Re: from ken, to all my family......boy, when it rains it POURS!

[Guest guest]

Dear Ken: I know how you feel. I have had animals that I have been very

attached too and they had to pass on for one or another circumstance. It is not

easy to loose one you love, be it a dog, cat, bird, or person. We all hurt

when we loose one that has brought us so much joy. Maybe your bird was sick,

maybe that was why she had gotten the way she was. I am sure she didn't mean to

be that way. Since she had loved you, like you loved her.

So may it is for the best, but I know we don't like to hear that. I have

lost a lot of animals and my heart always hurts as if it was a person.

I know you wouldn't want to hear this but this always worked for me. When

one would die I would get another, Why, not to replace her or him, as no one

can be replaced but because there are so many animals out there that need love,

so many, just look around, and you will find him or her. You will soon find

that joy you are missing now.

You will never forget your little one, but some of the joy will come back.

Please don't grieve too much, she, or he, is with the Lord, and is happy now.

Love, Colletti

[Guest guest]

Dear Ken: I know how you feel. I have had animals that I have been very

attached too and they had to pass on for one or another circumstance. It is not

easy to loose one you love, be it a dog, cat, bird, or person. We all hurt

when we loose one that has brought us so much joy. Maybe your bird was sick,

maybe that was why she had gotten the way she was. I am sure she didn't mean to

be that way. Since she had loved you, like you loved her.

So may it is for the best, but I know we don't like to hear that. I have

lost a lot of animals and my heart always hurts as if it was a person.

I know you wouldn't want to hear this but this always worked for me. When

one would die I would get another, Why, not to replace her or him, as no one

can be replaced but because there are so many animals out there that need love,

so many, just look around, and you will find him or her. You will soon find

that joy you are missing now.

You will never forget your little one, but some of the joy will come back.

Please don't grieve too much, she, or he, is with the Lord, and is happy now.

Love, Colletti

[Guest guest]

Ken:

I'm sorry your little Eaglebeak had to be put down. Sometimes, when

animals are sick or in pain, they can become unusually agressive.

More than likely, your bird was quite ill and you just did the humane

thing. Don't beat yourself up over what you had to do. You were being

a caring and responsible pet owner by doing what was best for your bird

and for your family.

Some people who don't have pets can't wrap their heads around how

someone could become so attatched to " just an animal " . It's so much

more to those who've had a pet they've loved. The unconditional love,

commitment and companionship is so heart-warming. Pets will care

about your and love you no matter what disease you have or what you

look like. They don't judge us the way people do.

Ken, you did the only thing you could in a situation like this. You

weren't a coward, so please don't think that. You considered what was

best for your pet and didn't just set it free to starve. You're a caring and

loving pet owner and I hope that one day you can find it in your heart to

own another animal when you're ready.

Take care,

]

[Guest guest]

Ken:

I'm sorry your little Eaglebeak had to be put down. Sometimes, when

animals are sick or in pain, they can become unusually agressive.

More than likely, your bird was quite ill and you just did the humane

thing. Don't beat yourself up over what you had to do. You were being

a caring and responsible pet owner by doing what was best for your bird

and for your family.

Some people who don't have pets can't wrap their heads around how

someone could become so attatched to " just an animal " . It's so much

more to those who've had a pet they've loved. The unconditional love,

commitment and companionship is so heart-warming. Pets will care

about your and love you no matter what disease you have or what you

look like. They don't judge us the way people do.

Ken, you did the only thing you could in a situation like this. You

weren't a coward, so please don't think that. You considered what was

best for your pet and didn't just set it free to starve. You're a caring and

loving pet owner and I hope that one day you can find it in your heart to

own another animal when you're ready.

Take care,

]

[Guest guest]

Oh Ken,

You poor thing. Please do not berate yourself for doing the only humane thing

for your beloved little friend. It is obvious that she had something terribly

wrong with her and that is why her demeanor changed so much. Possibly it was

a brain defect like cancer or the likes? You loved your little friend so much

that you did what was right for her. Please do not second guess your

decision. I will say a prayer for you.

As for your foot - all I can say is Oh My Goodness!!! What you had to endure

is absolutley horrific! I would give that doctor who did this to you a piece

of your mind! Isn't it scary that the people we HAVE to trust with our health

can screw up so much????

I hope the meds help and you are feeling better soon.

lots of big hugs

sandie

[Guest guest]

Oh Ken,

You poor thing. Please do not berate yourself for doing the only humane thing

for your beloved little friend. It is obvious that she had something terribly

wrong with her and that is why her demeanor changed so much. Possibly it was

a brain defect like cancer or the likes? You loved your little friend so much

that you did what was right for her. Please do not second guess your

decision. I will say a prayer for you.

