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Thank you all for your well wishes and kind thoughts , especially about Phillip !, he Has and Always WILL be my " Fluffy headed" baby chicken !
MY POLISH ROO SAVED MY LIFE! I KNOW they have feelings !
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5 am Friday morning, I woke up after falling asleep on my recliner.
I had a Slight itch on my right leg.
I have Never been allergic to Anything !
I went out to the coops to perform my morning rituals of saying " Good Morning " to the Girls and my Salmon Favorelle and Black Crested
Polish Roos.
Suddenly , my ears, hair , eyes AND tongue, started burning and swelling up to where my eyes closed !
My Airway started closing off and I knew I was in Severe trouble !
Things started to go " black " . Phillip is my Polish Roo. ( he is in my Avatar ).
I took a breath and Down I went !
I was on my left side barely to move or scream for help.
Phil doesn't crow Alot , but I heard him run Out of the coop , crowing ALOT !
My son told me later that he heard Phil crowing more than usual , then as my son came downstairs , he was surprised to see Phil On the porch pecking on the sliding glass patio door!
He had Flown over a short part of their fence and went onto the patio. !
He came back in and stood by my head .
The girls were slightly pecking me, curious I guess .
Funny thing is , he then " chased " the girls up into their " bedrooms".
Now DH had already left for work and my 16 yr old and 14 yr old , sons were in the house still asleep.
Not knowing how long I was unconscious , next thing I remember is my 14 yr old shaking me.
I told him HE was going to have to drive me to the hospital because we live too far out in the boonies and I didn't have time to wait for an ambulance , plus, we had just had a large snowstorm and my Private road had not been plowed yet.
Another reason He had to drive , is that my 16 is handicapped.
I was Unconscious when we arrived.
I came to on the gurney and people stripping off my clothes and doctors barking orders !
I heard the dr say that a breathing tube would Not be able to go down my throat due to the swelling!!!
After getting shots and monitors put on me, the nurse brought in the tray used in doing Tracheotomys !
I really didn't feel them cutting the hole in my throat, but I remember suddenly being able to breathe !
Now I know how it feels to be slowly strangled and it's horrifying!
I'm home now but have to carry an Epi pen always since I have NO idea what bit me!
Wow
5 am Friday morning, I woke up after falling asleep on my recliner.
I had a Slight itch on my right leg.
I have Never been allergic to Anything !
I went out to the coops to perform my morning rituals of saying " Good Morning " to the Girls and my Salmon Favorelle and Black Crested
Polish Roos.
Suddenly , my ears, hair , eyes AND tongue, started burning and swelling up to where my eyes closed !
My Airway started closing off and I knew I was in Severe trouble !
Things started to go " black " . Phillip is my Polish Roo. ( he is in my Avatar ).
I took a breath and Down I went !
I was on my left side barely to move or scream for help.
Phil doesn't crow Alot , but I heard him run Out of the coop , crowing ALOT !
My son told me later that he heard Phil crowing more than usual , then as my son came downstairs , he was surprised to see Phil On the porch pecking on the sliding glass patio door!
He had Flown over a short part of their fence and went onto the patio. !
He came back in and stood by my head .
The girls were slightly pecking me, curious I guess .
Funny thing is , he then " chased " the girls up into their " bedrooms".
Now DH had already left for work and my 16 yr old and 14 yr old , sons were in the house still asleep.
Not knowing how long I was unconscious , next thing I remember is my 14 yr old shaking me.
I told him HE was going to have to drive me to the hospital because we live too far out in the boonies and I didn't have time to wait for an ambulance , plus, we had just had a large snowstorm and my Private road had not been plowed yet.
Another reason He had to drive , is that my 16 is handicapped.
I was Unconscious when we arrived.
I came to on the gurney and people stripping off my clothes and doctors barking orders !
I heard the dr say that a breathing tube would Not be able to go down my throat due to the swelling!!!
After getting shots and monitors put on me, the nurse brought in the tray used in doing Tracheotomys !
I really didn't feel them cutting the hole in my throat, but I remember suddenly being able to breathe !
Now I know how it feels to be slowly strangled and it's horrifying!
I'm home now but have to carry an Epi pen always since I have NO idea what bit me!
Wow
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That sounds so scary
And even scarier, im in 8th grade (Im assming the same grade as your youngest son?) and I could never, ever, ever even imagine driving. That must have been so scary, In that situatuion I probably would have been too scared to drive my mom.
I think Phillip deserves some extra treats for his heroic deed
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Thank you for your kind words and thoughts!
My son is just about 15 and in 9th grade. He will be taking drivers Ed in FEBUARY .
I've been letting him drive on our mile and a half dirt road since he's been about 12, because I always told him that God forbid there's ever an emergency, I would need him to drive!
He was scared, yes, but instincts and calmness took over and he did Great!
The Exact same thing happened when I was 13 with My mom and I always told myself that I would teach my kids early , how to drive.
You would be amazed at what you can do should the need arise!
And , Yes, Phillip got extra mealworms for his troubles ! Lol
Thank you for your kind words and thoughts!
My son is just about 15 and in 9th grade. He will be taking drivers Ed in FEBUARY .
I've been letting him drive on our mile and a half dirt road since he's been about 12, because I always told him that God forbid there's ever an emergency, I would need him to drive!
He was scared, yes, but instincts and calmness took over and he did Great!
The Exact same thing happened when I was 13 with My mom and I always told myself that I would teach my kids early , how to drive.
You would be amazed at what you can do should the need arise!
And , Yes, Phillip got extra mealworms for his troubles ! Lol
Holy crap. I know my birds love me but I don't know that they would know to do something like that. You are very fortunate. You obviously are good to yours; do you have a picture of this bird? I am from MI also, but from "under the bridge"
We haven't gotten a good snow yet!
Wow!! that is so amazing,
it is really neat how animals just know when something is not right. The fact that the roo knew that the house was where
he needed to go for help, that other people were they who could help you is nothing less then awesome. That is one smart roo I think that your roo should win some kind of award
Maybe take the story to the media, everyone loves a story that end well and people can see that chickens really are smart and do love their owners.
They really are faithful little companions, I love my chickens and I am sure that they would do what they could to help if something happened to me.
It is amazing how much these little creatures exhibit emotional and intelligent behavior just amazes me.
I am so glad that you are okay, and tell you roo that he is a good man.
he needed to go for help, that other people were they who could help you is nothing less then awesome. That is one smart roo I think that your roo should win some kind of award
Maybe take the story to the media, everyone loves a story that end well and people can see that chickens really are smart and do love their owners.
They really are faithful little companions, I love my chickens and I am sure that they would do what they could to help if something happened to me.
It is amazing how much these little creatures exhibit emotional and intelligent behavior just amazes me.
I am so glad that you are okay, and tell you roo that he is a good man.
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It's amazing how animals have a certain type of instinct when it comes to their humans !
Here's Phil before we knew he was a boy. Taken May 2011
And here he is now. Taken early October.
It's amazing how animals have a certain type of instinct when it comes to their humans !
Here's Phil before we knew he was a boy. Taken May 2011
And here he is now. Taken early October.
That is an amzing story! I wonder if you can nominate him for an animal hero award.
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