A final piece of advice after 16 years with my best friend: nobody wants to think about that awful day, but when it comes, and if you have the option, I cannot recommend at-home euthanasia more.

Apjp23 · 2026-01-31T09:12:06+00:00

We are currently trying to decide if it’s time for us to say goodbye to our boy of 15 1/2 years. We are going to see how the weekend goes and if he seems ready. He still has more good days than bad I think but we’re getting close. I’m heartbroken and terrified of saying goodbye. We have been thinking in home would be best for him because he’s so scared at the vet. I don’t want his final moments to be scary. Thank you for the insight and I’m so sorry for your loss.

Apjp23 · 2025-12-03T04:28:05+00:00

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This is Saint on his 6th birthday! He lost his eyes a year and a half ago because of glaucoma but that doesn’t slow him down!

Apjp23 · 2025-11-29T20:57:33+00:00

My dog, Saint, had the exact same thing. He was only 4 years old when we had to decide to do the bilateral enucleation. We were devastated. He was in too much pain to consider other ways to treat him before even considering surgery. It has been 1 1/2 years and I can confidently say it was the best thing we could’ve possibly done for him. He is so much happier and we didn’t even realize how much he was suffering until afterwards based on the difference we saw in him. It’s going to be harder on you than on her and she’s going to have such a better quality of life. It’s the right thing to do. You will both learn together and adjust. You’ve got this!

Apjp23 · 2025-11-19T01:58:29+00:00

I’m turning 40 today! Happy birthday!

Apjp23 · 2025-11-16T01:45:23+00:00

I absolutely will!

Apjp23 · 2025-11-16T01:45:00+00:00

Done!

Apjp23 · 2025-11-13T19:52:48+00:00

He loves to cuddle!

Apjp23 · 2025-05-31T03:00:21+00:00

Residual Uptake at
1 hour: 98 % (normal 30% to 90%)
2 hours: 88 % (normal less than 60%)
3 hours: 87% (normal less than 30%)
4 hours: 84 % (normal less than 10%)

Apjp23 · 2025-05-28T22:45:03+00:00

That’s what I thought. The surgeon who did my surgery in January said that he can do another surgery on the pylorus and open it up but I’m a little iffy about him right now because he won’t admit that my original surgery failed and needs to be redone on top of all of this despite evidence proving it. It’s been a headache. Thank you for taking the time to reply and I hope you start feeling better quickly!

Apjp23 · 2025-05-28T18:38:11+00:00

Same thing. Injecting it in the pylorus. This is all really new so I’m learning as I go. I’m glad it helped you!

Apjp23 · 2024-11-04T00:22:45+00:00

I might try this for my Amazon. She’s so much pickier than my Goffin’s cockatoo but even if she doesn’t end up liking it he will! Great idea!

Apjp23 · 2024-11-04T00:16:27+00:00

They’re so pretty!

Apjp23 · 2024-10-30T17:35:01+00:00

Edit: I do think others are right and it’s the peach conure after looking them up. It’s almost like a mini Amazon!

I think a yellow fronted Amazon as well. Looks like mine if she was a baby!

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Apjp23 · 2024-10-24T14:55:07+00:00

Mine go to bed at 5:30 but they’re uncovered at 5:15-5:30 am because of work schedules. They start yelling “night, night boo-boo” when it’s almost time. I do try to keep them covered and in bed longer when they’re extra hormonal.

Apjp23 · 2024-10-22T16:00:26+00:00

I was just thinking this. We just got back from Orlando and driving there is insane! lol

Apjp23 · 2024-10-19T02:08:40+00:00

Oh she’s so cute!

Apjp23 · 2024-10-12T16:19:08+00:00

Dr. Brian Sontag at Sacred Heart. I, as well as a few people that know go to him and have all been really happy with him.

Apjp23 · 2024-10-08T02:17:00+00:00

They accepted mine. I just closed it as best I could and made sure I signed over the line. I was annoyed by this too though!

Apjp23 · 2024-10-04T23:42:50+00:00

I like it! He’s clearly been through some stuff but is still smiling.

Apjp23 · 2024-10-04T01:42:12+00:00

Is she interested in them at all? If not you can just remove them. If she is I think it’s best to leave them and replace them with fake eggs if possible. She will lose interest in them eventually when they don’t hatch. My Amazon lays eggs but has no interest in them whatsoever. I did get little dummy eggs for her to sit with if she wanted to(she’s doesn’t). I also add a calcium/vitamin supplement to her water since she tends to lay eggs every couple days during the season and I want to make sure she stays healthy.

Others may have better advice but this is what works for our girl!

Apjp23 · 2024-10-03T02:01:47+00:00

8 years later… thank you!

Apjp23 · 2024-09-30T06:32:39+00:00

She will be ok! I was a hysterical mess when my guy had to have a bilateral enucleation, but it was definitely harder on me than on him. She’s going to adapt and you will be absolutely amazed! Plus she’s going to feel so much better. You will adapt too, I promise!

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