As for your foot - all I can say is Oh My Goodness!!! What you had to endure

is absolutley horrific! I would give that doctor who did this to you a piece

of your mind! Isn't it scary that the people we HAVE to trust with our health

can screw up so much????

I hope the meds help and you are feeling better soon.

lots of big hugs

sandie

[Guest guest]

Dear Ken, So sorry about little eaglebeak.I am an extreme animal

lover and can certainly understand you're pain.I feel you did the

only loving thing you could do.I'm sure it was suffering too and

letting it free outside would have only made it suffer more.I feel

you and you're son acted with great courage .Much luck with you're

foot and my prayers are very much with you and you're family.-Tammy---

- In , kenneth samuelsen

<squarehead52@y...> wrote:

> Greetings, to you all...unfortunately, today was the culmination of

an act that I sadly had to ask my son to perform for me, as I just

couldn't bring myself to do.:

> It started the 14th, when the V.A yet AGAIN ,in it's

unfathemable " wisdom " . again cancelled my appointment with the eye

clinic, saying they didn't have enough personnell to cover. They re-

scheduled for the following week.Actually, I realized, just now, it

started earlier than that.(I am awfully upset)I have had a strange

growth on the bottom of my right foot. I had an appt.

with " dermatology, to have a biopsy done on my leg, and when I told

them about the very painful growth on my foot, the doctor said he was

not sure what it was(I suggested it might be a " bone spur " , as I had

one before)

> Well, good ol doc, he numbed myfoot, and " burned off " the offending

growth. Ha! It kept hurting, and hurting, and Tammy took a look at

it, and said that it had grown BIGGER!

> Today, this morning, I called them up, to excplain that whatever

that doctor

> did was the wrong thing,explaining the whole situation to them.

They very promptly(VERY unusual for them!)made an appt for me later

in this sad afternoon, and when I took my shoe off, the doctor(mine)

took one look at my foot, and said my whole foot was infected!He put

meon these humongus looking antibiotics,made an appt for next week ,

and said if the infection had died down, THEN he would try to do the

proper thing with my foot! I also have to have my hip x-rayed at that

time, because he thinks it is degenerating quite quickly.

> But the sad part? Well, over the years, I have had many many

birds, all of which I developed a great deal of love for recieving

said love back from them in immesurable quantity. Over the last few

weeks, my little companion, my cockatiell,who was so loving to me had

started to change greatly, for no apparent reason! She turned into a

raging demon! Every time I approached her, or anybody else, for that

matter, she flew towards them and threw herself into a biting frenzy!

Last week, I had my 2 year old grand daughter over to the house, and

for no apparrent reason, flew at her, hung on with her claws, and bit

and bit!

> Not only did it terrify her, it terrified ME! Something was

obviously very very wrong with her. Over the last few weeks, I have

tried everything I know to " cure " her of this strange behaviour!

Never have I ever had a bird just " turn " for no reason! My hands and

arms are scored with deep bites, and today, as I approached her

cage,which is always open, so she can come and go as she pleased, she

flew at my face, my eyes!

> Earlier in the day, after my visit with the V.A., Tammy and I

stopped by a friend of ours, and she strongly reminded me my immune

system is NOT like a " normal " person, and that is probably why some

of the bites have become infected, because her littlt claws pick

up...well, you know....

> It would have been cruel of me to just turn her loose, as she

couldn't feed herself in the wild. she would slowly starve, or become

a " victim " .

> I could no longer take the chance that she would hurt one of my

little grandchildren.So I prayed, and prayed........and asked my son

to " help " me out. I just didn't have it in me to " dispose " of her,

like so much garbage.

> And I certainly would NOT GIVE HER TO SOMEONE ELSE, TO BE BIT, AND

BIT......

> So, tonite, my friends, silly as it seems(some would

say " well,she's just an animal " ) my heart is hurting, and broken,

because upon my direction,

> having asked my son to do it for me, as I had loved her too much

to do the Dirty Deed, well...she is now at whatever peace God has

awaiting His animal friends. Brad buried her, I don't know where, and

don't WANT to know, and he took all evidence of her life with me out

of the house right then and there.Her cage. Her stool her cage sat

on. Her toys. I know That I sound " off it " , for being so silly, and

sentimental....but she had ceased to be the loving thing she was, and

had become dangerous.

> Call me silly. Call me too emotional. That's just the way I am

built. I am broken hearted at her loss, guilty feeling, because it

was by MY direction

> she was killed. There IS no " nice " way to put it.....it's what I

had done.

> Now, there is an empty place where once she filled my heart

with joy,and I doubt sleep will come easily for me tonite.The place

where once her " home " stood, is now an empty reminder of what was,

once.

