Caring for a Sparrow Chickling

Lycanthrope · 06-05-2004, 11:36 PM

This may turn into a moot point soon, but I've kinda inadvertantly become caretaker to what I have gathered to be a two day old chipping sparow. My brother and myself have been trying to take care of him, but other than give him water through an eyedropper, we have no idea what to do (my parrents are out tonight). The clencher: we have a cat. So a prolonged period of recovery is virtually impossible due to the fact that keeping the cat and bird seperate has proven an arduous activity.

Any Ornithologists out there that know what these things eat or how to feed it? It's snubbed everything we've tried to give it so far.

slightly aboveaverage man · 06-06-2004, 12:02 AM

This exact same thing happened to me about 7 years ago. Take care of it until morning, then take it to the nearest Animal Shelter/Vet. you should be able to look them up in the phone book.

The Shelter should take it in, or point you to where you can take it.

The Vet should be able to give you information on how to care for it in the short term, and then point you to where you can take it... possibly an animal shelter.

now that we got that settled, where did you happen to find this sparrow?

Lycanthrope · 06-06-2004, 12:29 AM

Walking, we found it on the sidewalk, being attacked by ants. The only sparrow nearby refused to go near us/it, so we managed to get into my brother's shoe and take it away. We've looked it over and nothing appears broaken. Its certainly too young to fly, and so its hard to see if it has a broken wing or something, but it doesn't seem in too much pain. It is currently asleep.

slightly aboveaverage man · 06-06-2004, 12:35 AM

Well if it was attacked by ants, then you did the right thing.

Like I said, take it to a Vet/Animal shelter.

However, you may have to spend a little money if you take it to a vet, so be prepared to open your wallet.

NorphTehDwarf · 06-06-2004, 01:04 AM

Quite the good samaritan. I've read about what ants do to things bigger than them. It's hideous.

Fifthfiend · 06-06-2004, 02:35 AM

Goddamn.

Let us know if the poor little guy makes it, all right?

kire · 06-06-2004, 02:44 AM

yeah that happened to me too the birds nesting outside our window suddenly booted out all the chicks and didnt let them back in and they were to young to fly. so we would just buy some nightcrawlers mash em then but in in a eardrop thing and fed it to each one. then one day we come to check on the box we had them in and they were gone. they flew away we think due to the lack of feathers and blood.

06-05-2004, 11:36 PM	#1
Lycanthrope Deus Lupus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The City of Angels Posts: 2,925	Caring for a Sparrow Chickling This may turn into a moot point soon, but I've kinda inadvertantly become caretaker to what I have gathered to be a two day old chipping sparow. My brother and myself have been trying to take care of him, but other than give him water through an eyedropper, we have no idea what to do (my parrents are out tonight). The clencher: we have a cat. So a prolonged period of recovery is virtually impossible due to the fact that keeping the cat and bird seperate has proven an arduous activity. Any Ornithologists out there that know what these things eat or how to feed it? It's snubbed everything we've tried to give it so far. __________________ "With these seven easy steps, you, too, can be the authoritarian despot of your own principality. Machiavelli, your road to happiness" "I shoot Flying Monkies!" "Christmas had it coming its what it gets for taking over thanksgiving and threatening halloween with its weapons of mass consumerism" "Death to All Fanatics!" Official RP Action God Lycanthropic Poem "FOR YOU THE CAKE IS OVER. YOU HAVE REACHED THE END OF CAKE." -Death Krylo and BMG are apparently my bitches.

06-06-2004, 12:02 AM	#2
slightly aboveaverage man Trudeau Maniac Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 4,253	This exact same thing happened to me about 7 years ago. Take care of it until morning, then take it to the nearest Animal Shelter/Vet. you should be able to look them up in the phone book. The Shelter should take it in, or point you to where you can take it. The Vet should be able to give you information on how to care for it in the short term, and then point you to where you can take it... possibly an animal shelter. now that we got that settled, where did you happen to find this sparrow? __________________ Comics! Coffee! Videos! All at WWW.Ultima-Java.com If you're not there you'd better be dead, or in jail! And if you're in jail... BREAK OUT! Visit this Sunday SUNDAY Sunday and saturday.

06-06-2004, 12:29 AM	#3
Lycanthrope Deus Lupus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The City of Angels Posts: 2,925	Walking, we found it on the sidewalk, being attacked by ants. The only sparrow nearby refused to go near us/it, so we managed to get into my brother's shoe and take it away. We've looked it over and nothing appears broaken. Its certainly too young to fly, and so its hard to see if it has a broken wing or something, but it doesn't seem in too much pain. It is currently asleep. __________________ "With these seven easy steps, you, too, can be the authoritarian despot of your own principality. Machiavelli, your road to happiness" "I shoot Flying Monkies!" "Christmas had it coming its what it gets for taking over thanksgiving and threatening halloween with its weapons of mass consumerism" "Death to All Fanatics!" Official RP Action God Lycanthropic Poem "FOR YOU THE CAKE IS OVER. YOU HAVE REACHED THE END OF CAKE." -Death Krylo and BMG are apparently my bitches.

06-06-2004, 12:35 AM	#4
slightly aboveaverage man Trudeau Maniac Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 4,253	Well if it was attacked by ants, then you did the right thing. Like I said, take it to a Vet/Animal shelter. However, you may have to spend a little money if you take it to a vet, so be prepared to open your wallet. __________________ Comics! Coffee! Videos! All at WWW.Ultima-Java.com If you're not there you'd better be dead, or in jail! And if you're in jail... BREAK OUT! Visit this Sunday SUNDAY Sunday and saturday.

06-06-2004, 02:35 AM	#6
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	Goddamn. Let us know if the poor little guy makes it, all right? __________________ check out my buttspresso

06-06-2004, 01:04 AM	#5
NorphTehDwarf Goomba Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 10	Quite the good samaritan. I've read about what ants do to things bigger than them. It's hideous.

06-06-2004, 02:44 AM	#7
kire Goomba Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 8	yeah that happened to me too the birds nesting outside our window suddenly booted out all the chicks and didnt let them back in and they were to young to fly. so we would just buy some nightcrawlers mash em then but in in a eardrop thing and fed it to each one. then one day we come to check on the box we had them in and they were gone. they flew away we think due to the lack of feathers and blood. __________________ yes those pants make your butt look really really big if i dont get my way everyone suffers. your village called they're missing an idiot. hard work pays off later laziness pays off now. i was wondering why the frisbee kept getting bigger then it hit me i do what the little voices tell me to do im busy. you're ugly. have a nice day. i heard they made that idiot proof looks like you prooved them wrong. im not insensitive i just dont care. im not lazy i am energetically handicapped