I Have Bad News Guys.......

[mysticvik]

I had asked a neighbour to look after the budgies while I was away. When I got back this morning, I found them both dead in their cage. they had no food, no water and hadnt been cleaned out since I left a week ago.

I asked my neighbour how it had happened, she said she had asked her teenage son to do it because she was frightened of them (If she'd told me this last week, i'd have found someone else)

So what do you think I should do? In time should I replace them?



RIP Joey Greene and Baby Joey Blue

[Myst]

I guess if you want more you should. Maybe someday you'll feel comfortable getting new birds, even tho they'll never replace the ones you had.

In the meantime, I'd also give the kid and/or his parents a good reaming out!

[Melysande]

**hugs** Resist the urge to go out and get another bird right away. I've been torn between wanting the companionship and not wanting to feel like I'm trying to replace my bird. (Because it's not really another bird I want. I liked the old one just fine. :( ) Bird Talk Magazine recommends that those who've lost their feathered friends should wait at least 6 months to a year before making the decision to get another.

And before you do get any more, see if there's a vet in your area where you can board your birds. Otherwise, invest in a travel cage that is up to Aviation regulation standard. Crystal Flights is the company I got mine from. Most airlines will allow you to take birds with you if you call ahead, and most hotels allow you to keep them, too, for an additional $50 or so.

Ugh. Just checked out your location. U.K., huh? Sorry. Not sure how things work over there. I've only studied up on how to travel in the United States with birds.

**shakes head in outraged disgust** I'm glad it wasn't me who'd faced your neighbor. I'd have shown her what true fear is for doing that to two 3-ounce (at most!) birds.

Also, if you choose to find an non-vet bird sitter, draw up a contract. That way, if something befalls your birds, you can sue their @$$ off for gross negligence. (And stupidity, assinine behavior and moronic genetic tendencies..... **trails off into a stream of angry, insulting, profanity-punctuated grumbling**)

[Garnet]

Your neighbor was frightened of budgies? I am assuming that you don't have some kind of vulture-sized mutants that have to be chained to an anchor. How on earth could anyone be frightened of budgies? I agree with Myst...give your neighbors three kinds of grief. Thank G*d/dess I have family members who like my cats, & my cats like them.
Give your neighbor a kick in the ankle for me.

[bluebear]

Sounds like a very lame excuse for gross neglect. Maybe you should turn those people into toads!!!!!!!
Please accept my sympathy for your loss.
Blessings
Bluebear

[MammaStar]

I'm sorry about your birds. I hope that woman talks to her son. He was given a responsibility and should've followed through.

About being afraid....my Mom is afraid of all kinds of birds. Apparently, when she was little, she had a bad experience at Disney.

[Rubi Waters]

I sorry about your birds...thats so sad that you entrust your beloved pets to someone and they can't be bothered to take care of them. Give yourself time before you even decide to get new ones.

[faeriedust]

i am sorry to hear about your birds. i hope you feel better soon. i agree with everyone else....... i would wait for a long while before i got more, take time to greive the loss of your friends first.

[Earthcup]

Bad experience at Disney? The Tiki Room isn't that bad. It's a Small World is very freaky though!

You have a verbal agreement with these people. I'm not sure about British law but here in the States you can usually sue someone for a breach of a verbal contract.

I'm very sorry about your birds. I love them but I also tend to kill them so I just visit them at the pet shop every now and then....

[Lavender]

I'm sorry to hear about your budgies, mysticvik. I don't blame the son as much as I would the neighbour. It was her responsiblity to look after the birds. If she was frighten of them, she should have said something before. Argh!! People with no brains! :mad:

[Old Witch]

Sorry about your birds. Lost my 18 yr. old cockatiel last Sept.......I waited until I couldn't live without the sound of a cockatiel voice in the house, sons gave me one for Christmas.... You'll know when the time is right, meanwhile I'm all for kicking the neighbors in the ankle ( or higher ).

[mysticvik]

Perhaps I should wait until I see the boy on his own in the dark, then grab him, kick his ankles (or higher) till he cant walk, then put him in the cage (its a big cage) with with budgie seed and water, leave him for a week, then if he's still alive I'll turn him into a toad for eternity!

Revenge is sweet and Im begining to feel like my old self again!

:mad: :shot: :smash: :razz: :devil: :evilway:

[Sequoia]

oh mysticvik!! I'm sooooooo sorry!!!

ggrrr :bad: I'd give that neighbour the old court summons. . . jeeze!!! afraid of a little bird so badly she couldn't make sure it was fed and wattered. . . . it's not like you asked her to bathe them or anything. . . jeeze!!!! :bad: oh I'd be so mad at them, I don't know WHAT I'd do!!

*hugs* I hope you're feeling better soon. . . grrr such people. . .

[Topazz]

I'm sorry for the loss of your companions.

I agree with those who say it was the neighbor who had the agreement with you and it was she who failed you. Here in the States if you took it to a Court of Law you could only sue her, not her son. However she could sue her son if she had a verbal agreement with him. But when you see what kind of an example she sets for him its no wonder he wasn't responsible either. Sheesh.

[Illuminatus]

You must avenge your loss. For every pet they take from you, you must destroy ten of their pets (or children). This is the only way to deter future wrongdoings. Better get cracking.

[Topazz]

Well, now, I dunno about that Illuminatus? Some folks believe in a Law of Ten-fold Return, but some believe in a Three-fold Law. And then there's those who say An (one) eye for an eye or a tooth for a tooth. Let's not be too hasty here, ok? ;)

[StarryDancer]

Oh, Vik, how awful! I can't imagine what I'd do if that happened to me! At the very least, the neighbor -- the ADULT neighbor -- should reimburse you for the cost of new birds. Whyever did she agree in the first place?

But do wait to replace them. Pets are our friends, and are not that easily replaced. When the right time comes, you'll know it.

[Witchy Cowgirl]

:( Along with everyone elese I'd like to offer my shoulder for your tears at the loss of your pets.:(
Pets bring special meaning to the lives of their owners.
Again (along with everyone else) I'd wait to get more birds. But there are other small animals awaiting loving homes. Maybe a hermit crab, gerbil, or some such creature could bring joy to your life until you find other birds.

:mad: IMO It was the mother's responsiblity to see to it that the son took care of those birds if she wasn't goin to. She could've at least went with the kid in order to make sure he was doing what he said he'd do. And if she didn't go with him....she could've at least peaked in on the birds to check the food and water then she could've sent the son to fill the water and feed.:mad: Forget about the ankles....GO HIGHER:meanface: