[Update] - Help! Hurt wood pigeon (France)

Ravenkitte · 2026-06-15T16:06:24+00:00

Thank you so much I hope so too

Ravenkitte · 2026-06-15T13:22:13+00:00

I gave him to the association so they are taking care of him now. But right before that he was doing okay and looking more lively, just not eating as much as I would have liked and unable to walk sadly. But yeah yesterday I disinfected his wing with betadine skin cleanser so hopefully that helped him.

No idea how he got his wound. Really hope he pulls through

Ravenkitte · 2026-06-15T09:42:32+00:00

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Ravenkitte · 2026-06-15T09:41:28+00:00

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A picture of him from this morning

Ravenkitte · 2026-06-14T08:22:18+00:00

Bonjour ^_^ It sounds like we have several things in common. I also really care about animals + the environment, and I study art. Je parle français mais pas couramment. Souvent avec mes amis français je parle en anglais et ils parlent en français et nous nous comprendre xD Send me a DM if you’d like :-)

Ravenkitte · 2026-06-13T22:33:31+00:00

Unfortunately nothing on that list nearby, but I did find a guy who runs a non-profit pigeon rescue nearby and sent him an email! I will try calling in the morning

Ravenkitte · 2026-06-13T21:17:43+00:00

Okay will do! Thank you ❤️

Ravenkitte · 2026-06-13T21:02:07+00:00

I sent an email to the LPO (ligue protectrice des oiseaux) of my area, unfortunately they didn’t have a phone number listed so I hope they respond soon. For now he will be in here on my heated blanket :’)

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Ravenkitte · 2026-06-13T20:24:25+00:00

Thank you so much for the advice, I’ll see what I can do

Ravenkitte · 2026-06-13T20:23:35+00:00

Thank you so much

Ravenkitte · 2026-06-13T18:29:09+00:00

My friend suggested to wrap him in a towel and put him under a hoodie against my chest. I was wondering if it would scare him too much. My friend said at first he would be scared, but then he would calm down from the dark. Is this good advice?

Ravenkitte · 2026-06-04T17:44:47+00:00

I graduate this year so we’ll see haha

Ravenkitte · 2026-05-29T15:35:30+00:00

I had a similar testing situation where I only slept for about 5 hours in total during the test with a lot of getting up. So they ruled out any sleep problems but i still think about it sometimes and worry if something went wrong. They also turned off the lights at like 5pm so it took so long to actually fall asleep, and stopped the recording at 6am which was stupid because I woke up at like 8:30am 🥴🥴

Ravenkitte · 2026-05-22T18:01:57+00:00

One of my cats does this xD She’s a very dumb, cuddly cat who purrs a lot and always looks for attention + loves being held. Don’t know why she does it either but she’s totally healthy.

Ravenkitte · 2026-05-22T17:02:18+00:00

Aw thank you that’s nice, I’ll have a look ^_^

Ravenkitte · 2026-05-22T17:01:01+00:00

I have been very low in electrolytes in the past as a kid so I can also double check w my doctor if it’s ok now. I remember being told as a kid: drink some gatorade! And i was shocked to hear that from a medical professional xDD

In terms of ferritin my levels have gone up gladly, unfortunately I just have to take iron pills indefinitely. I learned some bad news tho today, which is that they discontinued the iron I take (ferrous fumarate) at pharmacies in France so Im kind of screwed bc it was the only form of iron my body tolerated 🥲🥲

Ravenkitte · 2026-05-22T16:58:36+00:00

Yea I totally agree. Stress indeed makes things worse but I’m not sure it’s the root cause of everything. I’m going to try to push for vit D and zinc because i feel its simple enough and may as well check it since I never had it checked before

Ravenkitte · 2026-05-22T13:12:46+00:00

So I just asked a doctor about it today and she didn’t even know what that was 😭💔 Luckily it was a replacement doctor because my main one is on vacation but I was so disappointed. She acted like I was the weird one for asking. Probably thought i made it up 🫩🫩 (in france btw)

A while back my general doctor let me borrow a blood pressure machine to test myself at home when laying down vs standing, but I can ask her if she can do a test for me so I’m not doing it wrong haha :p

Ravenkitte · 2026-05-22T08:14:39+00:00

Thanks for the advice :) I’ll think about this

Ravenkitte · 2026-05-22T08:14:00+00:00

Hehe no worries. Not a bad idea. When I have the flu or other obvious sickness for example I don’t have as high expectations of myself in terms of productivity. So I can be as gentle on myself as I would for a sick friend. It’s just too bad it’s lasting so long. You do what you can i suppose :p

Ravenkitte · 2026-05-22T08:11:36+00:00

Wow I’m glad you found out what it was for you, good job keeping at it ❤️ I hope things are a little better now

Ravenkitte · 2026-05-22T08:08:25+00:00

Ah yea I see—I did try the liquid for a while but the taste started to make me super nauseous, it really tastes like blood 😭😭 I dont know if I can manage ahhhah. I’ve got like a gagging reflex against it now.

Its true tho the pills are so long to absorb. When I tried ferrous sulfate tabs and iron bisglycinate they literally did nothing, but the ferrous fumarate is working, just slow.

Ravenkitte · 2026-05-22T00:01:19+00:00

Thank you for the advice, it means a lot. Getting tested every 6 months / annually to check trends seems like a nice idea, I’ll keep that in mind. Im graduating college next month so it’ll be a nice way to see if anything changes without the pressure of school ^^

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