[b]I had two green quakers, one of them got killed this morning. What will the remaining one do?
I had, had both of them since they were 1 month old. They are almost 3.

I am deeply sorry for your loss.
If your quaker died of an infectious disease I would make sure the surviving quaker was being treated for it.
Other than the above just take it one day at a time and I am sure your remaining quaker as well as you miss the other bird but time patience and lots of love will help your bird go thru the mourning process and of course he will help you too.

Thank You! We are staying with a friend, and she has a dog; she had her dog spayed and brought her home and in the house and the dog saw my quakers and went for them and one jumped off the cage and the dog got it.

Your remaining little guy is going to be mourning the loss of his friend. Show him lots of love and don't let the dog near him he may try to attack it for what it did. You may want to think about getting him a new friend but only if you keep that dog out of the picture. I hate to see another poor quaker killed. I babysit a dog occasionally but when its in the house I never leave the cages open. If I sound harsh I'm sorry but lots of people think animals can get along together fine, but I just don't trust them to not revert to natural instincts.

yes, I agree but that doesn't fix the problem of staying with friends and THEY have the dog.

omg! I am soooo sorry for your loss!! it will take time but for now just be so very careful with the other bird and spend extra time with him since he'll be missing the other one. It might actually bond with you more now being alone. god this is a hard situation! I wish you the best!!

I am sorry for your loss. Your remaining fid will probably mourn, like you will, but will eventually be okay. Just give the other one plently of hugs and kisses.

Oh thats just awful your fid had company of another fid now he has none...thats so very sad. I am so sorry to hear whats happened awwww I feel for you and for your fid.

Hi there
I'm very sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. Last year I lost one of my companions, my Tiel, Monty quite suddenly. My remaining Tiel, Frodo, wouldn't eat for a couple of days and was miserable. I sat up at night and painted and he sat with me. I moved his cage to a different spot and just made more of a fuss of him. I think birds and animals live in the moment so while they do mourn, they are better at just 'getting on with it' than we humans. Frodo often sings to a photograph of Monty and we still mention her name when he does that. He has been happier however, since he got another avian companion, my quaker, Milli. They are housed separately but they love to sit close to each other when preening and explore things together. Make sure that you grieve properly for your dear lost bird. I still get a bit emotional about Monty (she was my baby before I had my son!) but i'm glad I had her in our family.
Keep away from the dog. They're pretty basic animals. All the best.

I am sorry for your loss.......you are in a difficult situation staying at a friends so you will have to watch your bird.......I am so sorry for your loss

I'm sorry for yor loss, my condolences...I agree here with most others here have said you and your remaining QP should mourn together to dull things maybe even a little and perhaps if you are ready to get him a new friend he will get through it a bit quicker, just make sure he is eating and drinking properly and shower him with love and affection

Oh, I'm so sorry for your loss. Your baby will mourn for his loss, but they do bounce back eventually. It took about 3 weeks for my bird and then we had a stronger bond than ever.
If you want to get another quaker you should wait till the mourning period is over for both of you.
{{{hugs}}}
tikileahsmom

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I am so sorry for your loss.
Hugs & scratches for both of you.
Time is what you both need.

Tricia.

How tragic. I'm so sorry for the loss of your fid. It must be so hard losing one that way. I know I would be devasted. Hugs to you and your little guy!

I had two dogs who grew up together and were constant companions and when one of them died, the other refused to eat and moped around and looked for the other one behind chairs and it was really pathetic. We just loved her extra hard and gave her extra treats and spent extra time with her and she eventually recovered. Then we got George, and he and Rosie became buddies and that helped Rosie a lot, but when SHE died, George did the same thing -- didn't want to eat, moped around. All you can do is be extra kind and loving to your remaining QP and in time, you'll both feel better.

I can't imagine how the dog that had just been spayed had the energy or will to attack, though. When I brought Gigi home after her operation, she just lay on the couch for three days giving me dirty looks and didn't have the energy to do anything, poor baby. I would've felt guilty except I knew it was better for her in the long run.

I am so sorry for your loss hugs your way.

I just wanted to say how sorry I am for your loss. I've not had any experience with this yet thank goodness, so I have no idea what to tell you....others have already given good advice. I just wanted to tell you how sorry I am for you and your fid and send a (((hug))) your way.