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Hi everyone- I am in need of some help. Wednesday, I came across an ad on Craigslist that read Injuried pigeon needs home. So I called and found out that this womans dog got ahold of the pigeon and it was hurt. She said No one else has called her and she didn't want to have it PTS. ( No way was I gonna leave it there)
By the time I got there the poor thing looked like he wasn't gonna make it home without a small miracle. Before we even left their house I gave him a dose of Doxycycline and a Arnica pellet for the swelling. He has a piece of skin missing from his head (from the dog attack) where you can see his skull I have cleaned it and put Neosporin on it.
Also his left eye is EXTREMELY swollen. Please see photos here: http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/album.php?albumid=658
In one of the photos you will see where the opening (slit)( Im at a lack of words for the proper name) for the eye is above where his eye actually is. Its so swollen that his skin is stretched over his eye ball. I have been using Vetropolycin (bacitracin-neomycin-polymyxin) on it 3x's per day and in between that using a Artifical Tears Ointment in both eyes. Doxycycline liquid 2 x's per day at .005cc's ((His Right eye was crusted shut on Wednesday after recieving him as well.))
HE is EXTREMELY under weight .. His keel bone is razor sharp-- When you pick him up, it feels like your lifting air-I am feeding him Kaytee exact mixed with a small ribbon of Nutrical. defrosted corn and peas.(out of their skins)... I add Spectralite to his drinking water which when held to his beak he readily drinks.
As of today: (almost 2 days later) He stands up-- opens his right eye, the swelling on the left eye is starting to go down a small amount. He drinks on his own , when I hold up the water for him (I think the vision in his right eye is questionable at this point) and the left eye once the swelling goes away the vision will be questionable- I am assuming? Today s/he is begining to feel better as he will actually try to move my hand away from him with his beak, not biting... but almost in a preening way. And he shook his feathers today along with his tail--(Big imrovement from 2 days ago) He wont eat on his own - I tried with pigeon pellets.
I need to know the best way to put some weight on him? Am I doing the right things??? Any and all advice would help. I havent any pain medicince and read on the pain sticky about Childrens Advil- I will stop and get him some this afternoon. and will figure out the dose for that.
Also a wing may be another injury to add to this poor lil' ones list- The right wing and Im not sure as of yet if it is indeed injuried. it will droop but mostly he will hold it in position.
Phew --- I think that about sums it up!
By the time I got there the poor thing looked like he wasn't gonna make it home without a small miracle. Before we even left their house I gave him a dose of Doxycycline and a Arnica pellet for the swelling. He has a piece of skin missing from his head (from the dog attack) where you can see his skull I have cleaned it and put Neosporin on it.
Also his left eye is EXTREMELY swollen. Please see photos here: http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/album.php?albumid=658
In one of the photos you will see where the opening (slit)( Im at a lack of words for the proper name) for the eye is above where his eye actually is. Its so swollen that his skin is stretched over his eye ball. I have been using Vetropolycin (bacitracin-neomycin-polymyxin) on it 3x's per day and in between that using a Artifical Tears Ointment in both eyes. Doxycycline liquid 2 x's per day at .005cc's ((His Right eye was crusted shut on Wednesday after recieving him as well.))
HE is EXTREMELY under weight .. His keel bone is razor sharp-- When you pick him up, it feels like your lifting air-I am feeding him Kaytee exact mixed with a small ribbon of Nutrical. defrosted corn and peas.(out of their skins)... I add Spectralite to his drinking water which when held to his beak he readily drinks.
As of today: (almost 2 days later) He stands up-- opens his right eye, the swelling on the left eye is starting to go down a small amount. He drinks on his own , when I hold up the water for him (I think the vision in his right eye is questionable at this point) and the left eye once the swelling goes away the vision will be questionable- I am assuming? Today s/he is begining to feel better as he will actually try to move my hand away from him with his beak, not biting... but almost in a preening way. And he shook his feathers today along with his tail--(Big imrovement from 2 days ago) He wont eat on his own - I tried with pigeon pellets.
I need to know the best way to put some weight on him? Am I doing the right things??? Any and all advice would help. I havent any pain medicince and read on the pain sticky about Childrens Advil- I will stop and get him some this afternoon. and will figure out the dose for that.
Also a wing may be another injury to add to this poor lil' ones list- The right wing and Im not sure as of yet if it is indeed injuried. it will droop but mostly he will hold it in position.
Phew --- I think that about sums it up!