Please help (injured baby pigeon)

[CCsGarden]

He’s made it through the night but is being stubborn about eating so I’m giving him a drop of diluted egg and sugar at a time until the stores open. Nearest rehab center won’t open till Wednesday and the 24 hour vet said that the hospitals around here aren’t aloud to take wildlife so I’m gonna have to keep him for a little longer than I thought

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Do NOT give it egg. Any dairy can kill it.!


Some cream of wheat or cooked oats will do it. Any dairy can kill it.

No, water either. Baby doves only drink crop milk from there parents. If you have a local pet store near by, maybe look for some baby bird formula there.

I have raised many many doves, it's countless. Let me know if you have any other questions.

 

[Winterland]

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I have raised many many doves, it's countless. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Thank you, I had no idea! The little guy is still kicking and seems much more comfortable or at least less stressed than before. I did give him water through a dropper that first night too, now I’m glad he didn’t seem to want it

 

[CCsGarden]

Thank you, I had no idea! The little guy is still kicking and seems much more comfortable or at least less stressed than before. I did give him water through a dropper that first night too, now I’m glad he didn’t seem to want it

Great he is still alive! Let me know if you need more help.

 

[Debbie292d]

Thank you, I had no idea! The little guy is still kicking and seems much more comfortable or at least less stressed than before. I did give him water through a dropper that first night too, now I’m glad he didn’t seem to want it

Egg is fine. I'll not elaborate further but giving it a little mashed egg is fine, as it's obviously doing okay now and that's what it's eaten.

You just have to keep it alive two more days! You're doing great!

 

[Zenmonkey]

How confident are we that this is "wildlife"?

That looks like an actual domestic pigeon, though perhaps feral. Columbia livia. If that's the case, and you're willing to pay for a vet, then you might approach a vet at that angle. Most areas, including federal law, do not treat the domesticated pigeon the same as wildlife. A vet may react differently to "can you treat a pigeon" than they would to "I found a wild bird...".

And in fact in some areas a wildlife rehabilitator won't accept, or won't be allowed to accept, pigeons, as they're not defined as wildlife.

This is a question. I don't know you're local laws.

It's still a bit of a stretch. I'm my area there are maybe two vet clinics that will touch avians at all, and I know at least one of them doesn't really know what to do with a non-parrot.

I'm glad to hear that it is still alive. All the best of luck!