Amy- I think that is supposed to be a pregnancy symptom.. I havent been pregnant though so I wouldn't know.
Today for me sucked.
Everything was fine until we got home and found out that I forgot to close a small door to my Cockatiels cage. My favorite, Monty, got out and one of our dogs killed and ate him

I have been crying non stop and i feel like a terrible person for forgetting to close that damn door!!
My other cockatiel, Charley, thankfully stayed in the cage but was pretty freaked out. We punished the dogs and locked them away and have been reassuring Charley to make sure that he doesn't suffer from depression and start self mutilation as cockatiels are prone to it. So far he has been doing good but is a lot more quiet than usual. My emotions probably aren't helping but I can't help feeling like a piece of $#!+ for what happened.
What's worst is that I know that I can't entirely blame ou dogs. So I have to force myself to come to terms with all of this faster so that I don't resent my dogs. Ultimately it was my faulfault and they were just acting on instinct. Though they have been taught to ignore the birds when they are out and flying around.
I'm sorry for venting about this here. I just really feel like crap.
I was JUST playing with him this morning before we left and was really impressed with his vocabulary expanding and happy that I had a bird that loved me so much. I hope to God that it was an instant death and that he didn't suffer! I hate myself so much right now and want this entire day to be a bad dream.