> Should I be condemmed for this act? I don't know.I killed the

only creature that once gave me companionship, while my Lady was

working, helping me to fight the lonliness. I am not even sure I have

the right for any consoling words....all I can say , in my defense,

is she had changed ,for inexplicable reasons, turning quite

dangerous,...not much of an excuse, I guess.I DO know, that I AM

broken hearted , and probably will never have another bird again. I

didn't even have the guts to do it myself...I had to ask my son.

Woof!

> Will you, in your prayers tonite, please remember

me....and a once beautiful little companion called " eaglebeak?' I

thank you all.

> And I love you all.

> regretfully

yours........ken

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> for Good

> Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Ken, So sorry about little eaglebeak.I am an extreme animal

lover and can certainly understand you're pain.I feel you did the

only loving thing you could do.I'm sure it was suffering too and

letting it free outside would have only made it suffer more.I feel

you and you're son acted with great courage .Much luck with you're

foot and my prayers are very much with you and you're family.-Tammy---

- In , kenneth samuelsen

<squarehead52@y...> wrote:

> Greetings, to you all...unfortunately, today was the culmination of

an act that I sadly had to ask my son to perform for me, as I just

couldn't bring myself to do.:

> It started the 14th, when the V.A yet AGAIN ,in it's

unfathemable " wisdom " . again cancelled my appointment with the eye

clinic, saying they didn't have enough personnell to cover. They re-

scheduled for the following week.Actually, I realized, just now, it

started earlier than that.(I am awfully upset)I have had a strange

growth on the bottom of my right foot. I had an appt.

with " dermatology, to have a biopsy done on my leg, and when I told

them about the very painful growth on my foot, the doctor said he was

not sure what it was(I suggested it might be a " bone spur " , as I had

one before)

> Well, good ol doc, he numbed myfoot, and " burned off " the offending

growth. Ha! It kept hurting, and hurting, and Tammy took a look at

it, and said that it had grown BIGGER!

> Today, this morning, I called them up, to excplain that whatever

that doctor

> did was the wrong thing,explaining the whole situation to them.

They very promptly(VERY unusual for them!)made an appt for me later

in this sad afternoon, and when I took my shoe off, the doctor(mine)

took one look at my foot, and said my whole foot was infected!He put

meon these humongus looking antibiotics,made an appt for next week ,

and said if the infection had died down, THEN he would try to do the

proper thing with my foot! I also have to have my hip x-rayed at that

time, because he thinks it is degenerating quite quickly.

> But the sad part? Well, over the years, I have had many many

birds, all of which I developed a great deal of love for recieving

said love back from them in immesurable quantity. Over the last few

weeks, my little companion, my cockatiell,who was so loving to me had

started to change greatly, for no apparent reason! She turned into a

raging demon! Every time I approached her, or anybody else, for that

matter, she flew towards them and threw herself into a biting frenzy!

Last week, I had my 2 year old grand daughter over to the house, and

for no apparrent reason, flew at her, hung on with her claws, and bit

and bit!

> Not only did it terrify her, it terrified ME! Something was

obviously very very wrong with her. Over the last few weeks, I have

tried everything I know to " cure " her of this strange behaviour!

Never have I ever had a bird just " turn " for no reason! My hands and

arms are scored with deep bites, and today, as I approached her

cage,which is always open, so she can come and go as she pleased, she

flew at my face, my eyes!

> Earlier in the day, after my visit with the V.A., Tammy and I

stopped by a friend of ours, and she strongly reminded me my immune

system is NOT like a " normal " person, and that is probably why some

of the bites have become infected, because her littlt claws pick

up...well, you know....

> It would have been cruel of me to just turn her loose, as she

couldn't feed herself in the wild. she would slowly starve, or become

a " victim " .

> I could no longer take the chance that she would hurt one of my

little grandchildren.So I prayed, and prayed........and asked my son

to " help " me out. I just didn't have it in me to " dispose " of her,

like so much garbage.

> And I certainly would NOT GIVE HER TO SOMEONE ELSE, TO BE BIT, AND

BIT......

> So, tonite, my friends, silly as it seems(some would

say " well,she's just an animal " ) my heart is hurting, and broken,

because upon my direction,

> having asked my son to do it for me, as I had loved her too much

to do the Dirty Deed, well...she is now at whatever peace God has

awaiting His animal friends. Brad buried her, I don't know where, and

don't WANT to know, and he took all evidence of her life with me out

of the house right then and there.Her cage. Her stool her cage sat

on. Her toys. I know That I sound " off it " , for being so silly, and

sentimental....but she had ceased to be the loving thing she was, and

had become dangerous.

