Posted January 1, 200916 yr This is in memory of my beautiful baby boy Chevy He was the sweetest little thing. I don't know what you would call his colouring in breeding terms, but it was the most beautiful grey. Handsome little guy, but more smart than anything else. He would fly to us, just to sit on our shoulder. He would whistle when we came home. You know the "whoo whoo" whistle. And then when we would start to say 'thank you' in gratitude he learned that as well. He must of had a lexicon of 50-70 words. Chattering away all the time. He knew 4 different whistles. and.. budgie butt I love you I love pie I love you Sarah I love kiss Gimme a kiss mwah Gimme Pie mmmmm beer whatcha doin silly bird silly budgie pretty bird pretty boy Chevy Hello thank you budgie *purr *meow David Good boy Be a good boy *Shhhhhh .... Those were the main ones he said. As for how he died. He was 3 and a half, which is nothing at all. I post this topic with the hope that we can all learn from my mistake and prevention. On monday, dec 8th, our dinner was cooking in the oven, in a glass caserole, which we've done hundreds of times before and there must have been a crack or something, because it decided to crack and break in our oven. Which sounded like an explosion. Opening the oven door the smoke billowed out into the kitchen. We immediately put chevy in my brother's bedroom so he wouldn't breath in the fumes. Oven off, our dinner ruined, the house smelly and cloudy. We opened all the doors and windows and got the fans going to clear the fog. (bear in mind it's december, snow outside, very cold) anyway after everything seemed fine and we brought chevy and his cage back out to the living room. When we uncovered him on Wednesday he was all puffy and cuddled right up to our necks and tried to hide under our clothing. It was a very stressful day as I had an exam in the morning, work, and another exam at 7 that night. I only got to spend a brief time with him after my morning exam but at least I got to say good bye for he passed that evening. We figure it was stupid to leave him in the living room, the slight remnant of the stove fumes, and covered up. He was fine on Tuesday. My mom had a headache from the smell which should have been an indication. Freak accident, but in the end, please don't let this happen to you.
January 1, 200916 yr I am so sorry :glare: he sounds like one of those really really special pets that stay special forever no matter how many others you have. Try not to be too hard on yourself -- you did think to remove him even in the middle of the crisis, and you brought him back when you thought it was safe, it was just that you probably misjudged how much fumes were still in the air. But you weren't irresponsible- you did think to move him, and many people may have forgotten to do that.
January 2, 200916 yr thats so sad i never read these as they make me sad sorry mate thanks for sharing
January 3, 200916 yr Author thank you everyone each day is easier. I had to get another bird as the house was too quiet without a feathered friend, but Chevy was one in a million. and I miss him. But if your caserole ever explodes, you can be even more cautious hugs
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