Baby Pigeon attacked by Crows

[pdpbison]

Jeeeeeeeeze...

..a fellow called, said he had a Baby Mocking Bird who was hurt, I say, "Can you bring him over?" He says, yes...so...

He gets here, it is a Baby Pigeon, maybe 12 or 14 days old, and he mentions then he had saved it from some Crows that were attacking it. This had happenned earlier today in california, and he saved the little thing and brought it with him after fialing to find anyone in phone calls in California to take it...so, since he was comeing here, he got back on the phone once he was here...golly, cool fellow to have done that...

Man, poor little thing...all the feathers pulled out of it's head...eyes were swollen and shut, blood everywhere, back all bloody, legs seem okay...over all a plump and healthy looking Baby...

Beak Nubs missing ( will these grow back ??? ) and...if I ever heard a Pigeon or youngster crying, this was it...for 30 minutes he was just making these plaintive little sobbing sounds...

I Neosporined all the booboos, put the Eye version onto his closed lids...set him in a little Box on a little rollded pair of towells, and left him be for an hour. He seemed quite warm on his own and it is a mild day here.

Just checked on him and his eyes are open and seem allright. Head is bumpy and very swollen...yellow poo, so...dunno on that but will check his throat in a little while...

He seems to have quieted down and he can hear the other Pigeons here in the office moo-ing and so on, so...I think he is feeling a little better.

Thank God his Eyes seem allright...

Be feed time soon...his crop had food in it still from earlier in his day when still attended by momma and poppa I guess. I will wait for it to be empty and or for him to express some interestes in eating...but at some point I will likely see if I can get him to drink, and have some meds in it to address how there may have been some bacteria getting started from the injuries.

Fellow said 'Crows' but I do not know of course what sort of Birds attacked this little one...

I will put him on some tetracycline unless other advices occur to any of you to recommend...


Oh golly...his mood is one of really having been through hell...


Phil
Las Vegas