I found a baby pigeon and now I need advice.

[Dobato]

This is just so very sad, I can only imagine how terrible you feel, bless you.

Karyn

[Quazar]

This is indeed very sad news & I know exactly how you feel as I have just recently lost a rescue through circumstances completely outwith my control.
The little ones make such an impression on us that even in a short space of time they do in fact become like one of our family.
All you can do is take comfort from the fact that you did help him & he passed peacefully in his sleep.

[goga82]

wow .. it couldnt have been that cold in the house to freeze a bbay pigeon. no way..

[Miss-Sassypants]

So very sorry to hear that.

Reading the posts, it was so comforting to see how much you loved the little guy. I was really looking forward to more photos and reading his improvement. You have done well. He was loved indeed. It would have been great to see him grow up to be a little military pigeon - born and raised in Italy but lives in States after 2 years! That would have been awesome.

Don't worry, though, I'm sure whispers of your great deeds have been circulating in the pigeon community. Sooner or later, you will find another friend who needs your loving touch!

Thank you for all you have done for the little birdie. God bless you!

[hopeeum]

So I found another little buddy today! He is pretty big and almost has all his feathers but I can tell he's still a baby, he can't fly though and when he walks and spreads his wings he topples forward and seems to have a little cut under his left wing. He was very friendly after I showed him that I only wanted to help him. And he let me pick him up and take him home. I will be nursing his wounds and feeding him the Kaytee Exact. I will place him on the heating pad to keep him warm and turn off my air conditioning.

[hopeeum]

Any advice on this little guy? He's definitely not a squab.

[hopeeum]

I will post pictures when I get the chance.

[hopeeum]

He looks to be 22 to 23 days old as he has not yellow fluff left that I can see.

[Dobato]

Yes, it seems when these little guys in trouble find you once, they will find you again. With you mentioning a cut on his wing, it might be prudent to run a short course of antibiotics on him. The reason being with foundlings, if they have cuts on them, it's best to err on the side of caution and assume the cuts may have come from a predator. Many predators carry a certain kind of bacteria in their mouth and on their claws that can cause a deadly systemic infection in a bird called Pasteurella Multocida. So there are times people find a bird with very minor cuts/scratches that later die as a result of this infection. Your new little guy could very well be fine without treatment, but I wanted to mention this to you, as this is what I would do if I were to have found this bird.

Many common antibiotics for humans work for this Cipro, Amoxicillin, Cephalexin, Trimethoprim/Sulfa (Septra, Bactrim) and tetracyclines. If you can round up a pill or two. I can help you will mixing and dosing.

Good luck with him,

Karyn