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Date Posted: 04:29:17 04/19/08 Sat
Author: S. K. Dixon
Author Host/IP: cache-mtc-af02.proxy.aol.com / 64.12.117.66
Subject: Thank you so much, Dennis!
In reply to: Dennis 's message, "Re: Zoe Warrior Princess has died!" on 04:15:29 04/19/08 Sat

Your kind words will help; and you are right--they get into our heads and hearts so the pain is pretty stiff for awhile. Your thoughts on the age we acquire them and whether they were shirt buddies or not is an interesting theory, too. I immediately thought of the ones Ags has that are 14 years old--twice as old as Zoe WP. Then, I also thought of how many seem to die around 6 or 7 years of age; and I wondered why? What do we miss? As you said, Zoe was well cared for, ate a better diet than most humans, had everything cleaned daily (I am a bit neurotic on that note); and was loved beyond belief! Because I have an inside and outside aviary for them, she had the best of both worlds. She will always be in my heart.





>Sorry for your loss. I don't know if they hide illness
>or physical problems well or can get fatally sick very
>quickly, but this seems to happen often. People say
>they
>looked fine and acted normal and were dead a few hours
>later. I know Zoe was well cared for and that should
>not
>be an issue. But in some cases that doesn't seem to
>make
>a difference.
>I've wondered a few times if the real young rescues
>have
>a higher mortality rate for some reason. None of mine
>that have lived 13-15 years were rescues or orphans. I
>also wonder if they are getting something from humans
>that makes them sick. All of mine that lived to be real
>old were seldom handled if at all. They were not hand
>tame
>pets but not afraid of me. The would take treats from
>me
>with little hesitation.
>Again, sorry for your loss. I know these guys can
>really
>get into their human's hearts.
>
>>With a very sad heart I must tell you all that my very
>>first flyer, Zoe Warrior Princess, has died tonight.
>>Zoe was going on 7 years old, and I had had her since
>>she was just a week or so old. She was fine last
>>night, or appeared to be, but I noticed that she did
>>not come out tonight when the others did; I waited a
>>bit, because I was changing out overalls and nest
>>boxes and when she did not appear I got out her
>>overalls and found her curled up in her cotton balls,
>>as though asleep. I could tell that she had only been
>>dead for a very short time, which made me feel all the
>>worse for not having looked sooner. She does not show
>>any signs of trauma; and other than shedding a bit of
>>weight lately (which she needed, actually), everything
>>was the same as always with Zoe. Last night she came
>>out and shirt dived as normal and then scooted out to
>>play. I know that she has lived a wonderful life here
>>with us and I know that she knew she was very loved
>>and very special. But my heart is absolutely breaking
>>to know she has left me and I don't know why. I will
>>miss her so much.

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