Hi. I am sorry nobody replied. This Forum can be very odd like that sometimes and I have never figured it out. People will reply all day long to someone's post where the Pigeon is in stable condition but gloss over threads where the Pigeon is critical (?!)
OK, you have done an
awesome job so far. 3 things are of utmost importance now:
1) WARMTH: keep her in a place where the ambient air temperature is at least 75 degrees F (that'd be 24 degrees C...yes...pretty warm). If you canot provide a well-heated room, use an electric pad set on low under a layer of towel, box or carrier half-covered.
Your buddy has ZERO insulation right now...they can get cold easily and die of pneumonia. keep her warm and check the temperature of her feet and body for clamminess.
2) FOOD ~ Your bud is emaciated...a trail of seed and a dish of seed isn't enough. She needs to gain weight FAST. Tell your mom or dad or whoever to get some frozen peas from the store ASAP....as in, immediately. Then you will need to handfeed her at least 4x/day.
BUT..she needs to be nice and warm BEFORE you feed her. Which is why I said do 1) above first.
You may know how, but if not...it's simple: Take some peas, defrost them under hot running water (or I take a bowl of hot, hot tap water and dunk a dozen peas into the bowl and let them sit there a minute). Take a bite of one (OK, maybe you don't love peas...but this is for your Pigeon friend !) and make sure it isn't frozen or very cold in the middle . Let the outsides cool just a bit so they aren't cold, but are just a little bit warm (lukewarm or tepid is what folks call it).
Hold you buddy in one arm, probably gently wrapped in a towel so her head is sticking out, and with the hand of that arm, gently pry her beak open.
With your free hand, take the pea and 'pop' it into the middle of her mouth (not the tip, not the back) ...then close the beak. She should swallow. You can also massage under her beak for a few seconds...this often helps them gulp and swallow.
I for some reason she starts to shake her head once the pea is in the mouth for a few seconds...open the beak and pull out the pea (gently) because she was choking. This RARELY happens....usually the pea is nice and slick and it just glides down the throat. She might wiggle and struggle a bit, which is why you have her wrapped in the towel.
First feeding try to get 7-10 peas into her. Then wait a couple of hours and see if she has pooped any. Then second feeding, try to get 12-15 into her. Again, wait 2 hours and see if she pooped 'em. Third feeding, try for 15-20. Wait 2-3 hours.
By the fourth feeding of the day, you can try to up it to 20-30 pieces of pea.
No need to worry about water because the peas have a lotta water in 'em...so they will both put weight on fast and provide hydration.
3) MEDS ~ do you have any there ? Antibiotic (not talking aspirin or pain relievers, talking antibiotics specifically). Ask your folks. Penicillin, Amoxycillin, Cephalexin, Baytril (also called Cipro or Ciproflax), Ceclor, anything like that. It can be human or pet grade.
If not...are there any
pet stores or farm feed stores in Toronto ? Call (or have your parents call) and ask them if they have pet grade general antibiotics.
Or, I believe you can find a place online which sells them.
If online, have them ship it overnight.
You could try calling here, this place is in Ontario....although definitely
call to ask because I do not see antibiotics on their website:
http://pigeonplus.ca If they don't carry a general antibiotic, ask them who does.
This other place has Trimeth Sulpha, which is a good antibiotic...but they are in Alberta. But they can likely ship overnight to you if you call:
http://www.northstardoves.com/Northstar_Doves_2011/Pigeons.html
Hope this helps. Good save, keep it up !!!
Shes about as old as November was when I found him, 21-25 days. And exactly the same problem! A big cut on the left wing! (exactly what he was like!! so strange!) She looks a little worse than he did though... What do I do about the cut!?
