Woohoo! Donna is still alive this morning!

I am calling her Donna cuz she has a Princess attitude, like a Prima Donna!

She has such disdain for me. I offered her a nice little juicy wiggling worm last night, but she refused.

So Maxie got all the good stuff before lights out.

Donna was acting very near death more than once, and I was afraid it was permanent "lights out" for her. But her little feisty spirit won over and she was just barely hanging on this morning.

In fact, it is her fighting spirit that compelled the little prima donna to open her mouth: She wants to take a chunk out of my finger! But, I was ready for her this time.

Did you know you can easily make a very tasty gruel from canned dog food? It's true: add warm water and shake or stir briskly. Then draw it up into the eyedropper and, when Her Highness opens her beak, you shove it down her throat and force-feed. She was hoping I didn't notice, but I'm sure I caught her licking her lips a time or two!

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Thanks everyone! Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Must get ready for chuch. Fortunately, I live across the street so I can run home every 15 min. for feeding time (the birdies' -- not mine, silly!)

They are sitting in the hanging petunia pot as I write this. I have sent a pic to Doody (thanks for posting it!) so you can get a look at the siblings.