help please!!! i have a wild bird in my house?
June 25, 2010 Bird House Feeder
today i saw a bird get hit by a car and took it inside and have been taking care of it by putting it in a box with holes, opened the top, have a towel under it, small bowl of water and food, a heating pad on one half and the other half just regular heat incase it gets too hot for him. its in my room [quiet] and i made the lights very dim so its dark enought for him to go to sleep and light enough to see where he is going and his food and water….
so heres my problem, when he got hit by the car he kept on twitching his head and still does it very mildly and only does it once in a while, what does that mean? its like a typewriter…he goes fast to the front [making his head normal and in the front position] and then it starts slowing going to the right….my bird last year had a seizure and did this sorta but it was extremely worse…does it mean it has a problem with his brain?
also it flys and can walk but when we put it out side to fly it just stayed on the grass…and we tryed to
scare it a little to make it fly because thats how it flew in my house before [it got scared]
we still dont know if his wing is injured because he uses it sometimes but then he doesnt when we try to make him fly
what can i do
am i taking care of him okay? or should i just let him be free?
the other thing is we have outdoor cats and if he cant fly im sure they are going to eat him, and i do NOT want that!
i love animals and i will do anything for them
any help???
Pleaseee????
if it gets attatched to me that is fine! i would love to have another bird…but can i? is it safe to have a wild bird as a pet?
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Comments (14)
Hummingbirds are fun, entertaining, full of energy and it’s easy to attract hummingbirds.
Call a vet, or else your local fish and game for expert advice. Our SPCA here handles wild animals as well as pets, so that might be another source of information.
looooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!
send it to birdie heavean with a fire work trap
Get him to a wildlife rescue. He may have major injuries and need vetrinary care.
oh man. the way you are taking care of him sounds perfect. but he needs to go to a wild life center like the SPECA or something. there they can help him recover and fix anything that is wrong and if he is permanely brain damaged. they will care for him…unless you want a new pet. but dont keep trying to make him fly away : ( there is obviously something wrong with him still
If you really care for him then take him to a vet.
Save’s you both frustration and self-doubt.
Perhaps taking it to the vet would help. I know people drop off hurt wounded animals all the time.
hmmm thats a tough one why dont you try to go on some snimal safety websites and see if theres any rescue programs : )
it probably doesnt want to leave.
just keep doing what your doing, and when it wants to leave, itll leave. its probably scared that itll get hit again, so im geussing when it feels its safe again, itll fly away.
unless if it gets attached to you, i doubt itll leave.
Wild birds do not make appropriate "pets". You need to get it to a wildlife rescue or a local vet that can properly care for it. Thank you for caring enough to want to help it. To those here who suggest harm towards it or think it is funny…..piss off.
Something is very wrong with him. Take him to either an avian rehabilitation center, or the vet.
Bring it to the vet. This condition is fatal.The vet would give you the right advice and please send it to the animal help centre if you can’t manage.
Go to an avian vet, they will be able to see if the wing is fractured or spraind.You may also need to check on it and see if it is eating and make sure your cats do not get to it.
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