:) I am very thankful for all animal rehabbers. Becky On 12/12/10 7:10 PM, "Robert Setzer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Becky - > > Thanks. Sounds like you did the right thing. My only caution would be a > concern about pressuring the dropper too firmly/quickly. > > Please keep me informed. That way I'll have some advice to use in the > future. > > But I'll tell you that if I had a broken appendage and someone offered me > some BBQ ribs, it would not bother me in the least, and I would love them > forever! Sorry - just being anthropomorphic... > > Hopefully someone on the Ohio list will suggest how to get the bird into > rehabber's hands tomorrow. I think bird rehabbers are so often taken for > granted, but it is so great to know they are there for an encounter such as > this. > > - Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of BECKY > SCHMITT > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 6:52 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] 911 - Injured red bellied woodpecker > > Thank you Dr. Bob! > > I believe it to be an adult male as well. The advice I read said not to > give food because the bird would not be able to digest it in this condition > and it would do more harm than good. > > However, I am happy to say that I found an empty bottle with an eyedropper > and successfully fed my injured one several dropperfuls of warm Gatoradee. > He clamped onto the dropper with a vise-like grip and it was hard to get > him to let go of it so I could refill. I knew he was done when he started > shaking the gatorade all over me. (At that point, my stress level prompted > me to try warm Gatorade too (from a different cup)...not bad! > > The advice said to do this every 15 to 30 mins until getting him to rehab. > > The big cardboard box is open, actually. Towels line the bottom and I have > ³tucked him in² with part of a towel since it said warmth is vital. The box > is inside a dog crate so he canıt get out. He doesnıt try to fly either. > > Advice said they prefer to be held in bare hands (not sure which bird gave > them that insight) but Iım afraid heıll make mincemeat of my hands if I do > that. Iıve seen what they do to wood! > > Becky > > > On 12/12/10 6:31 PM, "Robert setzer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Becky - >> >> Lacking seeing any responses yet, I offer the following. >> >> I am guessing the RBWP is an adult. >> >> First I note I know nothing about bird rehab (!), but think logically. I > know >> they eat "woodpecker stuff", so I first thought about peanut butter. Then >> thought if might be better if natural peanut butter, rather than the sugar >> added type. But then if an adult, why not try suet? Or even just seeds? > The >> wing might be broken, but I'll bet the WP head and appetite may work just >> fine. >> >> I think pipettes are for younger birds maybe. >> >> You might try having a dish of seeds or suet available in the box, but > also >> try administering peanut butter or suet on the tip of a chopstick (or >> something) as another option to get it in front of the bird. >> >> And for liquids, maybe also a very shallow dish of water. >> >> Again - I know nothing about bird rehab, but did a chopstick feeding thing >> many years ago that worked successfully with a young Mockingbird that > thought >> it was its mother's beak. I note that the chopsticks were Korean (i.e., >> pointed) type. >> >> I am not too sure how long it takes a bird to recover from shock, but >> generally it seems to be 15 to 30 mins from our deck experience (but that > is >> without being broken...). >> >> Be sure the box is ventilated! >> >> "Dr. Bob" >> >> I would appreciate hearing what others offer as suggestions on this, > please. >> >> >> >> From: BECKY SCHMITT <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Sent: Sun, December 12, 2010 6:08:03 PM >> Subject: [Ohio-birds] 911 - Injured red bellied woodpecker >> >> Hello Birders, >> >> When I went out to fill my feeders an hour ago, I found a squawking, > injured >> red bellied woodpecker on the ground, under my hose reel. The Wildlife >> Rehab on Billingsley is closed until 9 am tomorrow and there is no one I > can >> talk to there. >> >> Following advice I gleaned on the net, I have put the woodpecker in a >> cardboard box with towels, inside a large dog crate in a quiet darkened >> room. The bird appears to have a broken or injured wing. >> >> Currently, I am trying to warm the bird up and keep it quiet. There was >> advice about giving it warm Gatorade from a pipette...I do have Gatorade > but >> no pipette. What else could I use? A straw? >> >> Any advice would be appreciated. I sure don't want this beauty to die. I >> have to be at work at 8 am...does anyone know of another place I can get >> help for the bird??? >> >> Thank you for reading. 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