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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / July 2004I need help for a sparrow
Hi there, my son has brought me a sparrow from outside. It was sitting on his hand when he came in with it, he found it sitting on the ground somewhere. Its mouth was wide opened. I put it into a box with a warming bottle, a plate of water and some bread, but it is sitting at one spot only. I cannot get a vet, as it is 10 p.m. here in Germany. I called the "Tierschutzverein" - Office for the protection of animals - but there was the answering machine only. My son can go to a vet tomorrow morning with it. What can I do? Thanks in advance for your fast help, Vera S. > Hi there, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Vera S. try to keep it hydrated with an eyedropper with warm water. then maybe a teeny bit of bread soaked in milk given with a tweezer. >> Hi there, >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > try to keep it hydrated with an eyedropper with warm water. then > maybe a teeny bit of bread soaked in milk given with a tweezer. Thanks for your advice. The bird really looks a bit better than before. The feathers look better. And it moves his head a bit again when I open the lid of the box. It is a small cartoon and warm inside now. It is midnight here, and so - I am not sure - I think sparrows are not active then. It did not take the bread, and I hope it got a drop of water. I think it is still not used to the surrounding and afraid, maybe. Well, I would be if I was that sparrow. Vera Six >From: "::: vera :::" verasix@acc-growing-deeper.de >my son has brought me a sparrow from outside. It was sitting on his hand >when he came in with it, he found it sitting on the ground somewhere. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >What can I do? Keeping it warm, but not over heated is a good thing. Contrary to popular beliefs, you do not feed a baby bird bread and milk, or any other liquid, as you can aspirate the baby. Try soaking some dry cat or dog food, until soft, then roll into a small pellet, about the size of a worm, and pop in the back of the throat. Alternate with bits of chopped fruit. You could also used some lean raw ground beef, or mashed egg yolk. They get enough liquid from the food. The parent bird does not feed water. When it's old enough, it will drink water on it's own. Bits of grape is very good for hydrating the bird. Regards Contrary to popular > beliefs, you do not feed a baby bird bread and milk, or any other liquid, as > you can aspirate the baby. Try soaking some dry cat or dog food, until soft, > then roll into a small pellet, about the size of a worm, and pop in the back of > the throat. Alternate with bits of chopped fruit. You could also used some lean > raw ground beef, or mashed egg yolk. ..Yes, I was going to say - meat - not bread! Also many times if a bird has knocked himself silly you only need to keep them safe for a number of hours and they will recover on their own. Less is more in this case. buglady take out the dog before replying > Contrary to popular >> beliefs, you do not feed a baby bird bread and milk, or any other [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > buglady > take out the dog before replying I think so, too, and I am glad that the birdie could recover so fast from yesterday. I think it might have fallen when trying to fly. It can nearly fly.. It will not take long. Regards, Vera Six >> From: "::: vera :::" verasix@acc-growing-deeper.de > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Regards Thanks for your kind and appreciated advice. The main problem now is to put all the stuff into that little sweety. Regards, Vera S. Short Update: The sparrow... (scroll....) is no sparrow.... but maybe a finch - a baby. It is not ill, we can feed it, and it is tame and much alive now. I think it was in a shock yesterday... My son was at the vet with it this morning, and now we have to feed it with worms and water. I had an old cage - and we made a nest with toilet paper in it. But Jimmy - that it's name - can also sit oa a bar... Now Jimmy is sleeping... I took pics: http://www.acc-growing-deeper.de/pets02.htm please wait until they load - they are at the end of the page. There is also a sound file with the whistle that Jimmy makes... I think there is a good chance to keep it alive, and there is a good address for advice in our neighbouring town. Thanks a lot to all for advice. I will keep you up-dated. ::: vera ::: |
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