My cat got a hold of a dove and it is still alive!How do I help it!

Question

The dove has feathers ripped out and is panting his eyes are still blinking.I called a couple vets and they wont give advice over the phone and i cant afford to bring a dove in for an exame..Is there something I can do for it? I feel bad I dont want to just watch it die..I put it in a little box and tryed to make it comfortable.is there anything else i can do for the little guy?

Answer 1

In the future, take injured wild birds to a wildlife rehab..it costs nothing.  Look for one here:

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

Veterinarians are not licensed to treat wildlife.  

Answer 2

Do you have a local wildlife resource in your area? They are usually very good at helping out in situations like that.

Answer 3

the best thing to do is kill it like the person up there ^^ said  hes not gonna make it sorry just put him out if his misery  

Answer 4

give her cat food...this might take his attention from the dove..or hold her mouth and try forcing her to open it..do something before the dove dies..

Answer 5

no its gone just break its neck and ends it pain take out back and sttep really hard on its neck it should die

Answer 6

I would wash the bird immediatly, cat saliva is poisonous to most birds.

It may be fine. is there blood? If there are just feathers ripped out then, they will grow back and its panting cause it just had an adventure.

SO, clean the bird, give it lots of nutritous food to get its health back

up and FRESH water. Stay with the bird and send someone to a local

pet store. a good one like petsmart or pjs. Talk to the bird section they

should have some knowledge and some products to help. Grab a book

too.

I would really recommend a vet visit though.

Good luck and let me know how the dove turns out.