[QUOTE]Originally posted by doggiemom:
[QB]Hi Kerri,

Hi everyone,

I am sorry that I have not been able to speak to you this last week. Everything has been very hectic. It is just after 1.30 am here and I am well and truly ready for a good sleep (not easy with a 14 week old baby, but never mind!) I Will pop in to Pet Talk on Monday and have a longer chat with you, but for now I just want to say thank you for all your wonderful and kind messages. It is so comforting to know there are still kind and thoughtful people in this world.

Unfortunately the last two days have been rather hard, especially today. We took Max (or my partner did, as one of us needed to stay home with our son. By the way his name is Lachlan!) to a specialist on Friday and confirmed that my Max did have Beak and Feather disease. I am crying now as I type this because today we had him put to sleep. As they gave him the injection I held my Max in my hands, and as I did so he calmly looked back at me so trustingly as he peacefully went to sleep never to awake. I know in my heart I did the right thing, I could not stand the thought of him living in pain and being unable to enjoy his life. I keep telling myself it was the kindest thing to do, but I can not stop crying, and my heart is so full of saddness it feels like it will break in two. I keep looking up expecting to see him. I just wish I could give him another cuddle. The night we found out there was nothing we could do for him my partner and I let him play to his hearts content with us, he chewed the plants, ate his favourite biscuits (shortbread)all the things we would normally say "no" to, we let him do. I spent most of the night giving him many hugs and tried to show him how much I loved him. He was so very loving and special to me, it hurts so very much. We laid Max to rest under a Weeping Cherry tree in the front garden. I will never forget his eyes as I said goodbye and he peacefully went to sleep.

Max was a Sulpur Crested White Cockatoo and he was my loving, cheeky friend!

I am sorry again at not being able to respond to all of your messages yet, but I will as soon as I can.

Take care everyone!