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Sad News
#374281
07/06/09 04:27 PM
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ShamRockStar
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Some of you may or may not remember me, I haven't been on in a while... but I have sad news. Darcy died in my hands on Thursday... I couldn't figure out what was wrong with him, everything happened so fast. One minute he was fine, the next Nouba was trying to beat him up. I pulled him out of the cage and he couldn't even keep his body up. I gave him some cypro in case he had another gi infection and syringe fed him some water and he made himself comfortable on my chest grinding his beak... and then i put him in my hand so i could ask for help on another forum and about a minute later, mid post, he took a deep breath, rolled over on his side, and died. While I was sanitizing their cage I found shards of quartz had apparently been packed in with the seed I use which is Nutriphase... I've emailed the makers of Nutriphase (pet smart) and they haven't gotten back to me but if any of you use it, check your food carefully, the pieces of quartz are about the size of a seed and hard to pick out but they're sharp and can cause crop impaction...
Nouba Vegas Linus *Darcy* 7.2.09
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Re: Sad News
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#374284
07/06/09 05:22 PM
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kksuns
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Aw ShamRock I am so sorry.  QUARTZ? Wow that is just crazy! I"m so glad you cleaned the cage and discovered it. I sure hope the rest of your birds are ok. Thank you so much for the warning. I don't use that kind but it's an eyeopener to check ALL brands. Again, I am so sorry for your loss. ((hugs)) R I P little Darcy^
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Re: Sad News
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#374286
07/06/09 05:40 PM
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Darkness
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Oh how awful! I'm so sorry for your loss. And what the heck is Quartz doing in food?!
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Re: Sad News
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#374287
07/06/09 05:41 PM
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tweetymom
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OMG what a horrible thing! I'm so sorry you lost you birdie this way! WTH??! Do you think they put that in there for weight?
RIP Darcy Fly with the angels now!
Dinah, Tweetymom
RIP precious Merlin 7/11/1990-11/17/2009 RIP Tweetylove 5/13/2010 Rest with Merlin
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Re: Sad News
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#374293
07/06/09 06:13 PM
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ShamRockStar
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i think maybe it was just that the bag was filled by the same machine that fills bags of fish gravel or something...I bought the petsmart brand because it had a good blend of seed and i could put my own pellets (roudybush) and dried fruits and greens in it... and if i'm going to do that i dont want to spend the extra money on something like kaytee exact that already has that stuff in it you know? i thought i was doing the good thing by making their mix myself... silly me.
Nouba Vegas Linus *Darcy* 7.2.09
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Re: Sad News
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#374295
07/06/09 06:39 PM
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___JA
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Oh Shamrockstar I'm so sorry... Its so awful that this happened. At least you were there Darcy in his last moments, I'm sure that meant alot to him. RIP Darcy.
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Re: Sad News
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#374297
07/06/09 06:55 PM
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val313
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Oh hon I am so sorry for your loss. He was such a pretty little keet. At least you were able to hold him close. Poor sweet baby. I hope that you get a resolution to the food issue. My word that is horrible. I know that nothing will compensate you for your little keet. Many hugs to you and your flock. -val
 RIP Peeps
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Re: Sad News
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#374316
07/06/09 09:06 PM
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BalooBear114
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Sorry for your loss. Glad you were able to discover this before it did something to your other birdies. Rest in Peace, Darcy  -Sam
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