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Hi. I've been lucky enough to have a lovely pigeon visit my garden for the past two years. I feed it, talk to it, and it sits on my garden table and lets me stroke it. He has a blue ring on his leg, and is from the Irish Homing Union. Via another site, someone has been in touch with the owner as I wanted them to know he was safe. He's 4 years old.
All was normal until Friday. He was sitting near my patio, puffed out and looking a bit out of sorts. I gave him some food, and put this on the patio and also in my guinea pig run which is covered (it was starting to rain). He walked straight in there and sheltered from the rain. As he looked unwell, I firstly put him in my garage overnight, then because it was not warm in there, I brought him into the kitchen (on a box in a tray under the table). He stayed in there last night, and is still in with me.
He will drink now and again (I've seen him drink about twice a day), but he doesn't seem to want to eat. Although he's been fairly still and still puffed out, he had a walk around the kitchen earlier and had a peck on the floor. We doesn't seem to want seeds or peanuts though.
He's quite puffed out, and his droppings are watery/slimy and range from being fairly clear to having a greenish colour. He seems to perk up when the garden door opens, but because of his condition, I don't really want to risk letting him out into the cold. I went out and bought a hutch-type home for him (it doesn't really look like a rabbit hutch), because if he gets better, I want to keep him in there for a few days with food and water, and he can loft in there where he's safe. I'd like him to know he has somewhere safe to come back to, and I'll look after him. He's been in the 'wild' for over 2 years, so is a real survivor and I want to do my best for him.
However, I'm really concerned about his condition but just don't know what to do. I can't see any obvious injury, and both his wings seem fine (he had a bit of a flap earlier) but mostly sits there puffed up. I can't see anything obvious around his mouth or eyes either, and I can't hear anything nasty with his breathing.
Does anyone have any advice they can offer, as I feel rather helpless.
Many thanks!
All was normal until Friday. He was sitting near my patio, puffed out and looking a bit out of sorts. I gave him some food, and put this on the patio and also in my guinea pig run which is covered (it was starting to rain). He walked straight in there and sheltered from the rain. As he looked unwell, I firstly put him in my garage overnight, then because it was not warm in there, I brought him into the kitchen (on a box in a tray under the table). He stayed in there last night, and is still in with me.
He will drink now and again (I've seen him drink about twice a day), but he doesn't seem to want to eat. Although he's been fairly still and still puffed out, he had a walk around the kitchen earlier and had a peck on the floor. We doesn't seem to want seeds or peanuts though.
He's quite puffed out, and his droppings are watery/slimy and range from being fairly clear to having a greenish colour. He seems to perk up when the garden door opens, but because of his condition, I don't really want to risk letting him out into the cold. I went out and bought a hutch-type home for him (it doesn't really look like a rabbit hutch), because if he gets better, I want to keep him in there for a few days with food and water, and he can loft in there where he's safe. I'd like him to know he has somewhere safe to come back to, and I'll look after him. He's been in the 'wild' for over 2 years, so is a real survivor and I want to do my best for him.
However, I'm really concerned about his condition but just don't know what to do. I can't see any obvious injury, and both his wings seem fine (he had a bit of a flap earlier) but mostly sits there puffed up. I can't see anything obvious around his mouth or eyes either, and I can't hear anything nasty with his breathing.
Does anyone have any advice they can offer, as I feel rather helpless.
Many thanks!
