Necropsy results & the BEST news.....

[Buteo]

Well, the Vet called the pet store this morning.
He told the manager the results of the necropsy. Halo died of a congenital deformation of the digestive tract that resulted in an inability to properly pass foods. The Vet found undigested veggies, fruit & pellets in Halo's stomach. He explained it's why Halo was taking so long to wean. The handfeeding formula was easier to digest & pass than the any of the other foods.
The Vet also told Mario (the manager) that the other 2 Pi couldn't possibly have the same problem or they would be deathly ill or dead already.

Mario told the Vet that most likely Grace would be going home this weekend & could he take a good look at that twisted leg.
One of the vet assisstants arrived this morning & took Grace back to clinic. They xrayed, then she was brought back to the store.

The investigation of the leg showed a healed fracture at the joint of the Tarsometatarsus & Tibiotarsus. The Vet concluded that it was consistant with the typical parental nesting accident - the Mother sat on her when she went to continue incubating the final egg.

Since Monday, Grace's only been given 1 feeding a day & even then she's only taken a 1/4 of a syringe or less of formula before she indicates she's had enough.

Now for the GREAT news!!!!
GRACE CAME HOME TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!

As ya can see she's just relaxin & chillin out on her playset.

Here's a couple of pics of her new home.
3 rope perches, 2 wooden perches, 1 concrete one,
7 cups for foods or water,
and 6 toys she chose herself.
You'll notice the 36" ladder from the floor to the edge of her cage. If she ever winds up on the floor - I figured it'd be easiest on her to be able to get back up to relative safety.

The store told me to weigh her every day (which I planned to anyway).
I weighed Grace last week & she was 187 grams.
Today she's 197 grams.
***EDIT NOTE= I double checked when we got home & she weighted 189 grams on our scale, not 197.

It's still a very healthy weight for a bird that hatched June 2 2006.
If she loses any weight for more than a couple of days, bring her back before the store closes and they will give her feedings when/if she needs them.

I'm very happy right now!!!

[CALVINS MOM]

Congratulations! You sound so happy. That's great. Enjoy Grace - I hope she gives you many years of happiness!

[Lisa B]

congrats!!!!

[sweetie&meli]

congrats on your ababy pi's are bar far the sweetest lil buggers , i love there smell too!! im looking into getting one myself a blue headed pi , i saw one at the store here and there stunning , yet so shy :)

[TooLover]

She is beautiful! Congratulations!

[cfulhage]

Congratulations on bringing the baby home!!

[Conure & Macaw Mom]

Congrats. I'm so happy for you. You have been through so much, you deserve this. Crystal

[Irish]

Your new baby is lovely :-). Congrats!

[gbird]

What great news for you. Grace is precious. Congrats.

[grandma]

That is such great news and, one beautiful baby.