensive and available. Gah, finding anything that even has any vacancy at all is nearly impossible at this point.
We may be able to pick Zoe up over the weekend in San Francisco because Dad's going to a poster show! I have to e-mail Zoe and inform her of this. >.>
I hate my health problems. I wish they would all just go away. :( Also, it's kind of depressing that I've gotten in fifteen birds so far, and five have died (if I include the crow, who may or may not be dead at this point).
I have sooo much anime to catch up on. I'm not even going to make goals to finish it right now. XD