Hi all, I don't post much at all but wanted to tell you that we lost our dog Mellie on August 9th and on September 1st I lost my little sweet Pepe. Mellie was 14 and had heart failure. That was terrible at best but when I woke up on Friday the first my Pepe was dead. She was my whole world and I am devastated. I want to urge everyone not to let your get in bed with you. I am not sure but I think she was either suffocated or overheated and siezed. It happened within about an hour. She showed evidence of eating pellet/seeds in morning at sunrise (7am) and I woke at 8:15 am to find her at the edge/bottom of the bed. Every morning she would wake me up around 8am and we would get out her toys for her to play while I made her breakfast. I had changed her pellet/seed mix and have sent it off to be analyzed. I won't say the brand for I don't want to cause alarm. She was a plucker but was healthy and acted-pooped normal until I found her. I have such grief and have not rested because I think I killed her. I was so careful. I feared her dying but did not have the heart to cage her when sleeping. I should have. Please everyone who reads this put your little honey birds in their cages when time to sleep. She was free to roam our master bath/bedroom and I thought everything was birdproof. I was wrong.

She was my happiness and sunshine. Now I am alone and miss her terribly. Everybody give your little birdies a kiss and tell em you love em.

Thanks for sharing my pain.

Oh Pepe, I'm so,so sorry for your loss. There have been other birds that have just suddenly passed on lately so don't jump to conclusions that it was something you did. It is safer for them to be caged at night but even in their cages they find trouble. They are so curious, they're into everything. I am sorry about Mellie too; my dog is elderly and not well so it is something I understand. Time lessens the pain.

Thank you Brook.

Laura, my heart feels for you. I am so sorry. Sending loving hugs.....

Oh Laura, to lose two cherished pets so closely together is devastating. My heart goes out to you.

(((HUGS))) Laura I'm so very sorry for your losses Please don't beat yourself up over it though.

Thank you all so much. Frizz, I didn't mean to leave you out of my thanks with Brook. I think we posted at the same time. It really means a lot to have your sympathy. We are so upset that we are moving (planning to before but quickly now). This house is killing us. Too many memories. I have been over the happenings of the previous night and morning of her death-over and over. Knowing how she was, I really think if I was to even come close to her with the covers she would have told me and she never came on that side of the bed in the morn. Her feet were back and her head was turned to the side with beak clenched. No signs of matted feathers. I really think it was the food or just her time. She was 8, young. I had food traced back to being made in March of 2006 and I bought it around the 1st of August so it was fresh. The company is doing test for aflatoxin and other poisons. If it comes out positive I will let you all know. I just didn't have the strength to go through a necropsy. I would have if I had other pet birdies who could be in danger from disease. We buried them together in our hibiscus garden. Hopefully Mellie is running around young and spry with Pepe, fully feathered, on her back.

I am so sorry to hear about your losses. Take care and remember we are all here for you.

So sorry for your losses..

I'm so sorry for your loss!
I'm really bad at letting Meeka sleep with me.She loves it but I guess I better rethink her sleeping in my bed or on the couch.
I'm so sorry!!

Oh I'm so sorry, losing 2 pets at once must be so heartbreaking. I'm so sorry...

sweetie you suffered a bad loss, my prayers are with you, may you find the strength to move on but never forgetting you little ones.

I am so very sorry for your losses ...

I am so sorry, Laura. Please accept my condolences.

Thank you all. Really makes me feel better. Having a hard time of it. Everything reminds me of them. With pet birds it is hard because they rely on you soley for everything. I feel like I let that little chicken down. Everyone wants to give me a new parrot. I don't think I will have another. Losing them is too hard. Thanks everyone.