Found White Pigeon-Long Island NY

[Pidgey]

Okay, great, well, then it works out to just about what I had figured. It's a lot harder figuring out how many Calories the bird actually needs in a 24 hour period.

Pidgey

[sasha008]

Hmmm I just eyeballed it but I'd guess I used about 3 teaspoons Kaytee and added enough water to make it tomato soup consistancy. He got about a half of that so far.

[Pidgey]

Don't save that stuff up once you've mixed it up. It's best to just mix up what you need. I'd probably give the bird one level teaspoon of dry mixed with two teaspoons of warm water stirred for a couple of minutes for each meal and about six of those per day for the next day or two.

Pidgey

[sasha008]

OK sounds good will try that amount. I'm off work now and heading to bed soon. I'll let you know how he's doing tomorrow and if I hear anything about tracking an owner. Thanks for all the help

[sasha008]

Well good news, the pigeon made it through the night and is pecking at seeds! I can't tell if he's eaten any though, his crop isn't very big. He was a bit more feisty when I medicated as well. He's gotten used to me and isn't showing any fear. His poops today were dark green formed with yellow urates.

Val called me back and said the bird's band traces to a feed store in Medford Long Island called Friends of a Feather. The phone number he had for the place is not the store so I'm trying to find out if the store had changed it's number or is not there anymore.

[Pidgey]

A feed store? I wonder if this is a homer? Does its bone structure seem large and that it's way too light or does he seem like a smaller bird to begin with?

When they've had really bad Coccidiosis, their GIs can be fairly badly ulcerated and it may take real time before they're digesting and absorbing well again. So, run a chart on his weight and let's see how fast it starts going back on.

Pidgey

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by Pidgey

A feed store? I wonder if this is a homer? Does its bone structure seem large and that it's way too light or does he seem like a smaller bird to begin with?

When they've had really bad Coccidiosis, their GIs can be fairly badly ulcerated and it may take real time before they're digesting and absorbing well again. So, run a chart on his weight and let's see how fast it starts going back on.

Pidgey

Yes, this is a race bird.

[sasha008]

I found another number for the feed store but it was out of service. So I guess we won't be able to find an owner unless someone comes looking for him

This is a larger bird, with a large cere and a big head. I will take him into work tomorrow and check his weight. He's flinging seeds around like pigeons do. He's still a little shy around me though and stops what he's doing when I check on him. So I'm not sure exactly what he's taking. Poop is still off color but much better formed. He's more active in the carrier too. So far so good!

[Pidgey]

Sounds like he's going to be alright even if he's got a ways to go, yet. He's probably going to need a forever home, preferably one with other pigeons that he can associate with. However, they sometimes lead very happy lives with people, too.

Pidgey

[sasha008]

I brought the bird to work with me today and he weighs 290 grams, up from 288 2 days ago. Still passing the dark green formed poop, not too bad. I'll repeat a fecal in a week or so.

Yes, he'll need a home. I'm not sure if I could manage more pets though. I have 10 cats and 2 pigeons currently. I would like to have more pigeons but I think the cages I have for my 2 would be kinda crowded with more birds, and I can't afford bigger housing for them right now. I can keep him at least until he gets healthy.

He's on Baytril, Flagyl, Albon. How many days should he be on these meds? Should I put vitamins in his water? Oh, and I've named him Nimbus

[Pidgey]

Go 10 on the Baytril and Flagyl, but watch the fecal and see when the Coccidial oocysts start dropping dramatically. Once there are less than five or so per visual field and it stays that way for a couple of days, then you can discontinue the Albon. At that point, I'd give him the wormer and watch the floats for another few days to see if the Capillaria have gone. Then, give it three weeks and worm him again.

Pidgey

[sasha008]

Would it be safe to keep this bird in a seperate cage in the same room as my 2 pigeons? They would not have direct contact. I feel bad for Nimbus, isolated in my bathroom. I'm sure he'd like to see other birds but I don't want my birds to get sick. I haven't seen any sign of mites or lice so far.

He continues to eat and his poop is pretty good. He's not standing all puffed up like he did the first couple of days. His poor keel is so bony though. It feels like he weighs nothing when I pick him up. I guess it will take some time for him to get back to a normal weight.

[sasha008]

I've had this bird for 10 days now, and he's doing great. Eating well, poops look good. Very alert and semi-tame.

I repeated his fecal and there were no coccidia seen. I did see about 4 Capillaria on the slide. As per an ealier post in this thread it was recommended to use Ivermectin @ 0.2 mg/kg, PO. Should I go ahead and give this now? I wanted to make sure as the vet I work for made this med up for me (had to be very diluted from what we stock) and she said some birds can be very sensitive to the Ivermectin and can die from it?

Anyone have some ideas on how to find him a home? I thought I'd make a flyer and post it at a local exotic vet office. I also know there's a pigeon show in November not far from me. Would that be a good possibility?

Thanks for all the help with this bird. This is a wonderful forum

[Pidgey]

Actually, I've never personally used Ivermectin and I would like for someone who's used to it to weigh in. That dosage is out of a pretty good formulary but it's still nice to have someone confirm it. I will say that Panacur is a wormer that can really be bad for pigeons--we've seen plenty of them die of it on the forum, unfortunately.

I'm going to have to re-read the thread to remember some things about this bird in order to answer some of your other questions.

Pidgey

[Reti]

Panacur is much worse on birds than Ivermectin. Personally I have used it on most of my birds with no ill effects.

Reti