Category Archives for Sad Endings
Goodbye, Cindy Buttons
I can’t believe I’m writing this right now. I can’t believe little Cindy is really gone. But unfortunately she is. On Monday evening, Cindy Buttons was running around the yard, full speed, chasing ducks and getting into mischief per usual. … Continue reading
Rest in Peace, Braveheart
Sadly, while I was visiting family in Utah and staying with my mom, her cat Braveheart passed away suddenly. He was hanging out with us in the house and then went outside for a little less than an hour. When … Continue reading
Goodbye Ramona
Today it was time to say goodbye to Ramona. Ramona came to us from the Seattle Animal Shelter in March 2011. She was a bit of a wild child, not tame, and feisty as ever. She looked a lot like … Continue reading
Goodbye Janet
Janet passed away in my arms at 11:20pm on Thursday, September 6, 2012 after a fast-moving illness that didn’t respond to treatment. She was a rescued hen who came to us in July 2010. Janet actually wasn’t our chicken, she … Continue reading
Sad News
Sad News: Ramona has high-grade lymphoma. That means aggressive cancer of the lymphatic system. That explains why she had a lesion in her throat as well as down by her vent. She will be able to be treated for a … Continue reading
Crow Funeral
Heard a ruckus across the busy street and crossed over to find a whole murder of crows mourning the loss of this one. I’m not sure what happened but my guess is it was hit by a car and crawled … Continue reading
Weekend Update & Big Changes
Little Cindy Buttons was doing well after her last bout with weird eggs. She stopped laying and did a round of antibiotics, and then her eggs were back to normal size, like this. Unfortunately after a few days the eggs … Continue reading
Rest in Peace, Toro roo
Today we said goodbye to our giant roosterball, Toro roo. Here he is as a little baby when he first arrived with his turkey friend. This is a short video of both Toro and Persephone on the day they first … Continue reading
Goodbye Monroe
Monroe was at the vet today and we decided to give her one last try to rebound, and switched antibiotics and cleaned her up. Well, Monroe decided she was ready to leave. Tonight after we returned home from the vet’s … Continue reading
Terrible News
Unfortunately, we had a raccoon attack here about a week ago, and we lost our sweet guy Gus. It was really bad, and we’re actually kind of lucky that only Gus was killed. No other feathered family members were hurt, … Continue reading