> Call me silly. Call me too emotional. That's just the way I am

built. I am broken hearted at her loss, guilty feeling, because it

was by MY direction

> she was killed. There IS no " nice " way to put it.....it's what I

had done.

> Now, there is an empty place where once she filled my heart

with joy,and I doubt sleep will come easily for me tonite.The place

where once her " home " stood, is now an empty reminder of what was,

once.

> Should I be condemmed for this act? I don't know.I killed the

only creature that once gave me companionship, while my Lady was

working, helping me to fight the lonliness. I am not even sure I have

the right for any consoling words....all I can say , in my defense,

is she had changed ,for inexplicable reasons, turning quite

dangerous,...not much of an excuse, I guess.I DO know, that I AM

broken hearted , and probably will never have another bird again. I

didn't even have the guts to do it myself...I had to ask my son.

Woof!

> Will you, in your prayers tonite, please remember

me....and a once beautiful little companion called " eaglebeak?' I

thank you all.

> And I love you all.

> regretfully

yours........ken

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> for Good

> Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

>

>

[Guest guest]

So sorry about Eaglebeak and your poor foot, Ken. I hope you'll heal soon.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] from ken, to all my " family " ......boy, when it rains

it POURS!

> Greetings, to you all...unfortunately, today was the culmination of an act

> that I sadly had to ask my son to perform for me, as I just couldn't bring

> myself to do.:

> It started the 14th, when the V.A yet AGAIN ,in it's unfathemable

> " wisdom " . again cancelled my appointment with the eye clinic, saying they

> didn't have enough personnell to cover. They re-scheduled for the

> following week.Actually, I realized, just now, it started earlier than

> that.(I am awfully upset)I have had a strange growth on the bottom of my

> right foot. I had an appt. with " dermatology, to have a biopsy done on my

> leg, and when I told them about the very painful growth on my foot, the

> doctor said he was not sure what it was(I suggested it might be a " bone

> spur " , as I had one before)

> Well, good ol doc, he numbed myfoot, and " burned off " the offending

> growth. Ha! It kept hurting, and hurting, and Tammy took a look at it, and

> said that it had grown BIGGER!

> Today, this morning, I called them up, to excplain that whatever that

> doctor

> did was the wrong thing,explaining the whole situation to them. They very

> promptly(VERY unusual for them!)made an appt for me later in this sad

> afternoon, and when I took my shoe off, the doctor(mine) took one look at

> my foot, and said my whole foot was infected!He put meon these humongus

> looking antibiotics,made an appt for next week , and said if the infection

> had died down, THEN he would try to do the proper thing with my foot! I

> also have to have my hip x-rayed at that time, because he thinks it is

> degenerating quite quickly.

> But the sad part? Well, over the years, I have had many many birds,

> all of which I developed a great deal of love for recieving said love back

> from them in immesurable quantity. Over the last few weeks, my little

> companion, my cockatiell,who was so loving to me had started to change

> greatly, for no apparent reason! She turned into a raging demon! Every

> time I approached her, or anybody else, for that matter, she flew towards

> them and threw herself into a biting frenzy! Last week, I had my 2 year

> old grand daughter over to the house, and for no apparrent reason, flew at

> her, hung on with her claws, and bit and bit!

> Not only did it terrify her, it terrified ME! Something was obviously

> very very wrong with her. Over the last few weeks, I have tried everything

> I know to " cure " her of this strange behaviour! Never have I ever had a

> bird just " turn " for no reason! My hands and arms are scored with deep

> bites, and today, as I approached her cage,which is always open, so she

> can come and go as she pleased, she flew at my face, my eyes!

> Earlier in the day, after my visit with the V.A., Tammy and I stopped

> by a friend of ours, and she strongly reminded me my immune system is NOT

> like a " normal " person, and that is probably why some of the bites have

> become infected, because her littlt claws pick up...well, you know....

> It would have been cruel of me to just turn her loose, as she couldn't

> feed herself in the wild. she would slowly starve, or become a " victim " .

> I could no longer take the chance that she would hurt one of my little

> grandchildren.So I prayed, and prayed........and asked my son to " help " me

> out. I just didn't have it in me to " dispose " of her, like so much

> garbage.

> And I certainly would NOT GIVE HER TO SOMEONE ELSE, TO BE BIT, AND

> BIT......

> So, tonite, my friends, silly as it seems(some would

> say " well,she's just an animal " ) my heart is hurting, and broken, because

> upon my direction,

> having asked my son to do it for me, as I had loved her too much to do the

> Dirty Deed, well...she is now at whatever peace God has awaiting His

> animal friends. Brad buried her, I don't know where, and don't WANT to

> know, and he took all evidence of her life with me out of the house right

> then and there.Her cage. Her stool her cage sat on. Her toys. I know That

> I sound " off it " , for being so silly, and sentimental....but she had

> ceased to be the loving thing she was, and had become dangerous.

