Rescued Meadowlark from deep snow and Barn cats
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- We have had snow on the ground here in the high desert of Central New Mexico since December 27th.
Today when we were out feeding the animals, I noticed some odd little bird tracks in the deep snow.. after a few minutes I caught a glimpse of this little one hopping .. but it could not fly. we brought it in and I noticed its feet were entangled with one another ( seemed like they had almost frozen and were locked on to each other. We wrapped it in a blanket and it spent most of the day sleeping with its head under its wing.. occasionally waking up and wiggling around, then it would go back to sleep. After some 6 hours . it woke and fluttered across the room about 6 feet and I decided it was time to put it in a cage so the dogs would not harm it.
This is about 20 minutes after we put it into the cage with straw and food scattered around it.
Tomorrow I will check out the legs a bit more and see if there is anything I can to to fix it.
Good work ❤️
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Mama T, I urge you to wrap him in a light towel again and syringe little drops of water into his mouth, even if you have to carefully pry it open with your fingernail. He needs the fluid. Another thought would be to wrap a heating pad in a towel and put in in his cage, and this put the straw and food on top of that. I wouldn't put the cage on the pad because the metal floor would get too hot. Just put the heating pad on low, no higher. It looks like he has a little issue with his left wing, too. I used to volunteer at a wildlife center, and we took in injured birds all the time. Birds can life with only 1 leg in the wild, but obviously not with only 1 working wing! Nice work saving this beautiful creature!
Thank you Pam, He is actually hobbling over to a low water dish now ( an old but clean ashtray that he cannot tip, and drinking on his own) I have him under a microfiber towel now that he has had food and water for the night but he is not staying in it very long at a time I am considering cutting off a sweat shirt sleeve and stuffing him in that for the night!
He might get panicked if he can't spread his wings to stretch, so maybe just let him be and put his cage in a warm spot In the house, and be sure to cover the cage with something to keep out drafts.
@@pamelamartin5724 I have a heavy towel ready to place over the cage when I go to bed, and have him in the living room, which is the warmest room in the house about 68 at the moment but will get down to probably 50* before I stoke the fire again in the am. I know injuries will keep a creatures body from warming itself as it normally would .. but he is breathing quite heavily when awake... more normal when he sleeps ( I think due to the pain and not the heat of the room.) He has worked his way out of the blankie again .. but seems to rest well when he puts his head under his wing.
@@pamelamartin5724 I could break out my chick warmer but I really don't want to warm him too much and cause dehydration. I am certain that minus the cooling body temp from the injury, he was probably feathered up well in anticipation of this winter weather we have had this month. I will be placing that heavy towel over his cage when I go to bed though.
Mama T, it sounds like you have it all under control quite nicely. I hope he is already feeling better in the morning. Good night, sweet lady.