will pigeon's scalp grow back?

[Maria]

hi, it's all ok...
i just went a little nuts before because i couldn't reach them. he's ok, they're keeping him till he regrows his feathers and will release him. she was just waiting for a specialist to see him first.
sorry guys, guess i really over-reacted. i'll keep my big mouth shut next time.

[Maria]

please don't blacklist me... sorry, i just have really bad experience with montrealers (or torontonians), i don't know any who like these birds.

[TAWhatley]

That's great news Maria .. thanks for letting us know!

Terry

[TAWhatley]

Here's the response I received to my e-mail asking for an update on Maria's rescued pigeon .. things look good to me.

Terry
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Hi Terry,


If this pigeon we are talking about is the scalped one - I saw it yesterday.
There is a bit of debriding to do - very little - Judi was going to give it
pain meds and soak the bits to make it easier to remove the dried skin and
feathers. In my opinion it will fully recover and should have normal
feathering too - it will probably need to remain in care until spring - Le
Nichoir is going to do that. Judi is going off for Christmas and so she is
probably very busy trying to get everything done which may be why she has
not responded as yet. I will call her and see what is up.


The public does need educating that we are all volunteers trying our
damndest to get through the days, with little money support and time to
actually return calls unless it is an emergency daily. I also know Judi was
trying to rescue an injured duck too - sorry if I sound prickly - but we
are one of the few groups that respond to calls from the public in this
region - an area with a population of over 3 million people - there is just
so much of us to go around!!!


Cheers, Lynn

[Reti]

Thank you Terry and Maria.
This is great news.

Reti