BABY BIRD quik help PLEASE!!!?

Question

well i just found my cat.. and he had a cute fluffy baby bird in his mouth. its still alive but acts as if he is hurt. i took him and fed him a worm. he seems as if he is breathing harder than normall. i dont know what to do. i want to save this baby and im not just going to leave it outside. plus theres a big storm rolling in! what do i do! i need instant help quik. what do i feed it? and i have its nest because i knew there were babies around. i put it in there. it tweeps happily tho =]

Answer 1

I say that you have to let nature handle its own. The baby bird will either make it or not, and you have to let it go face the big bad world. Hard truth, but truth, none the less. If you turn it back outside, perhaps its own kind will rally it. If you keep it inside, you will not allow it to return to its own kind and learn what it needs to know to survive the winter, once it's here. Humans need to stay out of the business of the spring & summer babies, or, if they just cannot, then take the baby to a wild bird center, where people know what they are doing to try and save it. It will certainly die in the hands of an amateur, either now, or later, upon release.

What you actually could do is keep your cat inside. Cats are the biggest threat to backyard wild life, and they are not native to that ecosystem. Cats are perfectly happy to watch the world from a window sill indoors. Yours will live longer and healthier, too, if you keep it in.

Think about it, please.

** meow **

Answer 2

You should IMMEDIATELY take it to an animal hospital!! OK??

Answer 3

Cats have a bacteria in their saliva that is deadly to birds.  This bird needs antibiotic therapy, or it will die.

The only hope for this bird is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. They are trained and equipped experts, and the only people who can legally care for native wild birds in North America.

Check this link for worldwide listings:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact....

In the US, rehabilitation is regulated by the Federal government and State DNR (Dept of Natural Resources), or Dept of Fish and Game. Services are free to the public, as all native wild birds are protected by federal law.

There are several sites with listing of rehabbers, although the easiest way to find one is to search Yahoo! or Google for "wildlife rehabilitation" + your state (try both full and abbreviated). Also search on DNR or DFG + rehabilitation + your state.

You may be able to find a contact for a nearby rehabber through your local humane society, animal shelter, or police department.

Links are also available on these sites:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/

http://www.greenpeople.org/sanctuary.htm

http://www.iwrc-online.org/

http://wrcmn.org/public/default.asp

http://www.wildliferehabilitators.com/li...

Please keep your cat indoors.  It's safer for the cat, and safer for wild animals, who belong outdoors.