Lily
A donation was made in memory of Lily by Doctors and Staff of the Sacajawea Healthcare for Pets on Jun 21, 2011.
Lily: We "inherited" her when my aunt passed away in January 2008. My aunt had had Lily since she was a baby. My aunt was unmarried and had no children but she considered Lily Bird her child. This was very evident since Lily was so spoiled! Unfortunately for Lily, she greatly grieved the loss of our aunt just like we did. She came to our family frightened, since we had two children, at the time 7 y.o. and 9 y.o. Our daughter, Haylee (9), was a little familiar w/Lily since she spent some time with her. Lily frightened us b/c she would "peck" when we tried to hold her. Over a 3 week period, she adjusted to our family.
Lily and I became "close" since the family was away in the middle of the day. She would sit with me on my chest and sometimes we would "nap"-her on my chest or just watch t.v.
Lily became more and more a part of our family. We love to go camping and she would come with us-her big cage and all. She enjoyed riding in the vehicles and when she was at home, she would chirp loudly when she heard us coming into our home.
Two years ago we adopted a teacup poodle that was 8 yrs. old. He had been abused by living his entire life in a puppy mill until the Seattle Humane Society rescued him. Lily immediately let him know who ruled the roost! He didn't even bother with her. As they became used to each other, they would both sit with me on the recliner. I think any other dog would have tried to eat Lily. (Our dog, he has no teeth due to the abuse he had suffered.)
Some of my favorite memories of her was loving to eat chicken-something that surprised all of us! She also loved really sparkly jewelry, sitting on our shoulders, popcorn, "biting" my bible study or the kids' homework, chirping loudly when the tea pot whistled or when we vacuumed. She would chirp loudly when it was past her bedtime or when she wanted extra attention. At times, she would even "fly" from her perch on our coffee table to come closer to me. She was very persistant and hard to resist. I loved her kisses. :)
Something that was a personal gift to me when we first had received her was this sweet, special "whistle" she had made when I was the only one home. This happened in the first week or two when I was wondering how we would care for a bird. My husband and I had no experience whatsoever with birds. It was as if God used her sweet voice to let me know it was the right thing and it would be "ok".
She has been gone for almost 3 months. We miss her so much. The house is quieter and a bit "empty", and as we head into our camping season, it will be very strange not having her in the car with us and in our trailer. She truly was a blessing to this family.
The picture of Lily is from last July as we took a break heading down to the Oregon Coast. She was tapping a little nap on top of her cage. :)
Jim And Cindy R.
Lily and I became "close" since the family was away in the middle of the day. She would sit with me on my chest and sometimes we would "nap"-her on my chest or just watch t.v.
Lily became more and more a part of our family. We love to go camping and she would come with us-her big cage and all. She enjoyed riding in the vehicles and when she was at home, she would chirp loudly when she heard us coming into our home.
Two years ago we adopted a teacup poodle that was 8 yrs. old. He had been abused by living his entire life in a puppy mill until the Seattle Humane Society rescued him. Lily immediately let him know who ruled the roost! He didn't even bother with her. As they became used to each other, they would both sit with me on the recliner. I think any other dog would have tried to eat Lily. (Our dog, he has no teeth due to the abuse he had suffered.)
Some of my favorite memories of her was loving to eat chicken-something that surprised all of us! She also loved really sparkly jewelry, sitting on our shoulders, popcorn, "biting" my bible study or the kids' homework, chirping loudly when the tea pot whistled or when we vacuumed. She would chirp loudly when it was past her bedtime or when she wanted extra attention. At times, she would even "fly" from her perch on our coffee table to come closer to me. She was very persistant and hard to resist. I loved her kisses. :)
Something that was a personal gift to me when we first had received her was this sweet, special "whistle" she had made when I was the only one home. This happened in the first week or two when I was wondering how we would care for a bird. My husband and I had no experience whatsoever with birds. It was as if God used her sweet voice to let me know it was the right thing and it would be "ok".
She has been gone for almost 3 months. We miss her so much. The house is quieter and a bit "empty", and as we head into our camping season, it will be very strange not having her in the car with us and in our trailer. She truly was a blessing to this family.
The picture of Lily is from last July as we took a break heading down to the Oregon Coast. She was tapping a little nap on top of her cage. :)
Jim And Cindy R.
