My new rescue: This is a little dove that was given to me because she is deformed. I was afraid she wasn't getting the proper care, she was in a cage with a wire bottom and her little...

stina3246 Loc: Orlando

This is a little dove that was given to me because she is deformed. I was afraid she wasn't getting the proper care, she was in a cage with a wire bottom and her little butt was covered in dried on poop, she only had 1 flat spot to sit on so just asked the feed store how much they wanted for her and they gave her to me. Her name is Aspen, She was hatched this way and the leg is still "alive" but I believe it gets in her way more then anything. I put her in a big cage with lots of flat platforms for her and the bottom is covered with thick aspen (hence the name) shavings. I am considering having the leg amputated but for now I just wanted to make sure she was comfortable. Pics aren't really for critique but feel free if you'd like.

Elyse

I think you've done a good job - on a lot of levels!

stina3246 Loc: Orlando

Elyse wrote:

I think you've done a good job - on a lot of levels!

Thank you :)

BacSi67 Loc: Pine Grove, Pa

Hi Stina, You have a real heart for animals, I can sense that about you from how you describe this little story, you are a kind and gentle person who loves animals and birds. Just the way you describe how you came across this little bird says alot about you. Now I share similar feelings with you about these beautiful creatures and so far you have done a fine job of taking good care of this little bird, now, about the amputation part, here's what I would do, apparently you have given this a good deal of thought, and that is good, however before i would take this dove to any Vetrinarian I would get several opinions from a few Vet's, and see what they have to say, then pick the best. This is a very serious operation on any animal or human as you well know, not trying to be harsh here, but I know as I would like if it were me to make this decision; you wish the very best outcome for this little bird, and as tramatic as it will be for this little cfreature it will be in some pain for a few days. I know birds do survive with only one goog leg, having lost the other leg, I at one time had a large bird feeder next to our deck on the back of our house and during the winter when the snow fly's, there are many birds that came to our feeders, one such bird was a little English Sparrow who I noticed would only ead seed on the deck floor, he could not compete with the others at the feeder.........he only had one leg!...and would hop in tiny circles and balance himself with the tip of his wing on the side where he only a very short stump, not long enough obviously to support himself from not falling over. He did allright and i saw him again the very next year. I always felt sorry for him, but i know he was doing fine because he survived the winter and cme back again later in the following spring, he was a happyb little bird, that was over 15 years ago and I often think about him when I see a bird that is having problems feeding, usually other birds would knock him from the feeder, but he would pick himself up and go about feeding on the deck boards, so I placed a large sheet of plywood down and fixed some sides to it so the seed would not scatter off the edges of the board during a wind.....Made me happy too. So think about what I said and good luck to you and especially that little Dove. (BTY), if you do go about this, please, would you keep me posted about how everything is going?

Tom

BacSi67 Loc: Pine Grove, Pa

BacSi67 wrote:

Hi Stina, You have a real heart for animals, I can sense that about you from how you describe this little story, you are a kind and gentle person who loves animals and birds. Just the way you describe how you came across this little bird says alot about you. Now I share similar feelings with you about these beautiful creatures and so far you have done a fine job of taking good care of this little bird, now, about the amputation part, here's what I would do, apparently you have given this a good deal of thought, and that is good, however before i would take this dove to any Vetrinarian I would get several opinions from a few Vet's, and see what they have to say, then pick the best. This is a very serious operation on any animal or human as you well know, not trying to be harsh here, but I know as I would like if it were me to make this decision; you wish the very best outcome for this little bird, and as tramatic as it will be for this little cfreature it will be in some pain for a few days. I know birds do survive with only one goog leg, having lost the other leg, I at one time had a large bird feeder next to our deck on the back of our house and during the winter when the snow fly's, there are many birds that came to our feeders, one such bird was a little English Sparrow who I noticed would only ead seed on the deck floor, he could not compete with the others at the feeder.........he only had one leg!...and would hop in tiny circles and balance himself with the tip of his wing on the side where he only a very short stump, not long enough obviously to support himself from not falling over. He did allright and i saw him again the very next year. I always felt sorry for him, but i know he was doing fine because he survived the winter and cme back again later in the following spring, he was a happyb little bird, that was over 15 years ago and I often think about him when I see a bird that is having problems feeding, usually other birds would knock him from the feeder, but he would pick himself up and go about feeding on the deck boards, so I placed a large sheet of plywood down and fixed some sides to it so the seed would not scatter off the edges of the board during a wind.....Made me happy too. So think about what I said and good luck to you and especially that little Dove. (BTY), if you do go about this, please, would you keep me posted about how everything is going?

