Goodbye, buddy...

nofearengineer · 08-22-10, 11:32 PM

Guys, I just lost my best buddy not an hour ago. He died in my arms, and I heard his last breath escape his little beak. He was playing with a toy on his cage, and it looks like somehow he got his head under a bar, panicked, and broke his neck.

His name was Gandalf, and he had been my buddy for almost 13 years. We had a great Sunday, listening to music, with him dancing clownishly to the beat.

I plan on burying him tomorrow in the back yard. He used to love to look out the back window ("do you see the biirds?" he used to say). I will be including his favorite toy.

I never thought this day would come. He was supposed to outlive me, and I am amazed at how broken up I am about it. This one is not going to pass very quickly.

So long, Gandalf. I'm gonna miss you, buttmunch (his favoirte word).

R.I.P. Gandalf 1997-2010

66KingFisher · 08-22-10, 11:43 PM

Sorry for your loss......I've been around several Greys, and I know how cool a bird they are....I also know what its like to loose those little family members.....I lost my bestest little buddy, a year or so ago and it was rougher on me then I ever expected, so I feel yer pain Bryce.

Both of our dogs are buried in the backyard behind my shop, wrapped in their favorite blankets and with their favorite chewtoys....I sit back there once in awhile and visit with them.

cassidyta · 08-22-10, 11:44 PM

NoFear,

I am sorry to hear about the loss.

Jrob78 · 08-23-10, 12:52 AM

Really sorry for your loss Bryce. Pets can really become an important part of your life, especially for those of us that live alone with a pet.

You have my condolences.

BassinBandit · 08-23-10, 05:44 AM

No fear I feel for ya man. Trust me I know how you feel as we just lost Bubba less than a year ago it was sudden like that. I feel for you

walkeraviator · 08-23-10, 07:16 AM

I remember my wife wanting a dog and me resisting.. they i let her get a cocker spaniel under protest.... then when we had to put her down, i cried more than she did... its amazing how animals can be such huge parts of your life.

keithdog · 08-23-10, 08:12 AM

I'm very sorry to read about your loss Bryce. African Grays are amazing birds, and have so many human characteristics. Very intellegent animals. And once they bond to you, it's forever.

MississippiBoy · 08-23-10, 08:57 AM

Man, I'm sorry to hear that, Bryce. 13 years is a long time, and I know you're going to miss him.

CamG · 08-23-10, 10:14 AM

Oh man...so sorry to hear that! Losing family pets is never easy. My condolences.

brushhog · 08-23-10, 10:34 AM

What a terrible thing... Pets certainly are just like family. I am very sorry...

Abbeysdad · 08-23-10, 12:01 PM

I'm very sorry for your loss Nofear. I've lost several dear pets or rather little family members over the years and I know well how much you must be hurting.

nofearengineer · 08-23-10, 12:43 PM

I am totally crushed right now, as I discovered I killed him. When I went to bed last night, I discovered I had left a non-stick frying pan warming on the oven from dinner. Even though it didn't burn (no smoke, no nothing...it was only on warm), the non-stick coating released fumes (humans can't smell), which are toxic to parrots.

He basically suffocated, and the squawk I heard was when he fell off his perch.

Man...there will never be another like my Gandalf. I feel like a piece of dog$hit right now.

brushhog · 08-23-10, 01:20 PM

Hey Nofear, you can't beat yourself up... You gave him 13 great years, not all animals/pets are so lucky. Remember all the great things you did for and with your friend. Again, so sorry....

WaffleJaw · 08-23-10, 01:39 PM

Bryce, Im so sorry to hear this man.....I know he meant alot to you.

Abbeysdad · 08-23-10, 02:43 PM

I dunno Nofear, I had learned that the nonstick coatings only release nasty gases at very high temperatures... if it was merely on warm, the coating should not have released gases.
But sadly, nothing you think or I think will bring him back.
Again, sorry for your loss.

Although not the same thing, I just pulled two of Abbeys floating dead goldfish out of the aquarium (one she's had for a very long time - I think the recently added wmart newbies brought disease with them) and I'm dreading when she comes home as I know how upset she will be. She's at a very emotional age.

bcklash · 08-23-10, 04:24 PM

Bryce my heart is aching for ya bud.

