Jane and Blue:

Recently I was contacted by Jane who was in distress about her budgie,
Blue. He had been diagnosed with testicular cancer and the vet had
estimated that he had about two months of life left.

Blue was not singing anymore and was having good days and bad days. On
the good days he seemed himself, a little old and weary, but still OK.
While on the bad days Jane was moments away from taking him back to
the vet. Jane was in a quandary, she did not want him to suffer and
certainly did not want to be keeping him alive for her own sake, but
equally did not want to cut short his life. In the wild animals that
are old and ill are taken care of by nature, but in the artificial
environment of the home, decisions have to be made.

Something told Jane that is was not quite his time yet, and she was
determined to prolong his life as long as was comfortable.

The first time I met Blue he was hunched on his perch and his
breathing was laboured, to me he seemed a little uncomfortable and
maybe in pain which I would describe as sharp. I could perceive that
he had a large swelling inside and this seemed to be causing him
discomfort. He was very respective to the treatment and sat patiently
while I worked on him.

The second time I met Blue he seemed markedly different. I could perceive
that the swelling had gone down and that he was uncomfortable, but
there was no sharp pain. Again he sat patiently while I worked on him,
watching me from the corner of his eye. Jane reported that as I worked
he got heavier on her hand.

The third time I saw Blue he was looking much better. In my perception,
where there had been swelling, he now seemed hollow. He had more
energy and sat patiently while I worked on him. I continued to remove
layers of energy, each time going a little deeper.

The forth time I met Blue I could hardly recognise him. He was no longer
hunched on his perch and was very active. Again he was receptive and
let me work on him, but animals only take what they need, and before
long he was flying around the room.

Jane reported back that 2 years ago his cere (area around nostrils)
had turned from blue to brown, which is a sign of an increase in
oestrogen and can be indicative of testicular cancer. Since Blue had
been having treatments, his cere had began to return to blue. Also by
the fourth treatment Blue was singing, something which Jane thought
she would never hear again.

Jane was able to enjoy the last few weeks with Blue, seeing that he was
himself, interacting with her and happy flying around the house and
singing. Then, slightly longer than had been estimated, nearly 4
months later, it really was time. Jane knew that he had lived his last
few weeks with enjoyment. This time round there was no hesitation,
Blue deteriorated very rapidly, she had no confusion and no doubt and
with peace of mind, she knew it was time.

With healing you can not change what is meant to be, but you can make
the journey a little easier.

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