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C'DALERIDER · 06-06-2008, 12:38 PM

My best friend receintly moved out of the appt she lived for 15 years and had a cockatoo(sp?) sinc it was a baby. For the last week the bird has not been doing well. Not eating anf not vocal. I love this bird dearly. When ever I would enter the room it would come on my shoulder and sing to me, adn I would sing back. Anyway, she called me and said she found him on the ground, picked him up and layed it on her chest and it layed its head down, closed its eyes and passed away. Im shocked.
Does anyone know how sensitive birds are to new environments? could this be ther reason or you think he hurt himself???
Thanks for your consideration.

Scapegoat · 06-06-2008, 12:44 PM

could be anything. (i've owned birds for the past...10+ years)

cockatoo's are VERY emotional birds. He may have stopped eating due to the stress of the move. Its also highly possible there was something in the air, new ventilation system will have different bacteria and crap in it than what the bird was used to. Birds have a very intricate breathing system of air sacs that do not filter air very well (hence why miners would bring canaries into mine shafts)

There is no way anyone here can diagnose the bird though... she would have to take it to an avian vet for a necroscopy. This should tell the vet why the bird died... and if your friend intends on getting another bird this is probably an intelligent choice. There just might be something in the air or water that caused this. Or it could just be an existing condition in the bird that manifested itself severely due to the stress of moving.

Birds are food out in the wild... they do not show sickness until it is usually too late.

C'DALERIDER · 06-06-2008, 01:07 PM

Thanks! Is there anything you do not know about? Geez.

Thats was I was suspecting. The bird did stop eating. She thinks it could have hurt itself, but i watched that bird fly into glass and around corners into a wall and be fine, at the old place. So is it a coincidence it died a week after moving? I doubt it.I realy wish she would have consulted an expert before moving the bird. Like you said, birds are emotional. And thanks SO much for the other suggetions. I will pass the information on to her and have the air quality tested. Thing is she leaves the windows open all over and a great breez flows. Still though......the suspition for gas leak is there cause no pilot light on the gas fire place. GEEZUS.

06-06-2008, 12:38 PM	#1
C'DALERIDER Tri-State Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: PHOENIXVILLE Member #1064 My Ride: '04WRX,'06STI;WRBX2,850awhp iTrader: (0)	Birds expert on TST? My best friend receintly moved out of the appt she lived for 15 years and had a cockatoo(sp?) sinc it was a baby. For the last week the bird has not been doing well. Not eating anf not vocal. I love this bird dearly. When ever I would enter the room it would come on my shoulder and sing to me, adn I would sing back. Anyway, she called me and said she found him on the ground, picked him up and layed it on her chest and it layed its head down, closed its eyes and passed away. Im shocked. Does anyone know how sensitive birds are to new environments? could this be ther reason or you think he hurt himself??? Thanks for your consideration. __________________ The wheel in front of me twitches and pulses with enormous energy as it tries desperately to pull away from my gasping breaths. My legs ache, the pain beginning deep, unbelievably deep, slowly creeping up through the layers of my consciousness, finally reaching the threshold where my struggle to ignore it is overcome and it comes gushing out in great spasms.

06-06-2008, 01:07 PM	#3
C'DALERIDER Tri-State Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: PHOENIXVILLE Member #1064 My Ride: '04WRX,'06STI;WRBX2,850awhp iTrader: (0)	Thanks! Is there anything you do not know about? Geez. Thats was I was suspecting. The bird did stop eating. She thinks it could have hurt itself, but i watched that bird fly into glass and around corners into a wall and be fine, at the old place. So is it a coincidence it died a week after moving? I doubt it.I realy wish she would have consulted an expert before moving the bird. Like you said, birds are emotional. And thanks SO much for the other suggetions. I will pass the information on to her and have the air quality tested. Thing is she leaves the windows open all over and a great breez flows. Still though......the suspition for gas leak is there cause no pilot light on the gas fire place. GEEZUS. __________________ The wheel in front of me twitches and pulses with enormous energy as it tries desperately to pull away from my gasping breaths. My legs ache, the pain beginning deep, unbelievably deep, slowly creeping up through the layers of my consciousness, finally reaching the threshold where my struggle to ignore it is overcome and it comes gushing out in great spasms.

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06-06-2008, 12:44 PM	#2
Scapegoat TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stop looking at my gold Member #1208 iTrader: (1)	could be anything. (i've owned birds for the past...10+ years) cockatoo's are VERY emotional birds. He may have stopped eating due to the stress of the move. Its also highly possible there was something in the air, new ventilation system will have different bacteria and crap in it than what the bird was used to. Birds have a very intricate breathing system of air sacs that do not filter air very well (hence why miners would bring canaries into mine shafts) There is no way anyone here can diagnose the bird though... she would have to take it to an avian vet for a necroscopy. This should tell the vet why the bird died... and if your friend intends on getting another bird this is probably an intelligent choice. There just might be something in the air or water that caused this. Or it could just be an existing condition in the bird that manifested itself severely due to the stress of moving. Birds are food out in the wild... they do not show sickness until it is usually too late.