AUFred · 08-23-10, 05:28 PM

Sorry for our loss.

bamabassman · 08-23-10, 05:59 PM

ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh bryce................man i m SO SORRY to hear this. i too know how it feels to think that you're the one responsible for the death. we had a female collie before the king gallahad we have no (who is 13 and on his way to the LORD soon). my wife and her mother took her (prissy lady) to the vet for her annual checkup. we also have 3 horses now ok? so they are standing there with the dog between them and looking at the vet and ask if it is safe to give her the hearworm med we use on the horses. he said 'sure, jsut give her a pea sized amount and she will be fine". well I gave it to her. took 24 hours of her dehydrating herself of ALL her bodily fluids and going into a coma then she passed. this is why we are SO devoted to gallie now. and we will cry our eyes out for who knows how long when we lose him. so trust me when i tell you we know how oyu feel buddy. but you have to look at it another way. he may have saved your life. there soulc have been a fire that took you as well.

we will pray for oyu bryce. again, so sorry my friend.

woody · 08-23-10, 07:20 PM

I am sorry, Bryce... we are here for ya.

-Mark

bassboogieman · 08-23-10, 07:49 PM

I sympathize with you NFE, but I'm sure Zooker will take great care of him.

skeeter1804 · 08-23-10, 08:14 PM

NFE, I am really sorry to hear about your bird. I only have dogs but I sure understand how animals take control of our hearts. Don't beat yourself up just remember all the good times you have had together.

BigBassin144 · 08-23-10, 08:40 PM

So sorry about Gandalf, Bryce. He was a beautiful bird, and it seems he loved the camera. I know how hard it is to lose a pet, they are family.

BB

bassinbob · 08-23-10, 09:03 PM

So sorry to hear about your loss. Animals give unconditional love.

WatterBoy · 08-23-10, 10:43 PM

Really sorry for your loss, NFE. I know from experience how hard it is to lose a pet. Hang in there...

screwballl · 08-24-10, 03:33 PM

sorry to hear it... if it were not for the cats in my house I would love to get a grey or Nanday conure.

08-22-10, 11:32 PM	#1
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Goodbye, buddy... Guys, I just lost my best buddy not an hour ago. He died in my arms, and I heard his last breath escape his little beak. He was playing with a toy on his cage, and it looks like somehow he got his head under a bar, panicked, and broke his neck. His name was Gandalf, and he had been my buddy for almost 13 years. We had a great Sunday, listening to music, with him dancing clownishly to the beat. I plan on burying him tomorrow in the back yard. He used to love to look out the back window ("do you see the biirds?" he used to say). I will be including his favorite toy. I never thought this day would come. He was supposed to outlive me, and I am amazed at how broken up I am about it. This one is not going to pass very quickly. So long, Gandalf. I'm gonna miss you, buttmunch (his favoirte word). R.I.P. Gandalf 1997-2010 __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

08-22-10, 11:43 PM	#2
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	Sorry for your loss......I've been around several Greys, and I know how cool a bird they are....I also know what its like to loose those little family members.....I lost my bestest little buddy, a year or so ago and it was rougher on me then I ever expected, so I feel yer pain Bryce. Both of our dogs are buried in the backyard behind my shop, wrapped in their favorite blankets and with their favorite chewtoys....I sit back there once in awhile and visit with them. __________________ In memory of lost fishin buddy's, Ricky Shealy, Keith Hale, Zooker Dickerson.

08-22-10, 11:44 PM	#3
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	NoFear, I am sorry to hear about the loss. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

08-23-10, 12:52 AM	#4
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Really sorry for your loss Bryce. Pets can really become an important part of your life, especially for those of us that live alone with a pet. You have my condolences. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

08-23-10, 05:44 AM	#5
BassinBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Elliston, VA Posts: 446	No fear I feel for ya man. Trust me I know how you feel as we just lost Bubba less than a year ago it was sudden like that. I feel for you __________________ H.G.: No. What I did to those men, after I tracked them down? That's the worst pain you can experience.

08-23-10, 07:16 AM	#6
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	I remember my wife wanting a dog and me resisting.. they i let her get a cocker spaniel under protest.... then when we had to put her down, i cried more than she did... its amazing how animals can be such huge parts of your life.

08-23-10, 08:12 AM	#7
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I'm very sorry to read about your loss Bryce. African Grays are amazing birds, and have so many human characteristics. Very intellegent animals. And once they bond to you, it's forever.

