In Reply to: My heart is breaking... posted by Elwin Bullard on June 13, 1999 at 02:37:20:

I am so sorry for your loss. What a terrible thing to happen.Don't beat yourself up though, it sounds like you take good care of your gliders.I had a bird years ago that had taken ill and even though I had her to the vet right away and days later had to put her down, I was still blaming myself even though there was nothing I did wrong, she was egg bound.Anyway, different type of animal but same feeling.I know how you feel.My thoughts and prayers are with you.

: We came home tonite to find Janet, the rescue who recently lost her baby, dead in the cage. Brad, her mate, is fine and was really hungry for dinner. We have put the body in the fidge and will have a necroposy done to determine cause of death. She had not been eating well the last couple of days but had been drinking. I was putting Neocalgulon in the water and juice I had in the cage to ensure some nutriants.

: We also appear to have lost a baby girl in our Alpha family. She was in the cage this morning when I collected food dishes but is nowhere to be found now. She was in the urn the family uses as a house this morning by herself while the rest of the family had moved to the pouch in the cage. Her little brother is still there and appears to be fine.

: I knew I should have stayed home tonite. I would not have been able to do anything but hold Janet but it would have been the thing to do.

: I feel so helpless and can hardly see to type so I will close for now.

: Please pray for my babies.

: elwin

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