Current mood:

sad

Polly is my youngest cockatiel. We just got her last Sunday. Yesterday I woke up and Polly looked like she was asleep standing up. I left her alone for a little while, but after about 45 minutes decided that she might not be asleep. She was very weak and wobbly.. I called Dean in a hysterical panic. Also called a breeder in a nearby town for advice. The decision was that she was malnurished when we got her. We tried feeding her baby bird formula with a syringe all day and most of the night yesterday, but it didn't do any good. She died this morning. I have just been devastated. I really did love her.. was bonding well with her.. and now she is gone. The breeder also said that it seemed she was sold too early and should have been a little older. He estimated her age to be around 6 weeks.

Anyway.. today we went back to PetSmart to get our money back. They offer a 14 day guarantee on their small animals. While we were gone, we got another tiel. His name is Jack, and he is a yellow, gray, and white pearl tiel. He is asleep in the cage with Adrian right now. They both seem to be adjusting well.