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[pacificpikachu]

One of the towhees died last night. I haven't the faintest idea why--last night he was hopping around the room as fast as he could go, testing out his wings, randomly jumping on Mystery Bird, and was the most upbeat, happy bird you'd ever see. He'd been on the proper dose of antibiotics for a week like directed, he was eating fine, he looked great, and I'm not sure what caused his death. I'm pretty disappointed about it because I had him for a week and had grown rather fond of him in that time (plus I'm at a total loss as to why he died), but...well, it happens. Nothing I can do but accept it. At least he had a really great, fun, exciting week of life before he went.

RIP, little towhee.

Now I must go clean with my mom! We're doing some work on our (frankly, quite terrifying) garage right now. o__o;

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[tonko.livejournal.com]

RIP lil' bird :( But at least he WAS feeling good and perky up till he died. He was comfy under your care. I bet it's frustrating when it's so mysterious, though :/

Good luck in that there garage. I wonder if you'll find anything interesting, if you garage is anything like, say, my dad's. "Oh, hey, it's that [whatever item] we haven't seen for five years!"

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

I agree. We think it was probably a whole body infection that killed him, as they're generally sudden deaths within a week after a lot of improvement. It's when there's an infection that the antibiotics work to improve for a while, but the infection eventually just overwhelms the body. He did have a wonderful last night, though, which at least is something happy. It is frustrating when the deaths are mysterious, because then you can't help but wonder if your other birds are going to mysteriously die, too. After mysterious deaths I tend to get a little paranoid for a while.

We did great in the garage, and found a LOT of really interesting, odd things. Even when it's hard work, at least you get rewarded in that fun way.

[trf-chan.livejournal.com]

Aww, I'm sorry. :( I really respect what you do, because I don't think I could do it. I don't think I would be able to cope with things like this as well as you. ♥

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

It's okay--it happens. It's just hard when it's unexpected and you've had the bird for a while. I'm feeling a little better about it, though, because I think I know the cause and it was unpreventable. He had a good final night before his death, though.

And thanks. ♥ I like to think it makes a difference in the world, even if it's a small one. Coping gets a little hard from time-to-time because you start to realize the incredible frailty of life, and it can be a little scary in the long run when death becomes something routine to deal with. Generally, though, if you get a bird in and it just dies within twenty-four hours, it's not a huge deal. This is their second chance after all--almost 100% of the birds we get in would be dead if not for us, so if they die it's just how they would have been without us anyway. It's kind of a jaded perspective to take, but it helps you put things in perspective when you deal with it like we do.