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Raverbaby said:
zakelwe said:
I'm sure one day someone will have a heart attack and instead of ringing 999 will instead post on pistonheads asking what to do, after taking a picture of their face going blue of course ...
Jesus is weeping in heaven with your lack of gumption.....
Sorry, maybe if next door had a dog outside you may have a different view......Jesus is weeping in heaven with your lack of gumption.....
t Sherlock 
We live in the country and have 2 dogs and a cat so get this sort of thing often.
I place injured bird/mammal in the shed with a bowl of water. An hour or so later they have either died peacefully when the adrenalin has stopped keeping them strung out, terrified and alive or they perk up and can be released.
If they have bits missing, hanging out or pointing in the wrong direction I put them out of their misery on a large rock.
I place injured bird/mammal in the shed with a bowl of water. An hour or so later they have either died peacefully when the adrenalin has stopped keeping them strung out, terrified and alive or they perk up and can be released.
If they have bits missing, hanging out or pointing in the wrong direction I put them out of their misery on a large rock.
I doubt he's supposed to be able to fly yet, but he isn't that far short of it. I reckon he would have been shuffling about in the nest taking an interest in the world outside and got too close to the edge and fell out.
Looks like he may have damaged his leg, be worth holding him up and comparing it with the other one and seeing if they are the same or not. If "not", take him to the vet, don't worry about them charging you a fortune as they only charge a few quid to look at birds.
I'd give him some water and some tiny bits of wet cat food if he'll take it, put him somewhere warm, dark and peaceful until the morning and if he's still alive then, have a crack at finding the nest and putting him back in it.
If you can't find the nest but you can get him to eat then you stand a reasonable chance of being able to keep him going until he is big enough to fly given that he's not that far off it already. Mealworms would be better than cat food once the shops are open.
Looks like he may have damaged his leg, be worth holding him up and comparing it with the other one and seeing if they are the same or not. If "not", take him to the vet, don't worry about them charging you a fortune as they only charge a few quid to look at birds.
I'd give him some water and some tiny bits of wet cat food if he'll take it, put him somewhere warm, dark and peaceful until the morning and if he's still alive then, have a crack at finding the nest and putting him back in it.
If you can't find the nest but you can get him to eat then you stand a reasonable chance of being able to keep him going until he is big enough to fly given that he's not that far off it already. Mealworms would be better than cat food once the shops are open.
I was trying to clean mud from its beak It's obviously an Ortolan Bunting. Follow Clarkson's instructions here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4MS7mSzX8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4MS7mSzX8
Shaolin said:
We live in the country and have 2 dogs and a cat so get this sort of thing often.
I place injured bird/mammal in the shed with a bowl of water. An hour or so later they have either died peacefully when the adrenalin has stopped keeping them strung out, terrified and alive or they perk up and can be released.
If they have bits missing, hanging out or pointing in the wrong direction I put them out of their misery on a large rock.
+1I place injured bird/mammal in the shed with a bowl of water. An hour or so later they have either died peacefully when the adrenalin has stopped keeping them strung out, terrified and alive or they perk up and can be released.
If they have bits missing, hanging out or pointing in the wrong direction I put them out of their misery on a large rock.
good advice
Your local animal rescue centre may take it.
When we were kids we just put the cat caught baby birds (mercifully not too many of them) into a box with blankets and fed it meal worms and water until it got old enough to give flying a go. I think once you have touched it you can not put it back into the nest as the mother will reject it..
When we were kids we just put the cat caught baby birds (mercifully not too many of them) into a box with blankets and fed it meal worms and water until it got old enough to give flying a go. I think once you have touched it you can not put it back into the nest as the mother will reject it..
dibbly dobbler said:
A while back our moggy left some poor thing flopping about on the back lawn
Do injured birds 'flop' or did your cat catch some form of fish?dibbly dobbler said:
I was nominated by the Mrs to go and sort it, so out I went in my dressing gown to get the shovel. A couple of quick smashes and it was all over. Great start to the day 
A couple? So you're either a weakling or it wasn't a fish. A dolphin perhaps? Impressive cat!We recently had a pigeon caught in the anti-bird wire around the 2nd floor of our office. Our South African maintainence guy (who was more than happy to just 'dispose' of the bird) was asked to deal with it humanley. So, cutting the wires (which were wrapped around a wing and leg and anchored to the building) he managed to free the bird which then fell to its death..
UncleRic said:
dibbly dobbler said:
A while back our moggy left some poor thing flopping about on the back lawn
Do injured birds 'flop' or did your cat catch some form of fish?dibbly dobbler said:
I was nominated by the Mrs to go and sort it, so out I went in my dressing gown to get the shovel. A couple of quick smashes and it was all over. Great start to the day
A couple? So you're either a weakling or it wasn't a fish. A dolphin perhaps? Impressive cat!We recently had a pigeon caught in the anti-bird wire around the 2nd floor of our office. Our South African maintainence guy (who was more than happy to just 'dispose' of the bird) was asked to deal with it humanley. So, cutting the wires (which were wrapped around a wing and leg and anchored to the building) he managed to free the bird which then fell to its death..
I'm ashamed to say it never occurred to me to think of phoning the vet or whatever but at the time it seemed to be the right thing to do as it looked pretty well mangled...
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