Thank you for helping this dove.  I assume it’s a wild Mourning dove?  Can you take it to the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley (www.wcsv.org)?  If not, let me know ASAP so I can pick it up and take it (if you’re here in San Jose).  THIS DOVE NEEDS ANTIBIOTICS ASAP!!  Cats carry Pasteurella in their saliva a bacteria that is deadly to birds.  It can kill them in 48 hours from infection even if you don’t see visible wounds.  It’s essential that the dove get prompt medical care. 

 

Call me at (408) 205-3058 if you need help with the dove.

 

-Cathy

 

From: mickacoo-bounces@mickaboo.org [mailto:mickacoo-bounces@mickaboo.org] On Behalf Of Kim Hannah
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 7:33 AM
To: Rescuesforparrots@yahoogroups.com; MickaCoo@mickaboo.org; Elizabeth@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [MickaCoo] [Rescuesforparrots] Injured Dove

 

I moved him into a small cage I have. He can fly I think (he flew around the bathroom) but I think his foot is broken, he is dragging it behind him when he walks on the bottom of the cage. I covered the cage with towels on three sides to reduce the stress
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I put a small bowl of water and sunflower seeds in the cage on the bottom. I will get some parakeet seed shortly to see if he will eat that. The sunflower seeds are the really small ones. They eat them in my backyard all the time.

 

If his little foot is broken, does he have a chance? Would a rehabber be able to help him?

 

From: "couragee25@gmail.com" <couragee25@gmail.com>
To: Rescue for parrots <Rescuesforparrots@yahoogroups.com>; MickaCoo@mickaboo.org; Elizabeth@yahoo.com
Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 9:16:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Rescuesforparrots] Injured Dove

 

Yes. Leave him in the carrier. Mickaboo has a sister group now called mickacoo. They often care for them in carriers. Elizabeth is expert. But I am also including coo's email add in sender list. Liz's addy is adopt one. They will help a lot

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Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 06:38:22 -0700 (PDT)

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Subject: [Rescuesforparrots] Injured Dove

 

 

One of my kitties was very bad yesterday afternoon and caught a Dove (they feed at my outside bird feeders). I got it and have it in a carrier with some sunflower seeds and water. To be honest I did not think he would make it though the night, but he has and seems alert this morning. The problem is, he lost ALOT of feathers, all of his tail feathers for sure, not sure about flight feathers.

 

Now I don't know what to do. I may try and put him in a small cage so I can see if he will perch, but I don't want to stress him out. Any thoughts???

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