There is a mistle thrush out the front of our flats (we are in London). My cat caught one of its babies and brought it into our garden about an hour ago. I got it off her straight away and it appears unharmed. I tried giving it back to mum, who was in our garden and knew it was there, but she wouldn't come near with me there, and when I went inside the baby shut up and mum seemed confused and flew off. I don't know what she'd do with it anyway, she can't carry it right? I think it must have fallen from the nest for my cat to get it because she doesn't climb trees. It seems quite big and fluffy and is asking for food. It can fly a little bit but not much/not to any height.
I called emergency bird rescue and they said even a micro scratch is enough for it to get septicaemia so it needs treatment, and not to release it. They said to give it cat food, not suet or mealworms or seeds. And to wait for them to contact me. So, I have it in a box and I'm giving it bits of chicken cat food (felix as good as it looks), but I still have SO MANY QUESTIONS. No idea how long I will have this thing in my home.
How much cat food? Could I also give it some berries (frozen and defrosted blackcurrants, blackberries, strawberries, redcurrants)? Could I give it some worms from the garden? Its quarter past nine in the evening here - can I leave it overnight or does it need feeding throughout? I have to go out tomorrow morning - will it be ok for a few hours? If I leave foo in the box will it be incapable of opening it. Should I syringe it some water? Is there any other advice anyone can give me about keeping this little thing alive until the professionals step in??
(It goes without saying that it will be in a room that the cats have no access to.)
Feeling very guilty right now that my cat did this, I've been loving that momma mistle thrush, I'm so sad my cat has taken her baby from her. She's an absolute badass (although could be a male to be fair) she swoops down and hassles all the neighbourhood cats all day long. I've been giving her snails from my garden and also mealworms and suet although I don't know if she eats it or someone else does. Poor momma!!
I called emergency bird rescue and they said even a micro scratch is enough for it to get septicaemia so it needs treatment, and not to release it. They said to give it cat food, not suet or mealworms or seeds. And to wait for them to contact me. So, I have it in a box and I'm giving it bits of chicken cat food (felix as good as it looks), but I still have SO MANY QUESTIONS. No idea how long I will have this thing in my home.
How much cat food? Could I also give it some berries (frozen and defrosted blackcurrants, blackberries, strawberries, redcurrants)? Could I give it some worms from the garden? Its quarter past nine in the evening here - can I leave it overnight or does it need feeding throughout? I have to go out tomorrow morning - will it be ok for a few hours? If I leave foo in the box will it be incapable of opening it. Should I syringe it some water? Is there any other advice anyone can give me about keeping this little thing alive until the professionals step in??
(It goes without saying that it will be in a room that the cats have no access to.)
Feeling very guilty right now that my cat did this, I've been loving that momma mistle thrush, I'm so sad my cat has taken her baby from her. She's an absolute badass (although could be a male to be fair) she swoops down and hassles all the neighbourhood cats all day long. I've been giving her snails from my garden and also mealworms and suet although I don't know if she eats it or someone else does. Poor momma!!
