I've been holding off something, and I guess it's about time I let everyone in on what's happening.
My sweet Ocean passed away a few months ago (May 12th, to be exact). I have been relatively inactive on my page, and this was the main reason why. I struggled making sense of the whole situation, and truthfully, I still don't know what happened. One day, she was fine, and the next day, I found her at the cage bottom with Sky. Sky and Ocean had a very sweet and unique bond. It's just overall a very sad situation.
I'm very quick to know when stuff goes wrong with my birds. Even if there's slight changes in their routine, I take them to their vets for an evaluation. I genuinely don't know what went wrong this time. She didn't show any symptoms of being unwell. I don't know if it was because of her diet playing a role. She was on an all-seed diet when I got her, but I slowly transitioned her to a pellet diet. She would only eat her veggies if it was mixed with her seeds. It's was a slow journey for her, but she was doing better than Sky in her diet.
It's been a few months, and i' still very sad about it. I wish I could've done more for her.
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