[jdfitzwater]

I consulted another avian vet about Gomez and got this answer:

I am deeply sorry for your loss and I understand not only your pain, but how it's made much worse with any nagging guilt.

Please let me assure you that you did absolutely nothing wrong, in fact you did all the right things. The baby food did not do this. I often supplement the birds here with a spoon of baby food, making the same choice you did with all natural and organic.

There are no preservatives or toxins. I cannot stress enough that you did not do anything wrong.

Avians can have surgical complications that are really no ones fault even after seemingly coming through the actual surgery without any problem.

If during surgery there was any struggling due to inadequate anesthesia, severe hemorrhage may be seen. There may have been any number of complications connected to the surgery; however, starting back at the beginning, what caused the broken leg? There may have been a problem that made him more susceptible to it. Anything from liver disease to hypocalcemia (low calcium). In fact, hypocalcemia could have caused a spasm or seizure that may have prompted a fall or catching his leg in a cage bar or toy.

Both of these conditions could have led to the complications after surgery and anesthesia as seen.

Sometimes there is simply no known cause.

I know there is no way make the loss you've suffered any less painful, but please do not make it worse with believing for a moment that you did anything wrong.

You did not