Weekend Worries

Ok so this is a possibility when fostering any animal, the original owner decides to drop in and say "Hi". Of course this would be forewarned with a phone call, but it is still a drop by. This happened on Saturday to Rich & I. We have been fostering a 12 (almost 13) yr old Cockatoo named Charlie since last April. Since then we have spoken to and emailed his "mommy" several times and things have gone super. She hasn't been able to visit due to medical issues. However this past Saturday at about 1:30 she calls to see if we are going to be home and if so could she stop by. Of course we were home and how do you tell her "No you can't come by and see your baby - we have grown to attached" So I am sure that you can imagine how worried we were that this visit was going to end in her taking him. Well she shows up just before 4pm and can barely move. I feel awful! She can't even look down at him while holding him. She can't get on the floor to play with him, there is no activity that she can do other then just holding him. There is NO WAY that she would be able to give him proper care at this time. So with that apparent to her, she and her mother (who drover her to our house) leave. I am not sure what the future holds for her at this time, but I don't think that it will include Charlie for many many many months.

Now understand that while all this activity is going on with Charlie Boy, my little Oscar is going out of his feathered little head. There are people in the house, his mommy (me) is home, and he is stuck in his cage for the majority of the day. In his little mind this has been the bigest mistake that could possibly be made. Cause don't you know that when mommys home, it is "mommy and me" time all the time! So this created what I affectionatly call mass quantities of "temporary birdie insanity" He would nuzzle and cuddle then turn around and bite my cheek and then instantly go back to cuddley birdie... This happend all Saturday evening and most of Sunday evening. My life with critters - wouldn't change it for the world.