Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Rest In Peace Howard


It was a sad day at the clinic today. Howard, our great horned owl that we raised, passed away. The poor little guy had a seizure that he just couldn't recover from. We are devastated! The staff and the clients all fell in love with him. I remember the day I checked him in. He was a little ball of grey fluff.

Howard was never right. He couldn't fly, wouldn't learn how to hunt, and he had seizures. When you find a baby animal on the ground and you think that they fell from their nest, more than likely Mom kicked them out because she knew that something was wrong with it. That is probably the case here.

We gave Howard almost two years of love, and I spent as much time with him as I do my own pets. I'll miss you Howard!

There are more stories about Howard here if you want to read them. Just look for the label, Howard. There is also a little video at the bottom of this page.

17 comments:

  1. Oh Sher,
    I am so sad for you. I know how it breaks your heart when you lose a pet. Howard had so much love the past couple of years and of course he wouldn't have had them at all if he hadn't been rescued. As you say, he wouldn't have survived on his own. Cheers to you and to dear Howard, may he rest in peace. ~ Diane

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  2. Awww : ( Rest in owl peace Howard! It's good he was cared for and loved during his time with you!

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  3. I'm so sorry to hear about Howard. He was a very handsome fella and I'm glad he had such loving care the past two years. My thoughts are with you!

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  4. oh I'm so sorry to hear about Howard. I've enjoyed reading about him here and know how much he meant to you

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  5. aaawwww... I'm so sad, too! I'm so glad you shared Howard with us, Sher.
    May you rest in peace, Howard!

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  6. I'm so sorry to hear about Howard. Thank you for sharing stories of his time with all of you at the clinic. He was well loved and will be missed. My thoughts are with you.

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  7. I am so sorry Sher. When I saw the headline in Reader I was like NOOOOOO! After 2 years at the clinic Howard made many friends. I know he will be missed by all of you.

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  8. I'm sorry to hear about Howard! You gave him a great two years :)

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  9. I'm sorry to hear, focus on the good times and what a blessing it was for Howard to be a part of your lives.
    Healthiersteps

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  10. That is so sad :( He was beautiful. Very sorry to hear that. However, it must have been really neat to have an owl to tend to for two years.

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  11. Poor Howard. I'm sorry to hear this. He was such a beauty!

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  12. Oh my gosh - that is so sad - I am so sorry. I had no idea you could have a pet owl. He was so beautiful.

    Brandi - Keeping It Indie
    via Etsy Blog Team

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  13. Aw, I'm glad that you and the others at the clinic gave him a second chance. I know that he will be missed!

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  14. I'm so sorry about Howard -- I have enjoyed your posts and pics about him. He was the reason I started reading your blog posts!

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  15. Very sad. Howard was very lucky that you rescued him two years ago, and gave him a short but happy life.

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  16. It is always so sad when a loved one dies. He was so cute!

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  17. I am sorry about your lost. Howard seems like a loving and wonderful Owl.

    At least you know that he was well cared for and loved while he was alive and now he is off to a better place.

    RIP Howard.

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