Can a Bird Die from Depression?

[summerswhisper]

I hate to bringing this into conversation but tonight My Parrolet whom I have only owned for 2 months died...I am very upset because I loved this Little bird and I am just trying to understand... Jasper was bought about 2 1/2 months ago tops but when I bought him from the Pet Store they removed him from a bonded female he was with.. now I didnt know alot about birds then like I do now because of all my research but I specifically asked this guy if that was going to be ok for the bird and he said yes...Well the bird was never really right after that.. I even took him to the vet less than 3 weeks ago to see if there was anything wrong with him and the Vet said he looked normal... his feather looked good, and his weight was good.. well I brought him home and babied him moved him into a room alone because I have a Green Cheek Conure who is rather loud and I wanted to de stress Jasper still no improvement.. finally I decided to go down to the Pet Store I bought him from and ask some questions , the guy who sold me the bird wasnt there so they directed me to a girl who is the bird expert.. and I hashed my concerns and she remembers Jasper and she said to me that he should have never been sold as an individual bird.. that he was bonded to a female and she couldnt understand why she also informed me that this bird was a young bird but not a baby baby like the guy told me.. he was over a year old and apparently was with this this female since they were very young birds..so I asked her what i could do to help him and she just said give him lots of attention and love on him and just try to get him through this.. so that is exactly what I have been doing I have been holding him, petting him spending time with him and still he slept.. he had even stopped perching and was sleeping on the bottom of his cage.. for hours on end I called the guy the day after I spoke to the lady at the store and explained to him what was going on.. told him I wanted him to do something about this so he said give him a day or two and he will look into this I even called the breeder I bought my conure fom and asked him questions.. just trying to understand what i could do for this bird and he said yes they can get depressed, well today I awoke from bed to check on him and he was barely breathing picked him up even gave him a bit of CPR and it didnt matter he died in my hands and I am heartbroken.. I was supposed to find out what they were going to do for him today... if getting the little female back was the only way to pull him out of this thats what i was going to do.. and now its too late.. he died so the question I want answered is could this be and what should I do should I go down there and demand another bird even though i was bonded to this one or do I just ask for my money back.. I dont know need some advice..

Cristl Phillips

[MiniMama]

yep, I think you are right on. I"m surprised they would even sell you one half of a bonded pair. That was irresponsible on their part. but I take from your email that you are very intuitive and caring, and please continue to share your life with birds, because I think you are a great person for it. Unfortunately, you know more than those pet store folks.

[Xen]

Sorry about Jasper... hugs to you.

Yeah, animals can and do wither away from depression. Totally a wrong move on behalf of the pet shop... shame on them for seperating him from his mate.

I personally wouldn't want another bird from that store. Did they offer you any guarantee past 24hours? If they aren't an ethical store then you might have to just let it go with only an ear bashing aimed at that guy!?

[summerswhisper]

I honestly dont know how they will react i am hoping that the guy I bought the bird from (whom happens to be the owner) will help me I have been a regular for quite some time.. and just recently decided to get a bird from them I have been asking alot of questions and showing concern from the very beginning of my ownership of this little guy.. and I have spoken to him he was supposed to be checking out what could be done for him, and I was supposed to call him today to find out.. sadly Jasper didnt make it that long so i am hoping that they ammend the wrong and at least give me my money back so I can go get another Parrolet from the breeder I bought my conure through I trust him immensely.. we shall see.. Pray :)

[Xen]

I really do hope you can get your money back. I really wouldn't trust him that you won't just be given half of another bonded pair. Your breeder sounds by far more trustworthy.

I really do feel for you. Keep us updated please...

(fingers and toes crossed)

[Ashling]

That's so sad. You sound like such a caring person. That guy was more than irresponsible in my opinion, but I'll leave it at that. I'd say to do all you can to get your money back, then go to a better store and get a hand reared baby. You don't want them to have the money you payed to buy a "baby parrotlet", when you got a "bonded older parrotlet" that died because you were lied to. I am sorry for your loss and hope you can sort it out and hopefully bring a more suited baby into your life. From what I read, you deserve it.

[lisark]

I agree with Melanie. If they told you that you were getting a baby parrotlet and then sold you an older bird, you deserve your money back, no question in my mind. You should demand your money back.

[ndeben]

Im with lisak and ashling, if you were lied to, you deserve your money back.

[Icednova625]

Sorry to hear of your loss. I once was given a cockatiel that was bonded to the female but split. I didn't know this at the time, after I noticed he wouldn't eat, I called the person who gave me the tiel and asked questions.( I did in the first place, but wasn't told anything about a pair being split up). They then proceeded to tell me that they gave the female to someone else. I took the tiel to the person that had the female because they wanted to keep her, and I knew the male would die if they stayed seperated.

I agree with the fact that if you didn't get what you paid for, you should be intitled to your money back.

[Xen]

Any update after your visit to the pet store yesterday?