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Hi everyone .... well, I've reached the end of my last nerve. About a year ago, I had to put my little dog down ..... she was a Cavalier, King Charles Spaniel, who was rescued from a puppy mill - she was 4 and had given birth to multiple liters. She never got out of the crate, and the day after I took her the mill was going to shoot her because she was no long producing what they wanted. She was a tri-color, and had the classical heart murmur. All Cavaliers have that, I guess from poor breeding practices ..... goes from level 1 to level 5. She was 11 when I had to put her to sleep. Well, you all know all the moving I've been doing ... MD to VA, then another place in VA (which is quite unsafe I'm finding out). I have not been happy since I left my condo in MD. I'd lived in the Frederick, MD area for 30 years, and that move was a big mistake (now I know!). Well, I have 2 cats, but I so much miss that little girl. It's been a year now, and I still can't look at her picture without tearing up. So, I've been in touch with a Cavalier rescue group that lives quite close to where I used to live in MD, and I'm just praying that I can find one that I can both afford and whose murmur isn't passed 2. I'm lonesome .... I have a neighbor who is a friend and she has a dog. My kids are great people, and do what they can and have time for to either come over, bring me some food, or go somewhere with me, but they all have lives and families and I cannot expect them to fill in the gap. I'm used to taking in a puppy mill rescue, as my Molly was afraid of grass when I got her, I had to teach her how to walk up steps, and for a long time anytime someone lifted an arm to scratch their head or anything like that, she'd duck and run. Obviously, she'd been abused along with everything else. I so hope I can get one ..... I need a loyal friend down here, and one of them would be perfect.
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@lisalucier Thank You for asking about my parakeet, Baby. He's a sweetheart of a companion. Very social and he's the only one I talk to mostly daily. He's easy to take care of and also cheap on food etc. Buy him a few toys and he plays with them all day. I have taught him to speak quite a few things and he also sings, in his own way. I am teaching him to say trick or treat atm. Right now he's at my brothers because I am going into surgery tomorrow on my right artery in my neck. A piece of plaque has broken up and floating around. My left artery is 80% clogged so I hope the surgeon has picked the right artery to operate on. I worry I won't be walking out of the hospital!! I am terrified. Off subject (sorry). I love my parakeet and if anyone would like to get one for companionship, get a male, they talk more.
Love you all, Lorraine 🙂
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4 Reactions@desirea Thank you for sharing about your sweet Baby. They do provide company and are superb listeners and can become articulate as well Can your Baby whistle tunes??? I once had a cockatiel that could whistle tunes and talk a blue-streak. I saw him in a pet store in a cage without food or water like the other birds. I asked to have him taken from the cage and the employee had not a clue how to handle a bird. I did buy him and realized on the way home he had a deformed foot. Turns out the little fella was physically disabled. I saved him from being killed. I designed his cage by making it handicapped accessible. He was a joy to have and what he lacked physically he made up for in personality!!!
Thank you Lorraine for this happy memory.
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5 Reactions@parus Bless your soul for saving him!! No, I haven't tried to teach him whistle tunes. He's a good whistler. I will try and do that parus. Thank You and happy that I made you happy. Your a dear heart and wish you well. Hugs!
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4 Reactions@desirea Hi Lorraine. Wishing you a speedy recovery after your surgery tomorrow. Hugs to you and Baby.
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4 Reactions@windwalker Thank You very much for your well wishes and Hugs back from me and Baby! 🙂
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3 ReactionsHi all ..... it's been a year now and for this passed Mother's Day my kids all pitched in and got me a Cockalier .... a cross between a Cocker Spaniel and a Cavalier. They're trying to breed the heart problem out of the Cavies. My kids are just wonderful to me .... this was from a Cockalier breeder .... only a few in the country. This is the kind of thing that would make it impossible to move back to MD. The kids obviously love me and do sweet things like this. I still miss my condo in MD, but I think it's slowly fading. I am so thankful for that!
abby
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6 ReactionsI just love your story about adopting a disabled cockatiel, @parus. I can just imagine your creativity in making an accessible cage for the disabled bird, how perfectly wonderful. Did you ever draw any pictures of the little guy?
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2 Reactions@desirea - with your surgery tomorrow on your artery in your neck, would you post when you feel up to it and let those in this discussion know how you are doing?
Hope Baby, your parakeet, and your brother have a nice time together.
@amberpep - how is the Cockalier doing?
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2 Reactions@lisalucier - sure will! Thanks!
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I'm sorry to hear you must have surgery on your right carotid artery tomorrow. You shared that you are terrified, and I would be as well. They do need to take care of that loose plaque though, so that's good. Will they operate on the left artery as well after you've recovered from the current surgery? I'm asking because I know I have some blocking of my left carotid artery that may require work in the future. I will look forward to hearing about your recovery from the surgery.
I had 2 wood finches in the past, but they both died because I bought the wrong bird seed for them. Such sweet birds. I felt like a murderer after I found out why they died. I just felt awful for a long time. I won't have birds as pets now since I did that. I just didn't know and the bird man didn't tell me what to feed them. I'm glad you have a parakeet. I always loved those when I was little. I have 3 kitties--actually they are my step-daughter's--and I dearly love them. I have had kitties for about 40 years off and on. They are great companions for me. They are a little posse' and follow me around all the time like puppies. LOL
I'll be thinking of you tomorrow and hoping for the very best outcome.
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