Tom

Hi Stina, You have a real heart for animals, I can... (show quote)

Sorry about all the spelling errors, some times my fingers type faster than I can think and I even though there is a preview button here, I sometimes forget to use it, (and) it would be a very good idea if there were also a spell checker here to take advantage of.

Tom

stina3246 Loc: Orlando

BacSi67 wrote:

Hi Stina, You have a real heart for animals, I can sense that about you from how you describe this little story, you are a kind and gentle person who loves animals and birds. Just the way you describe how you came across this little bird says alot about you. Now I share similar feelings with you about these beautiful creatures and so far you have done a fine job of taking good care of this little bird, now, about the amputation part, here's what I would do, apparently you have given this a good deal of thought, and that is good, however before i would take this dove to any Vetrinarian I would get several opinions from a few Vet's, and see what they have to say, then pick the best. This is a very serious operation on any animal or human as you well know, not trying to be harsh here, but I know as I would like if it were me to make this decision; you wish the very best outcome for this little bird, and as tramatic as it will be for this little cfreature it will be in some pain for a few days. I know birds do survive with only one goog leg, having lost the other leg, I at one time had a large bird feeder next to our deck on the back of our house and during the winter when the snow fly's, there are many birds that came to our feeders, one such bird was a little English Sparrow who I noticed would only ead seed on the deck floor, he could not compete with the others at the feeder.........he only had one leg!...and would hop in tiny circles and balance himself with the tip of his wing on the side where he only a very short stump, not long enough obviously to support himself from not falling over. He did allright and i saw him again the very next year. I always felt sorry for him, but i know he was doing fine because he survived the winter and cme back again later in the following spring, he was a happyb little bird, that was over 15 years ago and I often think about him when I see a bird that is having problems feeding, usually other birds would knock him from the feeder, but he would pick himself up and go about feeding on the deck boards, so I placed a large sheet of plywood down and fixed some sides to it so the seed would not scatter off the edges of the board during a wind.....Made me happy too. So think about what I said and good luck to you and especially that little Dove. (BTY), if you do go about this, please, would you keep me posted about how everything is going?

Tom

Hi Stina, You have a real heart for animals, I can... (show quote)

Sorry about all the spelling errors, some times my fingers type faster than I can think and I even though there is a preview button here, I sometimes forget to use it, (and) it would be a very good idea if there were also a spell checker here to take advantage of.

Tom

quote=BacSi67 Hi Stina, You have a real heart for... (show quote)

No worry about spelling errors, I often wish there was a spell check on this forum. LOL Thank you for your kind words and advise on the possible amputation. It's nice to know there are fellow animal lovers here. Do you have any pictures of the one legged sparrow? I'll keep you posted on Aspen. This morning I went out to check on her and she was sitting comfortably in the sun (She has sun and shade in her cage) on top of her nest box. According to the people I got her from she's very young but I hope to hear her coo in the near future.

Sensei

I am using Firefox. It has a spell check.

stina3246 Loc: Orlando

Sensei wrote:

I am using Firefox. It has a spell check.

Hmmm....I may have to look into that.

Sensei

You might also be interested in Seamonkey. It also comes from Mozzila. It is a more comprehensive program that includes a irc, chat, html editor and mail program.Yu can down load a spellcheck for it. I have both along with Google Chrome I use it mainly for translations from one language to another.

BacSi67 Loc: Pine Grove, Pa

Hi Stina,

No Sorry, I do not have any pictures of that little sparrow, I never had a decent camera back then and although I tried taking pictures of birds but was discouraged with the end results.

Tom