battyjac
06-09-2006, 01:45 PM
My cat left this one on the porch. (I know I shouldn't let the cat outside, it's an ongoing battle between my husband and I. The cat does have a bell at least).
It has a missing tail thanks to the cat. Downy feathers on its body but more adult-like then baby down (if that makes sense). It has feathered out wings with the typical mockingbird coloring so I figured out what it was easily enough.
I had brought it in to care for it but when I called the local wildlife rescue they said to put it back out under a bush for the mom to find. I did that about 3 hours ago but so far no one has come to take care of it. I had fed it some raisin this morning. Googling had said that was good but I guess not by the prior post. I was also soaking cat food so I gave that to him a few minutes ago when he started opening its mouth when I went to check on him.
I am trying not to check on him too much because I don't want to scare the parents away but I don't want to let him die either. How long should I give the mom and how often should I feed him if he's outside waiting for her?
The cat food I gave him was Costco brand maintenance. I have some IAMS regular too but no Purina kitten. I do have a cuttlebone in with the hermit crabs I could put on the food.
Also, I'm pregnant. The rehabber on the phone said handling it should be no problem if I wash my hands well. Does that sound right? I plan on rehabbing bats when I'm done with human babies but I guess I'm working on birds now.
It has a missing tail thanks to the cat. Downy feathers on its body but more adult-like then baby down (if that makes sense). It has feathered out wings with the typical mockingbird coloring so I figured out what it was easily enough.
I had brought it in to care for it but when I called the local wildlife rescue they said to put it back out under a bush for the mom to find. I did that about 3 hours ago but so far no one has come to take care of it. I had fed it some raisin this morning. Googling had said that was good but I guess not by the prior post. I was also soaking cat food so I gave that to him a few minutes ago when he started opening its mouth when I went to check on him.
I am trying not to check on him too much because I don't want to scare the parents away but I don't want to let him die either. How long should I give the mom and how often should I feed him if he's outside waiting for her?
The cat food I gave him was Costco brand maintenance. I have some IAMS regular too but no Purina kitten. I do have a cuttlebone in with the hermit crabs I could put on the food.
Also, I'm pregnant. The rehabber on the phone said handling it should be no problem if I wash my hands well. Does that sound right? I plan on rehabbing bats when I'm done with human babies but I guess I'm working on birds now.