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Sprinting down the street
I will give you a little background on Miss Monster Mash, for some of those who might not know already. Monster was rescued by a technician I work with from a bird "sanctuary" (fancy word the guy used - just a collector). She was housed with the "unpopular" birds in his "finch house" (yes, an entire, small house for his finches). She was kept in a cage made of chicken wire, with a 2x4 for a perch. The bottom of her cage was COVERED (like, INCHES) in poop and shells from peanuts and sunflowers. She was considered the "rottweiler bird" because she was "mean" and therefore nobody ever gave her any attention or real, quality care. My friend paid for her to get her out of the horrible conditions she was in. I brought her into my house last summer, and it's been an adventure ever since.
When my friend first brought her home, Monster was obese, she had "cleavage" and weighed in at around 1500g (if not a little more). She was too overweight to get liftoff to fly. That coupled with not knowing what the heck toys were - she had a hard time burning off all of the calories she had stored. Her weight came down gradually once she was put on a better diet, and allowed time out of a cage, to explore and work off her food.
In feb of this year, she still weighed in at 1420g. After putting her on a "diet" of sorts, and increasing her exercise, I'm happy to announce that as of yesterday afternoon, Monster no longer is a MONSTER and weighed in at 1150g!!!!!! We are all very thrilled at the healthy weight she has dropped to! I just wanted to share my excitement!
When my friend first brought her home, Monster was obese, she had "cleavage" and weighed in at around 1500g (if not a little more). She was too overweight to get liftoff to fly. That coupled with not knowing what the heck toys were - she had a hard time burning off all of the calories she had stored. Her weight came down gradually once she was put on a better diet, and allowed time out of a cage, to explore and work off her food.
In feb of this year, she still weighed in at 1420g. After putting her on a "diet" of sorts, and increasing her exercise, I'm happy to announce that as of yesterday afternoon, Monster no longer is a MONSTER and weighed in at 1150g!!!!!! We are all very thrilled at the healthy weight she has dropped to! I just wanted to share my excitement!
Can we get some pics??
Audra! 
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