08-23-10, 08:57 AM	#8
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Man, I'm sorry to hear that, Bryce. 13 years is a long time, and I know you're going to miss him. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

08-23-10, 10:14 AM	#9
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	Oh man...so sorry to hear that! Losing family pets is never easy. My condolences.

08-23-10, 10:34 AM	#10
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	What a terrible thing... Pets certainly are just like family. I am very sorry... __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

08-23-10, 12:01 PM	#11
Abbeysdad BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central NY - Finger Lakes Posts: 1,307	I'm very sorry for your loss Nofear. I've lost several dear pets or rather little family members over the years and I know well how much you must be hurting. __________________ Fish now, work later

08-23-10, 12:43 PM	#12
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	I am totally crushed right now, as I discovered I killed him. When I went to bed last night, I discovered I had left a non-stick frying pan warming on the oven from dinner. Even though it didn't burn (no smoke, no nothing...it was only on warm), the non-stick coating released fumes (humans can't smell), which are toxic to parrots. He basically suffocated, and the squawk I heard was when he fell off his perch. Man...there will never be another like my Gandalf. I feel like a piece of dog$hit right now. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

08-23-10, 01:20 PM	#13
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	Hey Nofear, you can't beat yourself up... You gave him 13 great years, not all animals/pets are so lucky. Remember all the great things you did for and with your friend. Again, so sorry.... __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn. Last edited by brushhog; 08-23-10 at 06:29 PM.

08-23-10, 01:39 PM	#14
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Bryce, Im so sorry to hear this man.....I know he meant alot to you. __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

08-23-10, 02:43 PM	#15
Abbeysdad BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central NY - Finger Lakes Posts: 1,307	I dunno Nofear, I had learned that the nonstick coatings only release nasty gases at very high temperatures... if it was merely on warm, the coating should not have released gases. But sadly, nothing you think or I think will bring him back. Again, sorry for your loss. Although not the same thing, I just pulled two of Abbeys floating dead goldfish out of the aquarium (one she's had for a very long time - I think the recently added wmart newbies brought disease with them) and I'm dreading when she comes home as I know how upset she will be. She's at a very emotional age. __________________ Fish now, work later

08-23-10, 04:24 PM	#16
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Bryce my heart is aching for ya bud. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

08-23-10, 05:28 PM	#17
AUFred BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 805	Sorry for our loss.

08-23-10, 05:59 PM	#18
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh bryce................man i m SO SORRY to hear this. i too know how it feels to think that you're the one responsible for the death. we had a female collie before the king gallahad we have no (who is 13 and on his way to the LORD soon). my wife and her mother took her (prissy lady) to the vet for her annual checkup. we also have 3 horses now ok? so they are standing there with the dog between them and looking at the vet and ask if it is safe to give her the hearworm med we use on the horses. he said 'sure, jsut give her a pea sized amount and she will be fine". well I gave it to her. took 24 hours of her dehydrating herself of ALL her bodily fluids and going into a coma then she passed. this is why we are SO devoted to gallie now. and we will cry our eyes out for who knows how long when we lose him. so trust me when i tell you we know how oyu feel buddy. but you have to look at it another way. he may have saved your life. there soulc have been a fire that took you as well. we will pray for oyu bryce. again, so sorry my friend. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

08-23-10, 07:20 PM	#19
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	I am sorry, Bryce... we are here for ya. -Mark

08-23-10, 07:49 PM	#20
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	I sympathize with you NFE, but I'm sure Zooker will take great care of him.

08-23-10, 08:14 PM	#21
skeeter1804 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Edgerton KS Posts: 321	NFE, I am really sorry to hear about your bird. I only have dogs but I sure understand how animals take control of our hearts. Don't beat yourself up just remember all the good times you have had together.

08-23-10, 08:40 PM	#22
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	So sorry about Gandalf, Bryce. He was a beautiful bird, and it seems he loved the camera. I know how hard it is to lose a pet, they are family. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

08-23-10, 09:03 PM	#23
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	So sorry to hear about your loss. Animals give unconditional love. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

08-23-10, 10:43 PM	#24
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Really sorry for your loss, NFE. I know from experience how hard it is to lose a pet. Hang in there...

08-24-10, 03:33 PM	#25
screwballl BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NWFL Posts: 654	sorry to hear it... if it were not for the cats in my house I would love to get a grey or Nanday conure.

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