found baby pigeon w/ neck leaning to side

[AZWhitefeather]

Thanks for the update Matt.

I hope you are able to get into see the vet. In the event she has no openings, did Fred have any suggestions on treating Holly?

Please keep us posted.

Cindy

[kristi]

OK... I just got off the phone with Dr. Pesak. She tells me that there is really no "cure," just a long nursing prcess while the bird might recover, during which time you have to struggle to keep it fed. Since we already have a bird in the house (and two jobs) we aren't going to be able to do that. I will be looking for somebody else who might be able to - I have a friend in the building who has also raised a baby pigeon before - and if that fails, will be bringing Holly out to Dr. Pesak's tomorrow.

[cyro51]

Hi Kirsty and Matt,

I am sorry that you are unable to care for the baby pigeon.

I have just had to have a seriously wounded feral pigeon euthanased and it was hell even though the vet said it would die within three days otherwise, so I hope that you might reconsider your decision to hand your poor baby over and at least buy it some time during which you might find someone capable of looking after him.

I have over 30 pet pigeons and work a nine hour day. I had three pigeons with PMV sharing a single cage at the beginning of the year. The physical care that they required worked out at less than 10 minutes at each end of the day and that included changing the towels in the cage

I have nursed 9 pigeons through PMV so far and had no cross infection.

Cynthia

[kristi]

Matt here - don't worry, Doctor Pesak will not kill Molly. The reason I am taking the train out to Long Island tomorrow morning is because she is the one area vet who will nurse a pigeon with PMV! I would not give up. So, Molly will probably be fine (provided she makes it as far as tomorrow); I just won't get to care for her anymore.

Thanks to everyone who has offered advice and kind words.

[TAWhatley]

I think Molly will be fine with Dr. Pesek too. This vet has a good reputation for helping pigeons in the greater NYC area. Thank you Matt and Kristi for all your efforts to get Molly the care she needs.

Terry

[kristi]

Matt took Holly out to the vet/rehabber this morning. So far Holly is doing fine. The vet is going to treat her and feed her and give us an update next week. I took pictures of her and I'll post them if I can figure out how to manipulate the file size.

Thanks to everyone who offered advice and helped us make connections. Keep your fingers crossed!

Kristi

[pigeon george]

matt if an experianced pigeon man is sure it is pmv and the doctor wont see the bird see if you can find someone local that raises birds i have saved a few but this required an inter-muscle injection in the breast three times over three days with doxycycline and then one week on on a water soulable antibiotic auerothisine ( im sure i spelled that wrong ) but the sooner the better, the pij is lucky you found it.

[cyro51]

Hi Kristi,

THanks for the update and for the good news.

Recovery can take as little as 6 weeks but a lot longer in some severe cases so be prepared for that.

When I get home tonight I will search out Laura's posts about Appalloossa girl. Laura, who was caring for her, began to think that she would never recover from PMV...but even she did!

Cynthia

[kristi]

I just wanted to update you all on Holly. Matt took her to a vet/rehabber on Thursday and the vet has been feeding and medicating her. She's doing well and is even able to feed herself a bit. The vet will keep Holly in her aviary, so she will have a nice home. It's nice to have good news to report. Thanks, everyone, for your help and encouragement.

Kristi

[AZWhitefeather]

I'm so glad Holly is doing well.
Please do keep us posted from time to time on how she is coming along.

Cindy