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Bluesbird Exotics wrote:Vets in my area treat wildlife on an emergency basis. A bird who had prolonged contact with a cat needs immediate vet care for meds to counteract the cat's highly toxic saliva. Please call around and HURRY!

Bluesbird Exotics wrote:Sadly, wild birds are seldom considered worth saving. But, for anyone interested, here is an excerpt from a related article:
He has woken up and has climbed to top of cage. Very disorientated and unbalanced. I cant believe hes is still alive! The cat escaped from me 2 hours before she brought it back still screaming. I ended up chasing her down the road with a mop trying to get her to drop it. Its legs are grazed and am not convinced about the left wing although it can fold it ok. Where it was laid on towel there is no blood but a poo and it looks quite wet there too. been fast asleep for 2 hours with no life in him except to breath. His eyes didnt glaze over at all and for all his disorientation he is quite alert if you get what i mean. I just wish he would stay at the bottom of the cage where its safe. If he is still with us in the morning i will get some antiseptic spray to spray his feet with as they do look sore. As for the cat saliva he will have to take his chance cos the vets wont give him one. How long will it be before there is any signs? Obviously i need to release him as soon as he is strong enough. Hopefully in next couple of days unless his wing is injured.
Cat bites may range from tiny puncture wounds to lacerations. The muscle underneath a puncture wound may be lacerated due to the action of the teeth in immobile muscle (relative to the skin). Many wounds cannot be detected with the naked eye and the need for antibiotics may not be recognised in cases where there is no evidence of a puncture wound or scratch [18]. Septicaemia is a common sequel to a cat bite, while other routes of infection have also been suggested. Birds may ingest organisms from cat saliva-coated feathers during preening leading to gastrointestinal disease and septicaemia [18]. Cats carry Pasteurella multocida on their gingival tissue and teeth and antibiotics are therefore always indicated in any bird attacked by a cat [19], [20]. In addition to Pasteurella spp, a mixed aerobic/anaerobic population has been recovered from the majority of cat bite wounds [18]. http://www.worldwidewounds.com/2003/nov ... rt-2.html#

I hope the little one makes it. Thank you.

Bluesbird Exotics wrote:Sadly, wild birds are seldom considered worth saving. But, for anyone interested, here is an excerpt from a related article:

Cat bites may range from tiny puncture wounds to lacerations. The muscle underneath a puncture wound may be lacerated due to the action of the teeth in immobile muscle (relative to the skin). Many wounds cannot be detected with the naked eye and the need for antibiotics may not be recognised in cases where there is no evidence of a puncture wound or scratch [18]. Septicaemia is a common sequel to a cat bite, while other routes of infection have also been suggested. Birds may ingest organisms from cat saliva-coated feathers during preening leading to gastrointestinal disease and septicaemia [18]. Cats carry Pasteurella multocida on their gingival tissue and teeth and antibiotics are therefore always indicated in any bird attacked by a cat [19], [20]. In addition to Pasteurella spp, a mixed aerobic/anaerobic population has been recovered from the majority of cat bite wounds [18]. http://www.worldwidewounds.com/2003/nov ... rt-2.html#

I hope the little one makes it. Thank you.

DEBBIE INGHAM wrote:. He can cling to bars but unable to support himself stood up.

Bluesbird Exotics wrote:

DEBBIE INGHAM wrote:. He can cling to bars but unable to support himself stood up.

That's ominous.  Is there a wildlife rehabilitator who might take him?TY again!

DEBBIE INGHAM wrote: How do we open a beak that is one eighth of an inch long and clamped shut? I dont want him to starve to death at this point.

Bluesbird Exotics wrote:

DEBBIE INGHAM wrote: How do we open a beak that is one eighth of an inch long and clamped shut? I dont want him to starve to death at this point.

Fill the syringe with water first and squirt a little slowly at the place on the side where his upper and lower beaks hinge. Have a second syringe at hand filled with his food and grab it if he unclamps for the water.

I've never fed a wild bird, so this is just my best guess. If someone with experience offers differing advice, go with theirs!

TY, TY!

DEBBIE INGHAM wrote:

Bluesbird Exotics wrote:

DEBBIE INGHAM wrote: How do we open a beak that is one eighth of an inch long and clamped shut? I dont want him to starve to death at this point.

Fill the syringe with water first and squirt a little slowly at the place on the side where his upper and lower beaks hinge. Have a second syringe at hand filled with his food and grab it if he unclamps for the water.

I've never fed a wild bird, so this is just my best guess. If someone with experience offers differing advice, go with theirs!

TY, TY!

Sorry, we lost the little one during the night, he put up a massive fight but in the end it was too much for him, he was too young to survive what he did. We were going to take him to vets today and pay for his treatment in the hope they would take us seriously.

Bluesbird Exotics wrote:A sad death. Thanks so much for caring and trying so hard to save him.