R.I.P. Oasis - (presumed) May 1994-March 31, 2006

[solarbird]

This is the best picture I ever got of Oasis, who died today at just shy of 12 years old. Something like 11 years, 10 months, though I can't be exactly sure because he was over eight years old when I got him and the pet store was giving him away to anybody who would buy his stuff with him.


Destroy All Rings!

Destroy All Rings was his favourite game other than being terrified and running away from any sounds that weren't made by himself or Zoe. That one was always his favourite, of course, being tiny and ever so tasty to cats.

He'd had a bad day a couple of weeks ago - he had some little seizures, which he'd never had before and were very alarming - but I put a heater in his cage and refreshed everything and kept everything nice and quiet, and he'd recovered pretty well. There'd been no more seizures, and he'd been spending more and more of each day awake and doing his normal little budgie things. The last three or four days, he'd been completely back to normal except for maybe a little extra sleeping - I'm not even sure of that - and this morning he'd been all about hopping down and demanding food and then, after being fed, going to bug Zoe next door to try to get her to pay attention to him. (Like he does, or, rather, did, whenever he was feeling rambunctious. I think he thought he was wooing her. Being eight times his size and a completely different species, she wasn't going for it.) I was thinking that maybe it would be time soon to put the heater away.

Then I went back to the kitchen after math - I'm revisiting my old maths texts for hopefully-next-year grad school work and because my experience with recent neuro papers tells me I need to - and he was dead on the floor of his cage, already cold. I don't know what happened, but at least it seems to have been quick.

Comments

[sarakate.livejournal.com]

God, what a nasty shock. I'm so sorry.

[kathrynt.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor little birdie. I'm so sorry.

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

Poor birdie. Poor Solarbirdie.

[cow.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. :( I was fond of the little guy, the couple of times we met.

[janne.livejournal.com]

Poor birdie, though that is a very respectable age for a budgie indeed. (A very nice picture, by the way.)

[llachglin.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry about the bird. It sounds like he had a good long run, at least.

[wildshadowstar.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about your friend, the bird.

[rosepurr.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry for your loss. :(

[tahomapagan.livejournal.com]

sorry about your loss, and that is a very nice picture

[mysticalforest.livejournal.com]

*hug*

[flirtaciousj.livejournal.com]

Condolences on the loss of your feathered friend.

[darkphoenixrisn.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[gerimaple.livejournal.com]

my condolences. losing pets really sucks :(

[emmacrew.livejournal.com]

Poor little dude. You gave him a good run, at least. I'll be keeping your whole family, feathered, furred, and all in my thoughts.

[torquemada.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. That's a good, long life for a budgerigar, and it speaks well of the care you gave him. It certainly sounds like he had an awesome last day. *hugs*

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

Oh. I'm sorry.

I mean, I'm glad you got to know him for the time you did, but losing him so suddenly must be hard.

[bjorker.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I had a budgie growing up that I absolutely adored... we did so much together, most people don't seem to understand really how wonderful these birds can be.
I agree that Oasis lived a long life, for what it's worth. You are amazing to give him such a wonderful & caring home!

I hope you find the peace you need.

[desert-dragon42.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. He lived a long budgie life though. You must have taken very good care of him.

[cafiorello.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry!

Cathy

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. He always did seem to be a very cheery, healthy bird. It must have been wonderful to be your budgie for so long. You took great care of him.

[poodlgrl.livejournal.com]

Aww, I'm really sorry. You love those birds very well, and Oasis had a wonderful life in the time with you..

[ravyngyngvar.livejournal.com]

I'm very sad to hear about this.

Very good picture. I checked through my own from my visit, but it seems like all my bird pictures are of Zoe. Sorry. However, I have a film clip (Apple QuickTime, no sound) of you teasing Zoe (http://home.online.no/~yngfoel/teasing_Zoe.mov) on top of Oasis' cage, and he can be seen running around underneath.