> Call me silly. Call me too emotional. That's just the way I am built. I

> am broken hearted at her loss, guilty feeling, because it was by MY

> direction

> she was killed. There IS no " nice " way to put it.....it's what I had done.

> Now, there is an empty place where once she filled my heart with

> joy,and I doubt sleep will come easily for me tonite.The place where once

> her " home " stood, is now an empty reminder of what was, once.

> Should I be condemmed for this act? I don't know.I killed the only

> creature that once gave me companionship, while my Lady was working,

> helping me to fight the lonliness. I am not even sure I have the right for

> any consoling words....all I can say , in my defense, is she had changed

> ,for inexplicable reasons, turning quite dangerous,...not much of an

> excuse, I guess.I DO know, that I AM broken hearted , and probably will

> never have another bird again. I didn't even have the guts to do it

> myself...I had to ask my son. Woof!

> Will you, in your prayers tonite, please remember me....and a

> once beautiful little companion called " eaglebeak?' I thank you all.

> And I love you all.

> regretfully

> yours........ken

>

[Guest guest]

So sorry about Eaglebeak and your poor foot, Ken. I hope you'll heal soon.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] from ken, to all my " family " ......boy, when it rains

it POURS!

> Greetings, to you all...unfortunately, today was the culmination of an act

> that I sadly had to ask my son to perform for me, as I just couldn't bring

> myself to do.:

> It started the 14th, when the V.A yet AGAIN ,in it's unfathemable

> " wisdom " . again cancelled my appointment with the eye clinic, saying they

> didn't have enough personnell to cover. They re-scheduled for the

> following week.Actually, I realized, just now, it started earlier than

> that.(I am awfully upset)I have had a strange growth on the bottom of my

> right foot. I had an appt. with " dermatology, to have a biopsy done on my

> leg, and when I told them about the very painful growth on my foot, the

> doctor said he was not sure what it was(I suggested it might be a " bone

> spur " , as I had one before)

> Well, good ol doc, he numbed myfoot, and " burned off " the offending

> growth. Ha! It kept hurting, and hurting, and Tammy took a look at it, and

> said that it had grown BIGGER!

> Today, this morning, I called them up, to excplain that whatever that

> doctor

> did was the wrong thing,explaining the whole situation to them. They very

> promptly(VERY unusual for them!)made an appt for me later in this sad

> afternoon, and when I took my shoe off, the doctor(mine) took one look at

> my foot, and said my whole foot was infected!He put meon these humongus

> looking antibiotics,made an appt for next week , and said if the infection

> had died down, THEN he would try to do the proper thing with my foot! I

> also have to have my hip x-rayed at that time, because he thinks it is

> degenerating quite quickly.

> But the sad part? Well, over the years, I have had many many birds,

> all of which I developed a great deal of love for recieving said love back

> from them in immesurable quantity. Over the last few weeks, my little

> companion, my cockatiell,who was so loving to me had started to change

> greatly, for no apparent reason! She turned into a raging demon! Every

> time I approached her, or anybody else, for that matter, she flew towards

> them and threw herself into a biting frenzy! Last week, I had my 2 year

> old grand daughter over to the house, and for no apparrent reason, flew at

> her, hung on with her claws, and bit and bit!

> Not only did it terrify her, it terrified ME! Something was obviously

> very very wrong with her. Over the last few weeks, I have tried everything

> I know to " cure " her of this strange behaviour! Never have I ever had a

> bird just " turn " for no reason! My hands and arms are scored with deep

> bites, and today, as I approached her cage,which is always open, so she

> can come and go as she pleased, she flew at my face, my eyes!

> Earlier in the day, after my visit with the V.A., Tammy and I stopped

> by a friend of ours, and she strongly reminded me my immune system is NOT

> like a " normal " person, and that is probably why some of the bites have

> become infected, because her littlt claws pick up...well, you know....

> It would have been cruel of me to just turn her loose, as she couldn't

> feed herself in the wild. she would slowly starve, or become a " victim " .

> I could no longer take the chance that she would hurt one of my little

> grandchildren.So I prayed, and prayed........and asked my son to " help " me

> out. I just didn't have it in me to " dispose " of her, like so much

> garbage.

> And I certainly would NOT GIVE HER TO SOMEONE ELSE, TO BE BIT, AND

> BIT......

