G
Guest
·I found an injured bird today. When I first saw him I was driving and I saw him flapping his wings trying to get up the curb. I turned the car around and it took me a while to find a place to park but he had gone either over or around a small wall before I was able to park and find him again.
I have not examined him very closely as he is scared. He does not appear to have use of his rear legs and they seem to drag behind him. His wings seem OK. His rear is dirty and full of poo.
I had a small dog crate in the car so I put him in there. When I got home I put him on a heating pad and towel. I rolled the towel around the edges so they would help hold him up like they would do when roosting otherwise he falls over.
All I have is bird seed right now from our small parrot. I put a bowl of that along with some water with sugar and salt in it.
What else can I do? What injuries should I look for? I can't afford to take him to the vet and most vets and around here won't look at him anyway. Wildlife rescue would probably feed him to one of the other animals! Around here they try and get rid of pigeons not save them.
I have not examined him very closely as he is scared. He does not appear to have use of his rear legs and they seem to drag behind him. His wings seem OK. His rear is dirty and full of poo.
I had a small dog crate in the car so I put him in there. When I got home I put him on a heating pad and towel. I rolled the towel around the edges so they would help hold him up like they would do when roosting otherwise he falls over.
All I have is bird seed right now from our small parrot. I put a bowl of that along with some water with sugar and salt in it.
What else can I do? What injuries should I look for? I can't afford to take him to the vet and most vets and around here won't look at him anyway. Wildlife rescue would probably feed him to one of the other animals! Around here they try and get rid of pigeons not save them.