Why am i feeling Separation Anxiety for my birds?

Question

in leaving on a month long vacation tomorrow and im leaving my 4 budgies with my grandmother, who is not the brightest bulb.

i told her to let them fly atleast every other day, change food and water everyday and clean the cage atleast 2 times a week.

i feel extremely sad leaving them and feel guilty and as if im going to cry. lol they're like my babies. have you ever felt this way? i feel very worried and my heart aches.

Answer 1

You get to fly off but not your birds.Thats just wrong. You should apologize to your birds and stay home.ha

Answer 2

You are not crazy! The love you feel for your birds is quite common. I have to believe that if your grandmother has even the slightest bit of respect for you than she will do her best in taking care of them. You have to trust her. Unless of course she has given you a clear and solid reason not to, and I mean this reason should be SOL-ID.

If it worries you enough you might consider paying some money to board them. Normally boarding houses have caring specialist(s) that will make sure the birds have everything they need. But the risk you take in doing so is that the birds will be out of their noraml environment and may worry them, which already may be the case in leaving them with your grandmother.

Do your best to trust her, and check in as often as posible to let your grandma know it's very important that these birds be taken care of well. Also, it wouldn't hurt to ask granny how she is doing as well, and old woman can become easily upset and you wan't to let her know that you apprciate all that she does.

Just be calm, take your trip and try to rest assured that your little babies are missing you too. Good question, I hope my answer helped.

Answer 3

Of course you are worried.  You are worried they will not get the same care you give them when you are home.  You worry that they will miss you and you will miss them!  That is very normal.

But I am sure they will all be OK.  So enjoy your vacation!

Nancy

www.parrotadoptontario.com

Answer 4

Tell her NOT TO LET THEM FLY.  You are sure to lose them if she opens a door.

Relax.  They will miss you too.

Answer 5

Aw, a whole month :(  I went on a weeks vacay and almost had a nervous breakdown.  Just let your grandmother know tht they are just like your children and to treat them like they are extra special!!  When I left, I had just gotten another little bird (we have 11 birds now) and she was just a little baby....I felt horrible though...like she needed me bc no one else knew how to love them like i could.  I think it is just normal...but just make sure your grandmother takes gooooood care of them...and i would have another person whom u really trust on speed dil for her..just in case...or to go check on them once in a while!!

Answer 6

I had a dog. He was my baby, people even said he looked like me. I put him in doggie daycare, because he would find a way to get out of the house and go look for me. So, do you know what the best part of my day was? Picking him up from daycare. I would wait for them to get him out and bring him to me and he always knew the path that would take him to me and he would come out running and l**k me on my face. I have never met someone that excited to see me. Animals are the best. You are a good parent and I am sure the birds will miss you as well but on the flip side: you have to live your life. I was reminded that animals live in the present - so if they don't see you they will not miss you - they will just seek out attention from whomever is there. Whatever takes you away - obviously seems rather important. Know any single men that love dogs? HA HA