> So, tonite, my friends, silly as it seems(some would

> say " well,she's just an animal " ) my heart is hurting, and broken, because

> upon my direction,

> having asked my son to do it for me, as I had loved her too much to do the

> Dirty Deed, well...she is now at whatever peace God has awaiting His

> animal friends. Brad buried her, I don't know where, and don't WANT to

> know, and he took all evidence of her life with me out of the house right

> then and there.Her cage. Her stool her cage sat on. Her toys. I know That

> I sound " off it " , for being so silly, and sentimental....but she had

> ceased to be the loving thing she was, and had become dangerous.

> Call me silly. Call me too emotional. That's just the way I am built. I

> am broken hearted at her loss, guilty feeling, because it was by MY

> direction

> she was killed. There IS no " nice " way to put it.....it's what I had done.

> Now, there is an empty place where once she filled my heart with

> joy,and I doubt sleep will come easily for me tonite.The place where once

> her " home " stood, is now an empty reminder of what was, once.

> Should I be condemmed for this act? I don't know.I killed the only

> creature that once gave me companionship, while my Lady was working,

> helping me to fight the lonliness. I am not even sure I have the right for

> any consoling words....all I can say , in my defense, is she had changed

> ,for inexplicable reasons, turning quite dangerous,...not much of an

> excuse, I guess.I DO know, that I AM broken hearted , and probably will

> never have another bird again. I didn't even have the guts to do it

> myself...I had to ask my son. Woof!

> Will you, in your prayers tonite, please remember me....and a

> once beautiful little companion called " eaglebeak?' I thank you all.

> And I love you all.

> regretfully

> yours........ken

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Ken,

So sorry about Eaglebeak (and your other problems too!) I had a

wonderful cat who was my companion for several years, and he suddenly

turned mean, bit my niece badly, and later turned on my Mom. I had to

have him put down too, and I felt like such a rat, but we have to think

of our human family too.

I hope your foot heals soon, and you find some peace,

Judi

[Guest guest]

Dear Ken,

So sorry about Eaglebeak (and your other problems too!) I had a

wonderful cat who was my companion for several years, and he suddenly

turned mean, bit my niece badly, and later turned on my Mom. I had to

have him put down too, and I felt like such a rat, but we have to think

of our human family too.

I hope your foot heals soon, and you find some peace,

Judi

[Guest guest]

Ken,

What an awful day you've had. I'm so sorry that you had to put

Eaglebeak down. These critters crawl into our heart and

it's terrible letting them go. Try not to be to hard on yourself. You

did what you had to do for the safety of your family.

I hope you feel better.

a

On Sep 15, 2005, at 10:29 PM, kenneth samuelsen wrote:

> Greetings, to you all...unfortunately, today was the culmination of

> an act that I sadly had to ask my son to perform for me, as I just

> couldn't bring myself to do.:

> It started the 14th, when the V.A yet AGAIN ,in it's

> unfathemable " wisdom " . again cancelled my appointment with the eye

> clinic, saying they didn't have enough personnell to cover. They re-

> scheduled for the following week.Actually, I realized, just now, it

> started earlier than that.(I am awfully upset)I have had a strange

> growth on the bottom of my right foot. I had an appt. with

> " dermatology, to have a biopsy done on my leg, and when I told them

> about the very painful growth on my foot, the doctor said he was

> not sure what it was(I suggested it might be a " bone spur " , as I

> had one before)

> Well, good ol doc, he numbed myfoot, and " burned off " the offending

> growth. Ha! It kept hurting, and hurting, and Tammy took a look at

> it, and said that it had grown BIGGER!

> Today, this morning, I called them up, to excplain that whatever

> that doctor

> did was the wrong thing,explaining the whole situation to them.

> They very promptly(VERY unusual for them!)made an appt for me later

> in this sad afternoon, and when I took my shoe off, the doctor

> (mine) took one look at my foot, and said my whole foot was

> infected!He put meon these humongus looking antibiotics,made an

> appt for next week , and said if the infection had died down, THEN

> he would try to do the proper thing with my foot! I also have to

> have my hip x-rayed at that time, because he thinks it is

> degenerating quite quickly.

> But the sad part? Well, over the years, I have had many many

> birds, all of which I developed a great deal of love for recieving

> said love back from them in immesurable quantity. Over the last few

> weeks, my little companion, my cockatiell,who was so loving to me

> had started to change greatly, for no apparent reason! She turned

> into a raging demon! Every time I approached her, or anybody else,

> for that matter, she flew towards them and threw herself into a

> biting frenzy! Last week, I had my 2 year old grand daughter over

> to the house, and for no apparrent reason, flew at her, hung on

> with her claws, and bit and bit!

