Found a baby magpie

[golab]

I'm sorry to report the little magpie just died a couple of minutes ago Can't believe how quickly it went downhill. I'm heartbroken.

Robert

[feralpigeon]

Hi Robert,

I'm so sorry to hear about your baby Magpie. You did all that you could to help the baby, and it was safe and cared for, sometimes this is all that we can do.
Don't be hard on yourself, there are many who wouldn't have made any efforts to help out.

fp

[jazaroo]

Hi Robert,

I am sorry to hear you loss the little guy, you tried the very best you could and sometimes that's all we can do.

Ron

[Pigeonpal2002]

Hi Robert,

I'm sorry that your little magpie chick didn't make it These things always do seem to happen at that worst possible times.


Take care,

[Lady Tarheel]

Robert, being a rehabber for over 12 years, you'd think I would get used to the occasional death of a pigeon or other bird we've tried to help. But, I never do. Doesn't matter if I've had it a few weeks or a few minutes. It always hurts.

The important thing is that you tried.

[golab]

Thanks guys, I just wonder if there was anything else I should have done for this bird. Maybe I should have given it some antibiotics as a preventative measure, even though it looked healthy? This whole thing was totally unexpected, because the bird was active and had a good appetite.

You're right Maggie, this really hurts, but no matter how hard we try, we can't save them all. I'd like to thank everyone for their words of support.

Robert

[Pidgey]

Most of us are so used to pigeons and they're incredibly tougher than just about all of the other birds. Some things will take the little birds down extremely fast--so fast that when you start seeing symptoms, it's almost already too late. Pasteurella multocida can do that. Usually, they get that from getting bit, licked or scratched by dogs or cats (it lives on the gingival surfaces) but it's pretty common and even we can carry it.

It can take a bird down in as little as twelve hours.

Pidgey

[Reti]

I am so sorry. I know you never get used to the loss of a little one.
My thought is always when you find a bird all by itself in the middle of a street, sidewalk, whatever, there is something wrong with it. I've seen this too many times.

Reti

[christina11]

Im so sorry that your Magpie has passed it can happen so fast but atleast it died in a warm place.

My starling just passed 2 days ago it was in the car and died right in my hands and I dont know what happened.

Well you did all you could for that little Magpie and im shur there shall be more baby birds that shall need some help but for this Magpie it was time to go.