Baby Dove .. Not A Starling / An Injured Starling ..Help!

[pigeonmama]

Your video was wonderful, and the music fit so well with your lively baby. Now, how long will you be gone? And would you be able to find a friend or family member who could care for your baby while you were gone rather than take her with you? Another thing, what if she's so bonded with you that it's not safe to release her?
Daryl

[Swetzz55]

Thanks for the video
I will be gone for a week or 2, Im not so sure about tht ..it depends!
I dont think I'll be able to find a friend or family member to take care of her coz ppl here are very busy and get home late,
I dint get like..If she's bonded with me means she wont leave me or something? :S

[pigeonmama]

If she's bonded to people, she might not be safe to release. She won't be cautious of hazards or people/animals who might do her harm.
Daryl

[nikku-chan]

If there is no one you know to care for her, maybe you could try a bird rehabber.

She should be about as old as that baby dove in the picture now. Does she look like it? If it's a native/ protected species, then you shouldn't have trouble finding a rehabber to care for it, i wouldn't think. Just make sure that they're not going to put it down or anything, that they do actually care about it.

If not, i guess you will have to take her with you. Just keep her in the cage for that time, and let her out for an hour an evening or something so she can stretch her wings. Just make sure there aren't any dogs/other hazards that could be a problem to her.

When you get back, let her fly around the house as much as you can to build her wing strength for release.

I would start giving her some small seeds, like finch seeds or something, now to peck at. She is old enough to start learning.

Definitely don't release her now, she is far too young. Make sure you consult with us before you release her. I would think that you still would need to care for her for at least another month or so, but it's hard to tell, as we don't know what species she is.

[Swetzz55]

Bad news!
One of my Labs got the bird
Like got a scratch ..I applied some Anitseptic Cream!

[Swetzz55]

Wat to do!

[Reti]

Is it just a sctach he has? Check him over to make sure he has no other wounds. The antiseptic cream should work if he has only superficial scratches.

Reti

[Swetzz55]

A wound under the Wing! there i applied the cream, its not just a scratch a bit of flesh is torn off

[Reti]

You might need some antibiotic. Do you have anything on hand?

Reti

[nikku-chan]

Hmm that is no good..

Do you have any human antibiotics? make sure to check with us for whether they're going to be safe, and the dosage etc.

You might have some antibiotics left over from your dogs when they might have been sick? Baytril or something like that?

Should he (or she) wash the wing in salty water or something in the mean time?

[Swetzz55]

I have only applied Quadiderm (Antiseptic Cream) over the wounded area, Could I use Betadine?
Sky daw is having her food and water properly but isnt so active anymore like.. she wouldn't peep at the Sight of me now!

[Swetzz55]

Hello people????????
Can i use Betadine on the wound?????????

[Reti]

Stick with the antiseptic cream. You don't have any antibiotics do you?

Reti

[Swetzz55]

Only the one's for Eating

[Pidgey]

The danger in flesh wounds with birds isn't necessarily the visible damage--it can be a potentially lethal systemic infection depending on what caused the damage. In your case, it was a dog. Dog bites aren't as bad as cat bites, but they sometimes carry a particular bacteria in their mouths that can kill birds: Pasteurella multocida. Therefore, we generally always start pigeons and doves on a course of Clavamox (Amoxicillin+Clavulanic Acid; many names including Augmentin) or even straight Amoxicillin where it's not easy to get Clavamox. It's possible to treat the wound with any of many anti-bacterial ointments and still lose the bird to the bacteria that may have already launched into the bloodstream.

Can you take a picture of the actual wound and post it?

Pidgey