> Not only did it terrify her, it terrified ME! Something was

> obviously very very wrong with her. Over the last few weeks, I have

> tried everything I know to " cure " her of this strange behaviour!

> Never have I ever had a bird just " turn " for no reason! My hands

> and arms are scored with deep bites, and today, as I approached her

> cage,which is always open, so she can come and go as she pleased,

> she flew at my face, my eyes!

> Earlier in the day, after my visit with the V.A., Tammy and I

> stopped by a friend of ours, and she strongly reminded me my immune

> system is NOT like a " normal " person, and that is probably why some

> of the bites have become infected, because her littlt claws pick

> up...well, you know....

> It would have been cruel of me to just turn her loose, as she

> couldn't feed herself in the wild. she would slowly starve, or

> become a " victim " .

> I could no longer take the chance that she would hurt one of my

> little grandchildren.So I prayed, and prayed........and asked my

> son to " help " me out. I just didn't have it in me to " dispose " of

> her, like so much garbage.

> And I certainly would NOT GIVE HER TO SOMEONE ELSE, TO BE BIT, AND

> BIT......

> So, tonite, my friends, silly as it seems(some would

> say " well,she's just an animal " ) my heart is hurting, and broken,

> because upon my direction,

> having asked my son to do it for me, as I had loved her too much to

> do the Dirty Deed, well...she is now at whatever peace God has

> awaiting His animal friends. Brad buried her, I don't know where,

> and don't WANT to know, and he took all evidence of her life with

> me out of the house right then and there.Her cage. Her stool her

> cage sat on. Her toys. I know That I sound " off it " , for being so

> silly, and sentimental....but she had ceased to be the loving thing

> she was, and had become dangerous.

> Call me silly. Call me too emotional. That's just the way I am

> built. I am broken hearted at her loss, guilty feeling, because it

> was by MY direction

> she was killed. There IS no " nice " way to put it.....it's what I

> had done.

> Now, there is an empty place where once she filled my heart

> with joy,and I doubt sleep will come easily for me tonite.The place

> where once her " home " stood, is now an empty reminder of what was,

> once.

> Should I be condemmed for this act? I don't know.I killed the

> only creature that once gave me companionship, while my Lady was

> working, helping me to fight the lonliness. I am not even sure I

> have the right for any consoling words....all I can say , in my

> defense, is she had changed ,for inexplicable reasons, turning

> quite dangerous,...not much of an excuse, I guess.I DO know, that I

> AM broken hearted , and probably will never have another bird

> again. I didn't even have the guts to do it myself...I had to ask

> my son. Woof!

> Will you, in your prayers tonite, please remember

> me....and a once beautiful little companion called " eaglebeak?' I

> thank you all.

> And I love you all.

> regretfully

> yours........ken

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> for Good

> Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ken,

What an awful day you've had. I'm so sorry that you had to put

Eaglebeak down. These critters crawl into our heart and

it's terrible letting them go. Try not to be to hard on yourself. You

did what you had to do for the safety of your family.

I hope you feel better.

a

On Sep 15, 2005, at 10:29 PM, kenneth samuelsen wrote:

> Greetings, to you all...unfortunately, today was the culmination of

> an act that I sadly had to ask my son to perform for me, as I just

> couldn't bring myself to do.:

> It started the 14th, when the V.A yet AGAIN ,in it's

> unfathemable " wisdom " . again cancelled my appointment with the eye

> clinic, saying they didn't have enough personnell to cover. They re-

> scheduled for the following week.Actually, I realized, just now, it

> started earlier than that.(I am awfully upset)I have had a strange

> growth on the bottom of my right foot. I had an appt. with

> " dermatology, to have a biopsy done on my leg, and when I told them

> about the very painful growth on my foot, the doctor said he was

> not sure what it was(I suggested it might be a " bone spur " , as I

> had one before)

> Well, good ol doc, he numbed myfoot, and " burned off " the offending

> growth. Ha! It kept hurting, and hurting, and Tammy took a look at

> it, and said that it had grown BIGGER!

> Today, this morning, I called them up, to excplain that whatever

> that doctor

> did was the wrong thing,explaining the whole situation to them.

> They very promptly(VERY unusual for them!)made an appt for me later

> in this sad afternoon, and when I took my shoe off, the doctor

> (mine) took one look at my foot, and said my whole foot was

> infected!He put meon these humongus looking antibiotics,made an

> appt for next week , and said if the infection had died down, THEN

> he would try to do the proper thing with my foot! I also have to

> have my hip x-rayed at that time, because he thinks it is

> degenerating quite quickly.

