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| Alex Cain |
"oldmolly" <oldmolly1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "Mamabird" <spam..@go_away.com> wrote in message
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> > "THE Old Man" <ddale1232@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> > news:k8mtsv4amneg86gn839fa4m8peh2hot3qe@4ax.com...
> > > Tonight on the PAX channel there was a program called IT'S A MIRACLE
> > > ... or something close to that. I got in on the very tail end of it.
> > > Someone's home burned almost to the ground and they had been awakened
> > > by "RUPERT" hollering. It was their AG. After the fire was
> > > extinguished the lady asked someone to go inside, cover and bring out
> > > the remains of RUPERT as she was absolutely heart broken. A man went
> > > inside to what seemed to be a closet or small room where the AG was
> > > kept, evidently uncaged. As he pulled debris out of the room so he
> > > could get in he saw RUPERT standing in a corner, down low. When he
> > > reached out RUPERT bit him. :) He hollered to tell the owner that
> > > the bird was alive and she got him out. He was in good shape and not
> > > even singed. She had him examined by an avian vet who told her that
> > > RUPERT had probably inhaled a lot of smoke but was OK BUT ... RUPERT
> > > was a female. After many years they changed the name to MIRACLE.
> > >
> >
> > Yes, I remember when this all happened. There was a lot of discussion on
> > the bird groups about it. Rupert had her own website for a couple of
years
> > but it's gone now.
> >
> > Contrary to what the show you saw said, Rupert was hospitalized for
> several
> > weeks and it was "touch and go" whether she would make it or not. There
> was
> > a big celebration with the news media covering her homecoming once the
vet
> > released her from the hospital.
> >
> > The whole thing really WAS a miracle! I'd love to know how Miracle aka
> > Rupert is doing now.
> > --
> I thought about this post, and have to say that I cannot comprehend
myself
> getting woken by a bird in my burning home, and simply leaving my pet
behind
> while I got out.
> I am terrified of fire and have smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in the
> house as I know I would end up dead, trying to get all the cages out
> first.If I had only one bird, I would grab him on my way out. I could
simply
> never leave it to be burned to death, any more than I could leave a child
of
> mine.
>
if you knew the background of the story, you would know that at the time the
woman felt that Rupert was *already* dead. Hence, his (her) being turned
into barbequed chicken would have been painful, but redundant, as there
would have been no suffering. She wrapped Rupert in a towel and placed him
(her) in the bathtub, knowing that the tub would probably be one of the few
things to survive such an inferno, thereby allowing her to retrieve the body
later.
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| David G Fisher |
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The avian vet who treated Rupert is my avian vet. Really knows what he's
doing.
Dave
"Alex Cain" <noemail@here.invalid> wrote in message
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> "oldmolly" <oldmolly1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:VT%zb.172$Bj6.74@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
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> > "Mamabird" <spam..@go_away.com> wrote in message
> > news:zETzb.4717$Oe5.4513@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > > "THE Old Man" <ddale1232@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> > > news:k8mtsv4amneg86gn839fa4m8peh2hot3qe@4ax.com...
> > > > Tonight on the PAX channel there was a program called IT'S A
MIRACLE
> > > > ... or something close to that. I got in on the very tail end of
it.
> > > > Someone's home burned almost to the ground and they had been
awakened
> > > > by "RUPERT" hollering. It was their AG. After the fire was
> > > > extinguished the lady asked someone to go inside, cover and bring
out
> > > > the remains of RUPERT as she was absolutely heart broken. A man
went
> > > > inside to what seemed to be a closet or small room where the AG was
> > > > kept, evidently uncaged. As he pulled debris out of the room so he
> > > > could get in he saw RUPERT standing in a corner, down low. When he
> > > > reached out RUPERT bit him. :) He hollered to tell the owner that
> > > > the bird was alive and she got him out. He was in good shape and
not
> > > > even singed. She had him examined by an avian vet who told her that
> > > > RUPERT had probably inhaled a lot of smoke but was OK BUT ...
