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he just looks tired not hurt very much

save the bird already dont just leave it there to die

Only thing you can do is 3 things: Put it in a quiet spot to die. Try and save it or call a rehabber. And if not that, have a vet humanely euthanize it.

silverbulletgirl29 2 months ago

But I sure hate it when I bust my butt to help try and save an animal and it dies on me. I even know that an injured animal, esp. a bird needs an antibiotic shot given IM after an animal attack to prevent infection (Ampicillin, Penicillin, or Amoxicillin), steroids to control swelling, pain meds like Metacam injection or even orally given. Fluids given IV or SQ, warmth, & rehydrate them, and liquid food diets when alert. Just depends on the severity of the injury. Epinephrine-shock.

silverbulletgirl29 2 months ago

But I guess I have to forgive our cat. She doesn't know better. And the're plenty of birds but only one Little Sis our cat. It's so hard to protect all animals from harm and keep bad things from happening to them. Little Sis was feral & we didn't want her to live a life on her own in the wild w/all the cars and other animals that might attack her out there. Dogs and cats need people to care for them & shouldn't live as ferals. Birds are independent & we can't save them all I guess. :(

silverbulletgirl29 2 months ago

I guess I must be honest, I'm not happy with the family member that brought this feral cat as a kitten to our house. I'm more of a dog-bird person, even though I do love all animals, even cats, but I hate it when they play with animals and don't make a quick kill and I hate it when they kill birds. Moles and rats, fine, but birds are important b/c we enjoy watching them. That's why Granny beat Sylvester w/a broom to protect Tweety off of Looney Toons, even though cats will be cats.

silverbulletgirl29 2 months ago

I thought it was the fireworks in our neighborhood that caused it to have a heart attack, b/c its mouth was closed and eyes sucken in and laying down partially on its belly/side but didn't appear it died in agony but b/c of the loud noises outside from the fireworks. I'll never know what caused its death the cat or fireworks b/c it survived a whole day & much of the next and let me flush its wound & was very active after feeding it & being warmed in a cloth. It even swallowed the food I fed it

silverbulletgirl29 2 months ago

I think it was some sort of nuthatch, who knows. I bonded the skin near the neck/shoulder where the muscle was exposed. Gave it an IM injection of Ampicillin antibiotic I got from my vet (0.02 cc) and force fed it. It flew around after I warmed it up, but it would land after a short flight. It also stayed on my hand when I held it. It even survived overnight and was awake and hungry the next morning & I fed it & warmed it and it flew again. But on New Year's Eve that very night it died.

silverbulletgirl29 2 months ago

Sadly, after a dog or cat gets ahold of a bird 99.9% of them will die, esp. if they are a small species of bird. I just successfully rehabilitated a yellowbellied sapsucker over Xmas break and he's doing well outside. He was never injured, just found by my cousin's kids and they couldn't find the nest or parents, so I cared for him for 3 days and then released him, which he has pecked holes in many trees outside & visits everynow and then. And then my cat got ahold of a little brown bird.

silverbulletgirl29 2 months ago

you should have let nature take its course and let the cat eat it

gtxmiata 7 months ago

@gtxmiata I am not sure if domestic cats count as "nature". Also they have disastrous effects on wildlife because they are such effective hunters of smaller animals. Still I am sure the kitty was sad at the loss of its hard earned meal.

TheDayWeAwake 7 months ago