> But the sad part? Well, over the years, I have had many many

> birds, all of which I developed a great deal of love for recieving

> said love back from them in immesurable quantity. Over the last few

> weeks, my little companion, my cockatiell,who was so loving to me

> had started to change greatly, for no apparent reason! She turned

> into a raging demon! Every time I approached her, or anybody else,

> for that matter, she flew towards them and threw herself into a

> biting frenzy! Last week, I had my 2 year old grand daughter over

> to the house, and for no apparrent reason, flew at her, hung on

> with her claws, and bit and bit!

> Not only did it terrify her, it terrified ME! Something was

> obviously very very wrong with her. Over the last few weeks, I have

> tried everything I know to " cure " her of this strange behaviour!

> Never have I ever had a bird just " turn " for no reason! My hands

> and arms are scored with deep bites, and today, as I approached her

> cage,which is always open, so she can come and go as she pleased,

> she flew at my face, my eyes!

> Earlier in the day, after my visit with the V.A., Tammy and I

> stopped by a friend of ours, and she strongly reminded me my immune

> system is NOT like a " normal " person, and that is probably why some

> of the bites have become infected, because her littlt claws pick

> up...well, you know....

> It would have been cruel of me to just turn her loose, as she

> couldn't feed herself in the wild. she would slowly starve, or

> become a " victim " .

> I could no longer take the chance that she would hurt one of my

> little grandchildren.So I prayed, and prayed........and asked my

> son to " help " me out. I just didn't have it in me to " dispose " of

> her, like so much garbage.

> And I certainly would NOT GIVE HER TO SOMEONE ELSE, TO BE BIT, AND

> BIT......

> So, tonite, my friends, silly as it seems(some would

> say " well,she's just an animal " ) my heart is hurting, and broken,

> because upon my direction,

> having asked my son to do it for me, as I had loved her too much to

> do the Dirty Deed, well...she is now at whatever peace God has

> awaiting His animal friends. Brad buried her, I don't know where,

> and don't WANT to know, and he took all evidence of her life with

> me out of the house right then and there.Her cage. Her stool her

> cage sat on. Her toys. I know That I sound " off it " , for being so

> silly, and sentimental....but she had ceased to be the loving thing

> she was, and had become dangerous.

> Call me silly. Call me too emotional. That's just the way I am

> built. I am broken hearted at her loss, guilty feeling, because it

> was by MY direction

> she was killed. There IS no " nice " way to put it.....it's what I

> had done.

> Now, there is an empty place where once she filled my heart

> with joy,and I doubt sleep will come easily for me tonite.The place

> where once her " home " stood, is now an empty reminder of what was,

> once.

> Should I be condemmed for this act? I don't know.I killed the

> only creature that once gave me companionship, while my Lady was

> working, helping me to fight the lonliness. I am not even sure I

> have the right for any consoling words....all I can say , in my

> defense, is she had changed ,for inexplicable reasons, turning

> quite dangerous,...not much of an excuse, I guess.I DO know, that I

> AM broken hearted , and probably will never have another bird

> again. I didn't even have the guts to do it myself...I had to ask

> my son. Woof!

> Will you, in your prayers tonite, please remember

> me....and a once beautiful little companion called " eaglebeak?' I

> thank you all.

> And I love you all.

> regretfully

> yours........ken

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> for Good

> Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ken,

I am so sorry about Eaglebeak. I have never been a

bird person. But I do love all animals. It would just

about kill us if something happened to our wolf. You

take care of that foot. I hope you feel better soon.

You are in my prayers.

Beth(AR)

--- nonny46 <nonny46@...> wrote:

> Dear Ken,

>

> So sorry about Eaglebeak (and your other problems

> too!) I had a

> wonderful cat who was my companion for several

> years, and he suddenly

> turned mean, bit my niece badly, and later turned on

> my Mom. I had to

> have him put down too, and I felt like such a rat,

> but we have to think

> of our human family too.

>

> I hope your foot heals soon, and you find some

> peace,

>

> Judi

>

>

>

>

>

__________________________________

- PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005

http://mail.

[Guest guest]

Ken,

I am so sorry about Eaglebeak. I have never been a

bird person. But I do love all animals. It would just

about kill us if something happened to our wolf. You

take care of that foot. I hope you feel better soon.

You are in my prayers.

Beth(AR)

--- nonny46 <nonny46@...> wrote:

> Dear Ken,

>

> So sorry about Eaglebeak (and your other problems

> too!) I had a

> wonderful cat who was my companion for several

> years, and he suddenly

> turned mean, bit my niece badly, and later turned on

> my Mom. I had to

> have him put down too, and I felt like such a rat,

> but we have to think

> of our human family too.

>

> I hope your foot heals soon, and you find some

> peace,

>

> Judi

>

>

>

>

>

__________________________________

- PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005

http://mail.