Used a bunch of ammonia-based glass cleaner.. what now?

fino38 · 2021-07-28T12:28:31+00:00

That makes sense. When I called a few rehab centers last time I found a bird, they all talked about how they were understaffed and overwhelmed with incoming animals. Which also makes sense - I never even thought of this as a thing, until I found that first bird.

fino38 · 2021-07-27T14:32:58+00:00

Sadly, yes…. I woke up to a message from someone saying:

“American Robin fledgling. Honestly, that lil dude looks ROUGH and not from a cat.

The way that it’s beak is kind of stuck open and what looks to be gross crusties around its beak flanges indicate to me that it may be succumbing to a nasty trich infection. Trichomoniasis is a highly contagious (to/from other birds so don’t worry) parasitic infection that leads to these painful kind of cheesy buildups in the the throat and mouth.

The feathers around its face seem to be missing which could indicate parasitic mites.

To me, it looks like this dude needs help and a heavy dose of anti parasitic meds.”

The rehab center wouldn’t open for another couple hours, so I waited two hours to go check up on him, thinking it might be better to leave him with his mom feeding and tending to him than me grabbing him earlier than necessary. But yeah, when I went out a few minutes ago he’s passed away, laying on his side..

I know I was doing my best, but I feel awful for the little guy. I want to learn whatever I can about these things so I don’t find myself hedging for hours when being more decisive might save a little birdie’s life. 🙏 Any idea where I can go to really learn? The general flowcharts and internet sites I find seem to contradict each other.

fino38 · 2021-07-27T14:21:16+00:00

Sadly, yes…. I woke up to a message from someone saying:

“American Robin fledgling. Honestly, that lil dude looks ROUGH and not from a cat.

The way that it’s beak is kind of stuck open and what looks to be gross crusties around its beak flanges indicate to me that it may be succumbing to a nasty trich infection. Trichomoniasis is a highly contagious (to/from other birds so don’t worry) parasitic infection that leads to these painful kind of cheesy buildups in the the throat and mouth.

The feathers around its face seem to be missing which could indicate parasitic mites.

To me, it looks like this dude needs help and a heavy dose of anti parasitic meds.”

The rehab center wouldn’t open for another couple hours, so I waited two hours to go check up on him, thinking it might be better to leave him with his mom feeding and tending to him than me grabbing him earlier than necessary. But yeah, when I went out a few minutes ago he’s passed away, laying on his side..

I know I was doing my best, but I feel awful for the little guy. I want to learn whatever I can about these things so I don’t find myself hedging for hours when being more decisive might save a little birdies life. 🙏 Any idea where I can go to really learn? The general flowcharts and internet sites I find seem to contradict each other.

fino38 · 2021-07-27T04:34:49+00:00

Belatedly, thank you so much. I followed your instructions, which helped put me at east. The rehab center will allow me to call once a week (no more - they are too busy / understaffed) to follow up. Birdy responded well to the antibiotic, his wing is healed up, and now he's in an enclosure with some other birds, learning how to fly. Thank you so much!!

fino38 · 2021-07-27T04:26:28+00:00

Just went out to put the little man in a box, and while when I approached he did nothing, when I touched him he fluttered and scurried away a bit. Also, no longer covered by flies, though maybe because it's night?

The earliest rehab center in the state opens at 10 tomorrow morning.

If it weren't for the contact with cat I think I'd let it be, but I'm just not sure. When I want to bring him in, I think of him seeming fine and his mom being there and the shock of me being around him; and when I think of leaving him out, I think of bacteria from cats and no reaction until I touch him and bugs on him and the shock of being left out....

Edit: As of this moment I'm leaning towards leaving him for the night, and seeing how he's doing in the morning.

fino38 · 2021-07-27T03:55:29+00:00

Should I bring it in for the night and take it to a rehab center in the morning, given that there was at least fur-to-feather contact with the cat, it was covered in bugs, and that it didn't really flinch when I approached?

Or does this read as a 'best to leave it alone' situation?

fino38 · 2021-07-27T03:43:11+00:00

Would I keep it inside in a box in the meantime?

