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Sad news, last night there was a fire in the house over the back of us, we were lucky we only got some smoke and some water damage but this morning when I uncovered my Gouldians they were all dead in the bottom of their cage. My Zebbies are on the third floor of the house and they are fine but I think the smoke must have been much worse in the family room than we first thought. When it happened we were evacuated by the fire department, I grabbed the dog, my computer and precious documents and we had to leave. Once the all had been given we went home to assess the damage but there were still flashing lights, so I didn’t uncover the birds to check on them until morning.

My Zebbies are all fine, they are a bit nervous but that is to be expected. I have put some stress less drops in their water and they have all of their favourite foods, so hopefully they will pull through it.

has any one experienced this type of thing and what can you suggest to help my little zebs through this?

Wow! So sorry about the fire and losing your birds. So sad! Hopefully the zebras will return to normal quickly.

Oh... this is such sad news I am so sorry.. you must be so devastated. I hope your zebbies feel better, so sorry for your loss..

Wow, that is terrible news! So sorry you had to go through that and for the loss of your gouldians. Thankfully for you, it didn't spread to your house. If your zebras survived thus far, I would think they will be ok. Any way to get them a little fresh air for a couple of days? Other than that, just continue providing a good, healthy diet and perhaps some liquid vitamins and fresh greens. Again, very sorry. Bob

I am so sorry I hope the zebras pull through

I was just talking to my husband and he said they have tossed their eggs, they are pulling the nests apart, the vet said this is a normal reaction to stress. The vet is confident they will settle down! he just wants me to give them some time.

He said it might be another few months before they nest again! So we are cleaning their cages, giving them new nests and nesting materials and heaps of their favorite foods!

How sad for you, but fortunate that the fire didn't spread to your house. The smoke probably got to the Gouldians. I would think the Zebras will be OK, just stressed out for now.

Oh how terrible! I'm so sorry for your loss
Sounds like the zebra's will be fine, good luck

So sorry to hear about the loss of your Gouldians . Zebbies are resilient! I think they will bounce back quick.

Oh I'm so sorry for you! What a tragic event. Glad you and the family are ok.

So very sorry to hear about your loss. I do hope your remaining zebras will be alright.

What a sad thing to happen, I'm very sorry.

I'm very sorry to hear about your goulds. fingers crossed for the zebras. at least you still have a home to live in, it could've been worse!

So very sorry you lost your birds.
Hope the little zebras will all be okay.

So sorry you lost your Goulds! I hope your Zebras get over the whole thing soon!