Hi Everyone,
I'm from Europe and have limited experience with pigeons. I took some of injured birds to the local animal shelter, but they usually don't take care of sick birds that need a lot of time and attention.
Two days ago i found a feral pigeon on the ground, looking exhausted, barely standing, eyes seemed closed.
I picked him/her up and brought it home. After a quick examination it seemed that he is exhausted, maybe as a consequence of eye problems.
He would not eat, but he immediately drank quite a lot of water that we made him drink from a cup. If we give him water and he recognizes it, he would then drink by himself.
We try to keep him warm by having quite a high room temperature.
Droppings:
He did not leave any for over an hour, afterwards his poop seemed like water only. A day or two after, still very watery, clear liquid and some dark green content among it. Only on two occasions some white content in between.
The frequency of pooping is about every hour and a half.
Feeding:
He would not eat alone. We feed him by opening his beak and inserting seeds. We feed him mostly small corn, buckwheat, and other mixed seeds.
He vomited a few seeds and some water on a few occasions after feeding, but not the whole meal. I'm not sure he eats enough.
Drinking:
If we give him room temperature water and he recognizes it, he would then drink by himself. He drinks regularly, almost every time we give him the cup. Today we also tried to give him home made hydrating solution (water, honey, salt).
Eyes:
It seems he has his eyes closed. It seems he cannot open them. The eyelids seem very dry and static. I think he cannot see a the moment. Around the eyes, and on the feathers below, there is a lot of thick, dark, red or brown stuff. The dried stuff on the feathers is hard to the touch.
Observations:
His beak seems fine, his mouth look's ok, maybe a bit dry.
He's puffed most of the time. Sometimes he's shivering after drinking.
He's standing firmly now compared to the day we got him.
Medicines:
We have no pigeon medicine. I don't think we can get any. I don't know of any human drugs/meds appropriate for pigeons. There are no vets for birds in my area.
My questions to you are:
- what to feed him?
- how much to feed him?
- how often to feed him?
- what is his illness (see droppings)?
- can i use some human medicine?
- what can i do to help his eyes?
I appreciate all your answers.
I'm from Europe and have limited experience with pigeons. I took some of injured birds to the local animal shelter, but they usually don't take care of sick birds that need a lot of time and attention.
Two days ago i found a feral pigeon on the ground, looking exhausted, barely standing, eyes seemed closed.
I picked him/her up and brought it home. After a quick examination it seemed that he is exhausted, maybe as a consequence of eye problems.
He would not eat, but he immediately drank quite a lot of water that we made him drink from a cup. If we give him water and he recognizes it, he would then drink by himself.
We try to keep him warm by having quite a high room temperature.
Droppings:
He did not leave any for over an hour, afterwards his poop seemed like water only. A day or two after, still very watery, clear liquid and some dark green content among it. Only on two occasions some white content in between.
The frequency of pooping is about every hour and a half.
Feeding:
He would not eat alone. We feed him by opening his beak and inserting seeds. We feed him mostly small corn, buckwheat, and other mixed seeds.
He vomited a few seeds and some water on a few occasions after feeding, but not the whole meal. I'm not sure he eats enough.
Drinking:
If we give him room temperature water and he recognizes it, he would then drink by himself. He drinks regularly, almost every time we give him the cup. Today we also tried to give him home made hydrating solution (water, honey, salt).
Eyes:
It seems he has his eyes closed. It seems he cannot open them. The eyelids seem very dry and static. I think he cannot see a the moment. Around the eyes, and on the feathers below, there is a lot of thick, dark, red or brown stuff. The dried stuff on the feathers is hard to the touch.
Observations:
His beak seems fine, his mouth look's ok, maybe a bit dry.
He's puffed most of the time. Sometimes he's shivering after drinking.
He's standing firmly now compared to the day we got him.
Medicines:
We have no pigeon medicine. I don't think we can get any. I don't know of any human drugs/meds appropriate for pigeons. There are no vets for birds in my area.
My questions to you are:
- what to feed him?
- how much to feed him?
- how often to feed him?
- what is his illness (see droppings)?
- can i use some human medicine?
- what can i do to help his eyes?
I appreciate all your answers.
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