I've got a young pigeon that was being attacked by a crow. Judging by the guide, I'd say he's roughly 11 days old. There are two peck marks that bled a little on him; one between his wings and one on his cere. I have a 15 ml bottle of clavamox that I picked up at the vet. Body weight seems good, and he's warm to the touch. Right now I have a heating pad under half of the box he's in, but I'm not sure if he needs it, since he does seem pretty warm. Its around 75 degrees outside today, so I doubt he was chilled. Once he's had a chance to relax a bit, I plan on giving him some rehydrating solution and then seeing if he'll accept the Kaytee formula I bought.
My two questions are this: What is an appropriate dosage of antibiotics, and what is the standard amount of respirations a baby pigeon should have a minute? It seems like he's breathing pretty fast and hard. If I can find the cable for it, I'll be able to upload pictures of him. I may have a rehabber who will take him; I've used the guy before and he's really nice and laid back. Right now I'm just concerned with stabilizing the little dude.
Edited to add: Well, dangit. He's got blood coming from somewhere on his chest or belly, but I can't find a wound. He's also got a significantly broken left leg--it feels like the break is in the knee joint. There's also a bruise forming on his belly--I'm concerned about internal bleeding. He's alert, and tries to wiggle way.
My two questions are this: What is an appropriate dosage of antibiotics, and what is the standard amount of respirations a baby pigeon should have a minute? It seems like he's breathing pretty fast and hard. If I can find the cable for it, I'll be able to upload pictures of him. I may have a rehabber who will take him; I've used the guy before and he's really nice and laid back. Right now I'm just concerned with stabilizing the little dude.
Edited to add: Well, dangit. He's got blood coming from somewhere on his chest or belly, but I can't find a wound. He's also got a significantly broken left leg--it feels like the break is in the knee joint. There's also a bruise forming on his belly--I'm concerned about internal bleeding. He's alert, and tries to wiggle way.