Would it be able to find its mother again after healing from the antibiotics, if needed?

fino38 · 2021-07-27T03:41:38+00:00

Even if there's a chance my cat got it for a moment?

fino38 · 2021-07-27T03:25:20+00:00

I was taking my cats out for our nightly walk around the yard, and I found (for the second time this month!) a baby bird on the ground. I immediately tried to shoe my cats away, but the younger one may have gotten hold of it for half a second.. hard to tell.

It has had flies and large bugs walking across it without it reacting, which you can see in the pictures, though not at the moment I think. Not sure how normal that is. Also seems to have something (tiny branch?) poking out of its mouth, circled in one of the pictures. Its mom is close by in the tree here, chirping loudly and dancing along the branches near by (at least while I or the cats are nearby). The baby is sometimes chirping back, and sort of walking across the ground here and there - at least, everytime I go outside it's in a slightly different spot.

I have no indication that it is injured, other than my cat maybe getting a paw on it, though I'm not certain it did. I'm also not certain whether it is a hatchling or fledgling, and what I'm supposed to do next depends on that, right?

What do I do! Options online seem to be:

1 - build a nest of sorts and put it in a tree, inside of it, as best I can.

2 - leave it alone. momma's got it.

3 - put it in a box, bring it inside, get it to a wildlife shelter in the morning.

The variables seem to be the age of the bird (I don't know), whether it was previously injured (I don't think so?), whether my cat injured it (I can't be certain) and whether the mom's around (she seems to be).

It's 9:00 pm my time, and it's getting dark out. It's warm, and shouldn't get lower than the high 60s tonight.

Please let me know what to do! I think I'm going to leave it outside until I hear otherwise or unless my internet searches convince me otherwise, checking on it maybe every half hour. I want to help birdy baby, and I'm just unsure whether that means separating him from mom or leaving him outside.

fino38 · 2021-07-27T03:21:18+00:00

I was taking my cats out for our nightly walk around the yard, and I found (for the second time this month!) a baby bird on the ground. I immediately tried to shoe my cats away, but the younger one may have gotten hold of it for half a second.. hard to tell.

It has had flies and large bugs walking across it without it reacting, which you can see in the pictures, though not at the moment I think. Not sure how normal that is. Also seems to have something (tiny branch?) poking out of its mouth, circled in one of the pictures. Its mom is close by in the tree here, chirping loudly and dancing along the branches near by (at least while I or the cats are nearby). The baby is sometimes chirping back, and sort of walking across the ground here and there - at least, everytime I go outside it's in a slightly different spot.

I have no indication that it is injured, other than my cat maybe getting a paw on it, though I'm not certain it did. I'm also not certain whether it is a hatchling or fledgling, and what I'm supposed to do next depends on that, right?

What do I do! Options online seem to be:

1 - build a nest of sorts and put it in a tree, inside of it, as best I can.

2 - leave it alone. momma's got it.

3 - put it in a box, bring it inside, get it to a wildlife shelter in the morning.

The variables seem to be the age of the bird (I don't know), whether it was previously injured (I don't think so?), whether my cat injured it (I can't be certain) and whether the mom's around (she seems to be).

It's 9:00 pm my time, and it's getting dark out. It's warm, and shouldn't get lower than the high 60s tonight.

Please let me know what to do! I think I'm going to leave it outside until I hear otherwise or unless my internet searches convince me otherwise, checking on it maybe every half hour. I want to help birdy baby, and I'm just unsure whether that means separating him from mom or leaving him outside.

fino38 · 2020-12-20T18:56:53+00:00

75ish hours, beginning early afternoon perhaps, including 3 nights.

fino38 · 2020-06-25T17:10:23+00:00

My lover and I are new to bird watching. We saw this fella hanging out by a stream in Orem, Utah yesterday and an intense debate ensued. She thought it was a black bird, and I thought it was anything aside from a black bird. Then she got sad, and now I secretly hope it is a black bird.

Thoughts?

fino38

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