barnesyboy86 14 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Came home from a weekend away in Wales with the Mrs and my little girl. Before I left I asked my cousin to pop in Friday and Saturday to feed our Barn Owl. Sadly he didnt bother. We got home today and I went to check her asap to see everything was fine. I found her on the floor in her mews struggling to stand up. She looked too late for the vet so I got her on the kitchen side and got out 2 syringes. One for water and the other I used to try and feed her blitzed chicken from the blender. It was too late though, she couldnt swallow a thing and soon died. You can imagine how I felt. I partly blame myself because I should have double checked hed been round but you expect a family members word to be gospel. Obviously not so. So be careful who you trust. Im livid! The weather has been baking hot so she basically got cooked and starved to death. Thats the bit that makes me very very angry. We can all deal with old age but pure laziness is a real bitter pill to swallow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
reaper1064 285 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Family member or not, what a lazy tosser. Poor bloody bird cooked because he couldn't be arsed. Wouldn't blame yourself mate, you've just trusted a member of your family to help out and he let you down big style. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
torchey 1,202 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 a f***ing good kick in must me on the menu, never kept birds of prey myself but surely a big drinker would last a weekend??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brewman 1,190 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 I know where you're coming from, several years ago when me and the missus went off for a week we asked one of her family members to feed our dogs and make sure one gets his medication. He fed them filled the water up but didn't bother cleaning the bowls. We had the tablet's mapped out on a tray with am and pm written beside them. Not exactly rocket science. Came home no tablet's given I was livid and excuses were made for the family member. The dog was scratching away till he bled. It took a few days for the meds to work and applying anti-histamine cream. They now go to reputable kennels. Never again will I ask anyone to loowk after them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alimac 882 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 I've always said you can choose your mates but not your family. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ragumup Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 That's a bad do mate happened to me once, never trusted him again, came home from holiday and everything was half dead ..... is your cousin islamic.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astral 253 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Aw mate Im sorry to read this, I have trusted family to look after my garden/animals before and you just wouldn't think they'd let you down. I'd be gutted but you cant knock yourself too much, we've all trusted others to do things for us on occasion. Man I'd be so pissed. Really sorry for you buddy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 one word........WANKER!!!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,587 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 i would deff go round to his house with dead bird, and say to him it died slow+painful death+no food+water.Just come round to give you 2nd part of its death=pain then kick him hard in the balls. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BORDERSCOT 3,816 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 i would deff go round to his house with dead bird, and say to him it died slow+painful death+no food+water.Just come round to give you 2nd part of its death=pain then kick him hard in the balls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,093 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 It's only my brother or my mum and dad who look after my animals, there the only ones who babysit the kids too.. I struggle to trust people with anything precious.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frann 882 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Poor owl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barnesyboy86 14 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 It knocked me sick to be honest. Ive never used her for flying or anything cos Barnys are a doddle and more of a house thing. The Mrs was very close to her and reared her from a ball of fluff. Luckily a friend looked after my dog and other bird! I text him as soon as she died with a picture of her dead on the kitchen side and said he wants to hope I calm down because I am on the verge of kicking his back gate off and putting one in his dogs head! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,093 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 It knocked me sick to be honest. Ive never used her for flying or anything cos Barnys are a doddle and more of a house thing. The Mrs was very close to her and reared her from a ball of fluff. Luckily a friend looked after my dog and other bird! I text him as soon as she died with a picture of her dead on the kitchen side and said he wants to hope I calm down because I am on the verge of kicking his back gate off and putting one in his dogs head! It's not his dogs fault mate, it's him that deserves the slap... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barnesyboy86 14 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Harsh lesson learnt. I will especially going out of my way to make sure the job agreed, is being done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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