Shanti
April 22nd, 2007, 11:40 AM
* He quietly passed on. Thank you all for the energy and wishes.
Everyone around here raises ringnecks. They are popular for backyard birds and dinner. One neighboring bird made its way to the highway only to get hit by a car.
Since ringnecks are only $2.45 out here, he would just become dinner or left to die. No one around here would take the time to help him, heck you eat them.
But he is only 1 years old and absolutely beautiful and his injuries seem to be not life threatening but maybe debilitating. I don't want to eat him but I do want to save him so he can just live life. So I have the chance save his life.
He was hit in his backside. Most of the damage appears to be bruising and some tearing of the skin. I couldn't find one broken bone on him. He cant walk, cant support his own weight, from what seems to be all the soft tissue and muscle damage. He has good circulation to his legs and feet...I'm real happy about that.
He is eating but with force feeding, kinda. He is willing to eat if the food is placed in his mouth for him.
He poos perfectly fine and drinks fine.
He cant fly at all but that could be because he cant get lift and the fact that domestics are heavier, smaller tailed and smaller winged, and not very well suited to flight to begin with. His wings are perfectly fine.
Its a 50/50 chance he will make it. The shock, physical trauma, being removed from his flock, all are against him.
But I am hoping with effort he will heal and be able to live here without becoming dinner. He is to beautiful to eat.
I sprayed his wounds with anti-septic. I haven't started antibiotics because he shows no sign of infection, yet.
He survived the night. I hope he makes it through another day. Once he eats without me having to place the food in his mouth, I will then know the worse is over. Till, then, the odds are against his survival.
So I am asking for energy or prayers or wishes that he pulls through.
Everyone around here raises ringnecks. They are popular for backyard birds and dinner. One neighboring bird made its way to the highway only to get hit by a car.
Since ringnecks are only $2.45 out here, he would just become dinner or left to die. No one around here would take the time to help him, heck you eat them.
But he is only 1 years old and absolutely beautiful and his injuries seem to be not life threatening but maybe debilitating. I don't want to eat him but I do want to save him so he can just live life. So I have the chance save his life.
He was hit in his backside. Most of the damage appears to be bruising and some tearing of the skin. I couldn't find one broken bone on him. He cant walk, cant support his own weight, from what seems to be all the soft tissue and muscle damage. He has good circulation to his legs and feet...I'm real happy about that.
He is eating but with force feeding, kinda. He is willing to eat if the food is placed in his mouth for him.
He poos perfectly fine and drinks fine.
He cant fly at all but that could be because he cant get lift and the fact that domestics are heavier, smaller tailed and smaller winged, and not very well suited to flight to begin with. His wings are perfectly fine.
Its a 50/50 chance he will make it. The shock, physical trauma, being removed from his flock, all are against him.
But I am hoping with effort he will heal and be able to live here without becoming dinner. He is to beautiful to eat.
I sprayed his wounds with anti-septic. I haven't started antibiotics because he shows no sign of infection, yet.
He survived the night. I hope he makes it through another day. Once he eats without me having to place the food in his mouth, I will then know the worse is over. Till, then, the odds are against his survival.
So I am asking for energy or prayers or wishes that he pulls through.