RUPERT
> > > > was a female. After many years they changed the name to MIRACLE.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Yes, I remember when this all happened. There was a lot of discussion
on
> > > the bird groups about it. Rupert had her own website for a couple of
> years
> > > but it's gone now.
> > >
> > > Contrary to what the show you saw said, Rupert was hospitalized for
> > several
> > > weeks and it was "touch and go" whether she would make it or not.
There
> > was
> > > a big celebration with the news media covering her homecoming once the
> vet
> > > released her from the hospital.
> > >
> > > The whole thing really WAS a miracle! I'd love to know how Miracle aka
> > > Rupert is doing now.
> > > --
> > I thought about this post, and have to say that I cannot comprehend
> myself
> > getting woken by a bird in my burning home, and simply leaving my pet
> behind
> > while I got out.
> > I am terrified of fire and have smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in
the
> > house as I know I would end up dead, trying to get all the cages out
> > first.If I had only one bird, I would grab him on my way out. I could
> simply
> > never leave it to be burned to death, any more than I could leave a
child
> of
> > mine.
> >
>
> if you knew the background of the story, you would know that at the time
the
> woman felt that Rupert was *already* dead. Hence, his (her) being turned
> into barbequed chicken would have been painful, but redundant, as there
> would have been no suffering. She wrapped Rupert in a towel and placed
him
> (her) in the bathtub, knowing that the tub would probably be one of the
few
> things to survive such an inferno, thereby allowing her to retrieve the
body
> later.
>
>
>
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| Alex Cain |
"oldmolly" <oldmolly1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "Mamabird" <spam..@go_away.com> wrote in message
> news:zETzb.4717$Oe5.4513@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > "THE Old Man" <ddale1232@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> > news:k8mtsv4amneg86gn839fa4m8peh2hot3qe@4ax.com...
> > > Tonight on the PAX channel there was a program called IT'S A MIRACLE
> > > ... or something close to that. I got in on the very tail end of it.
> > > Someone's home burned almost to the ground and they had been awakened
> > > by "RUPERT" hollering. It was their AG. After the fire was
> > > extinguished the lady asked someone to go inside, cover and bring out
> > > the remains of RUPERT as she was absolutely heart broken. A man went
> > > inside to what seemed to be a closet or small room where the AG was
> > > kept, evidently uncaged. As he pulled debris out of the room so he
> > > could get in he saw RUPERT standing in a corner, down low. When he
> > > reached out RUPERT bit him. :) He hollered to tell the owner that
> > > the bird was alive and she got him out. He was in good shape and not
> > > even singed. She had him examined by an avian vet who told her that
> > > RUPERT had probably inhaled a lot of smoke but was OK BUT ... RUPERT
> > > was a female. After many years they changed the name to MIRACLE.
> > >
> >
> > Yes, I remember when this all happened. There was a lot of discussion on
> > the bird groups about it. Rupert had her own website for a couple of
years
> > but it's gone now.
> >
> > Contrary to what the show you saw said, Rupert was hospitalized for
> several
> > weeks and it was "touch and go" whether she would make it or not. There
> was
> > a big celebration with the news media covering her homecoming once the
vet
> > released her from the hospital.
> >
> > The whole thing really WAS a miracle! I'd love to know how Miracle aka
> > Rupert is doing now.
> > --
> I thought about this post, and have to say that I cannot comprehend
myself
> getting woken by a bird in my burning home, and simply leaving my pet
behind
> while I got out.
> I am terrified of fire and have smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in the
> house as I know I would end up dead, trying to get all the cages out
> first.If I had only one bird, I would grab him on my way out. I could
simply
> never leave it to be burned to death, any more than I could leave a child
of
> mine.
>
if you knew the background of the story, you would know that at the time the
woman felt that Rupert was *already* dead. Hence, his (her) being turned
into barbequed chicken would have been painful, but redundant, as there
would have been no suffering. She wrapped Rupert in a towel and placed him
(her) in the bathtub, knowing that the tub would probably be one of the few
things to survive such an inferno, thereby allowing her to retrieve the body
later.
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