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Rescued dove from cat. Now what?!
self | January 26, 2011 | self

Posted on 01/26/2011 10:33:13 AM PST by Excellence

I tied two bells to one of our cats to keep her from going after cats, but she still got one this morning. I rescued the bird, but now he can't really fly. He let me pick him up and put him in, ironically, a cat carrier. So I'm looking for advice. He's resting comfortably now. How soon should I try to feed him? What about water, small cup or big bowl? He's mostly white, with a little bit of grey.


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21 posted on 01/26/2011 10:47:05 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
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To: Excellence

I have birds that hit windows and are stunned stupid...(seem knocked out). I pick them up and wrap them in my shirt and hold them close to warm them up...in about a minute they start flitting and take off as soon as I let go.
Keeping them warm is essential to fight off shock.
I would work toward keeping it warm and letting it go soon—rather than what to feed it right now.
More info would help. I have a first aid book “Caring For Wildlife”. Post more info about the bird if you can and good luck.


22 posted on 01/26/2011 10:47:14 AM PST by two23 (Liberals Have Created a Culture of Lies)
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To: Excellence

Doves mate for life. There probably is a lonesome dove in your area calling out for his or her mate.


23 posted on 01/26/2011 10:48:17 AM PST by forgotten man (forgotten man)
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"Hello, 'ello... what's all this, then?"

24 posted on 01/26/2011 10:49:09 AM PST by evets (beer)
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To: Excellence

BTW wild birds carry a lot of parasites. If it can’t fly it will die. So you can let it suffer for a time or wring its neck today.


25 posted on 01/26/2011 10:49:36 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Excellence

Toughen up woman. It’s the consequences of keeping cat/s. That bird has a metabolism that’s very touchy if it’s wild. Chances are your version of resing comfortably is it’s catatonic state and impending organ shutdown.


26 posted on 01/26/2011 10:50:08 AM PST by blackdog
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To: Excellence

Call the animal hospital and ask them to recommend an animal sanctuary or rehad that’ll take it in, help it out and release it.


27 posted on 01/26/2011 10:50:54 AM PST by Ladysmith ("A community organizer can't bitch when communities organize." Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Excellence

I wouldn’t worry about feeding it right now...the thing is to get it stable enough that it will be ok on its own.
I am going to type you the first aid info from the book I have—hang in there! BRB


28 posted on 01/26/2011 10:52:56 AM PST by two23 (Liberals Have Created a Culture of Lies)
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To: Excellence

My dog caught a sparrow and bloodied it up. I got it, kept it warm. It rebounded and I brought it outside, once I thought it had gotten over shock. It did fly away . . . minus one eye.


29 posted on 01/26/2011 10:54:04 AM PST by mancini
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To: two23

What do I upload it to in order to post?


30 posted on 01/26/2011 10:55:12 AM PST by Excellence (Buy Progresso, take off the label, write "not halal," mail to Campbell's soup company.)
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To: Excellence
1) Wash your hands (LOTS of bird mites on doves).
2) Pet your cat!
3) Ring neck of dove.
4) Wash Hands!
5) Dispose of Dove
6) Pet cat.
31 posted on 01/26/2011 10:58:55 AM PST by DCBryan1 (FORGET the lawyers...first kill the "journalists". (Die Ritter der Kokosnuss))
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To: Excellence
Bacon wrapped dove is delicious.


32 posted on 01/26/2011 11:00:11 AM PST by Bon mots ("Anything you say, can and will be construed as racist...")
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To: Excellence

Rest, quiet and warmth. Keep confined in a safe place.
Cover it—keep it dark (it will induce sleep/rest if its dark)
warm water— my experience: you can cut a drinking straw like a scoop end and just carry a bead of water to the bird.
Try not to feel bad if it doesn’t make it. Birds hit windows, I see them get attacked and carried off by hawks...they fly into cars..it’s not just cats.
For © reasons, I decided not to type word for word from the book “Care of The Wild”.


33 posted on 01/26/2011 11:02:07 AM PST by two23 (Liberals Have Created a Culture of Lies)
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To: mancini
Some day I'll share with you the squirrel we rescued from a water filled storm drain. We brought it home and warmed it up with a hairdryer and heat lamp. We thought it was still stiff because it wouldn't move. That was until our dogs put their nose in the box. Long story short, about $10,000 worth of damage in the house between the dogs and squirrel.

Dishes, china closet, vases, curtains, television set, coffee pot, leather sofa, panes of glass on windows, glass coffee table, etc.....

34 posted on 01/26/2011 11:03:45 AM PST by blackdog
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To: Excellence

Photos have to be uploaded to another site and then linked to here-—don’t worry about it, if you’re sure its a dove, thats fine...


35 posted on 01/26/2011 11:03:50 AM PST by two23 (Liberals Have Created a Culture of Lies)
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To: Excellence

Kill it and eat it or give it back to the cat!


36 posted on 01/26/2011 11:04:34 AM PST by dalereed
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To: Excellence

Let the cat have him back. It’s what the good Lord designed your cat to do. Keeps the bird population in check.


37 posted on 01/26/2011 11:08:18 AM PST by Sybeck1 (Memo to Mitt Romney: Just go away.............)
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To: two23

Yeah, I’m pretty sure. He’s pretty, really.


38 posted on 01/26/2011 11:10:30 AM PST by Excellence (Buy Progresso, take off the label, write "not halal," mail to Campbell's soup company.)
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To: Excellence

Have you heard of veterinarian help? Do you know what a veterinarian is?

A veterinarian is an animal doctor. These wonderful folks take care of sick and wounded animals of all types to include birds.

I had one come to my home this morning to give one of my cats a shot. I should have taken a photo of him to send to you.


39 posted on 01/26/2011 11:10:34 AM PST by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: Excellence

“Pull!”


40 posted on 01/26/2011 11:11:28 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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