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Zazu's second week with us.

Wednesday, May 19, 2004 Zazu awakes hungry again. She seems to like the cat food very well. She notices the spoon as it approaches her and opens her mouth just as wide as possible. She is leaping into the spoon, which tells me her legs are getting stronger by the day. I will be staying home today to care for her. Lynsi gets home from school at 3:00pm and I will leave around 1:30pm to go to work so she will pick up where I left off until I return home at 7:00pm. Before I left for work, I had to figure something out fast. Zazu was slipping like she was on ice skates. I had a great idea. I taped Kotex mini pads to the bottom of the box to keep her legs from slipping. I still tore up the paper towels and laid them down. It seemed to work like a charm.

Zazu didn't like the 2 hours we weren't home, and let Lynsi know it the minute she got off the bus and in the door. I had to run out and get more dog food, because the consistency of the cat food gave her diarrhea. That wasn't fun to clean. Zazu can see the spoon now come down to feed her and is anxiously waiting, mouth wide open. I held her today and she seemed very content. 13 more days until we take her out back for flying lessons.

Thursday, May 20, 2004 Zazu doesn't wake before me, as I sneak in the room to get ready. She must feel the vibration on the floor, because she immediately starts chirping loudly. The dog food is MUCH better for her. I think the cheap dog food from the dollar store is great because it has a lot of fillers that she enjoys as well. I stay home with her until I must leave for work at 12:30. Lynsi gets home at 3:00, so she will pick up where I left off.

Friday, May 21, 2004 Zazu is getting stronger and when she stands, she looks like a real bird. Her feet are usually unbalanced and you can see her struggling to stand still. We put an old towel down on the floor and let her walk around. She loves that. She will walk over to me (not very well though) and climb into my hand when I hold it out. Her chirps are now different, just like a different cry for a baby. If held a certain way, she will flap her wings.

Saturday, May 22, 2004 Zazu is having more "towel time" and she is getting around better today. She goes thru alot of dogfood and alot of paper towels. She likes to sleep in my hands, but I am trying not to get her too used to humans because she shouldn't be dependent on us. She grabs ahold of my fingers, so tomorrow we will teach her to perch.

Sunday, May 23, 2004 Zazu gets her first perching lesson. I grabbed a twig from the back yard and put it in her cage. She was only 2 inches from the bottom of her cage and my hands were close to her. She lost her balance a few times and fell backward. I was there to see she didn't fall or hurt her wings. When she finally perched and balanced, she looked at me and chirped as if to tell me "Mom, lookee at me!" We clapped..LOL She definetely needs more practice. I put some twigs on the bottom of her cage. As she gets better we will put a branch in her cage. We have had her for a little over a week now.