Help! Baby Mourning Dove! Cats got it!?

Question

Hi! My neighbor brought me another baby bird, but this time, instead of Blue Jays getting the nest, her cats did... I have taken care of a baby mourning dove before... And released it back to the wild... I was successful! But this time, the baby is slightly younger, and has a bad wound under it's wing from the cats... I am trying to stop the bleeding! Its not that bad, I don't think... I have hand-feeding formula from last time, Kaytee Exact (an off-brand of the same thing). I know how to feed it, and have everything I need... Cage, light, cuttlebone, grit, formula, seeds, etc. I need to know how to help it's wounds though!

(I have checked with the last bird, no rehabs will take it, no vets, I am the only one... The rehabs told me to take care of it myself...)

Help!

Thanks! (will keep updates posted!)

Answer 1

Well first off you need to get them in a safe and quiet room.

Does it have feathers? ANy at all, does it stand? If its featherless and pink its a newborn, if it has feathers its a fledgling.

If its unable to sit on finger or stand well you need to keep them warm with a heatingpad(low not too hot) and get an old towel and shap it like a nest shape than ge a washcloth and spread it over the baby birds. This is only if they have no fathers.

You need to go to the petstore and get some formula. Formula for all birds. Get one cup and fill it with 1 cup of formula and one cup of warm water( The little cup that came with formula). Mix it well and use a syringe to feed it. Dont do too much at a time or it may regergitate. DONT give it water. It will choke. There is the right amount of water in the formula needed. Dont feed it worms. They have bacteria that could hurt them, only mom can break it down.

When they are fledgling which it has feathers and can hop around then they can eat watermelon pieces, mealworms(HEADS cut off or they will eat its insides), bananas pieces, veggies pieces, and seeds(wild bird seed). Unless it cant hopp or sit on your finger or have any feathers you can feed him formula and he other foods listed. If he is pecking at stuff when you hold it then he doesnt need syringe. Only a bird cup.

If its able to sit on your finger and hop on the ground It needs a cage, perches, and feed/ water cups. The cage can be for a cockatiel, thats a fine sixe for it. Cut up all the foods listed and place them in the food dich and sprinkle seeds on the bottom of the cage and mealworms(With heads cut off) on the bottom, it teaches them how to foriege. You can even add a mirror. It keeps them intertained. Make sure that you keep the cage cleam with newspaper on the botom. The bird will be more happier. Place the cage near a window to calm him down as well.

When he can fly you can release him outside. As long as he can fly. He may come to you for food though. You could even keep him if you would like but get a bigger cage for thim.

Goodluck

Bethani

Hehe, I am caring for a Bluejay now. His name is Balou

Answer 2

This bird will die quickly without antibiotic treatment.  Cats carry a lot of bacteria in their saliva and infection will set in quickly.  You need to get this bird to a local wildlife rehab for it's best chance of survival. Have you checked with ALL your local rehabs? Look here for one near you:

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

Not sure why they are advising you to break the law as caring for this bird is illegal if you are not licensed.  

Answer 3

if it steel bleeding throw some flour on it it will stop