one day my mom let me get a parakeet I saw so many I liked I decided to get this pretty blue bird. I named him baby I let him out of his cage all the time he was very cute everyone would always say to him such a pretty bird. I loved this bird soooooo much! Untill one day I noticed a dark black bump under his tail fether. I told my mom about it she looked at it and thought nothing of it. Untill her friend came over who raises parakeets and said it looks really bad we should take him to the vet. So the next day my mom called the vet and the pet shop who we bought it from the vet said it would cost $170.00 to take it out and when they knock him out he doesn't have much of a chance then we found out the pet store lady sold us the sick bird and she new it! so my mom asked if she would pay for the bill and she said no but she would take the bird nurse it back to healthand give us another bird in place. I had to take the bird back and I was really upset! I was crying alot. so they gave me the other bird and said if they can nurse the bird back to health they'll give it back to me. so meen while with the other bird I named it rockey and he talks now and is a very good bird. I kept checking on the bird first it was doing good then bad then good then bad it kept going on and on. till fianlly he died I cried and cried I was very upset but I got over itand now Im doing good and baby if your listening I love you and your a pretty bird!