Update
He died.
:,-(
The vet told me that usually they put a seizing animal under anesthetic to calm it, but this one had been seizing for so long (as evident by its empty crop--it hadn't been able to eat for quite some time) that the anesthetic itself was the final blow.
The vet suspected that it was a toxic reaction. Either the bird got into something poisonous, or someone poisoned it (see below).
Poor baby.
:,-(
The vet told me that usually they put a seizing animal under anesthetic to calm it, but this one had been seizing for so long (as evident by its empty crop--it hadn't been able to eat for quite some time) that the anesthetic itself was the final blow.
The vet suspected that it was a toxic reaction. Either the bird got into something poisonous, or someone poisoned it (see below).
Poor baby.
posted by WinterWheat | 11:36 AM
5 Comments:
That's so sad... at least you tried to get the poor thing some sort of comfort though. Not everyone would stop to consider the suffering of a small bird, especially a pigeon, which are much loathed where I live.
Thanks Katiedid. I must say I'm not a big fan of pigeons and ordinarily ignore them, but it was one of those "How can we walk away from this?" situations for my stranger-companion and me.
At least the little flapper is in peace now. *crosses self, old Catholic habit*
A sad ending to a sad story. Like you, I hate to see any animal suffer. At least you did what you could for him, Kris. Many people would not have.
Seems you're doing a lot of rescuing lately -- first the woman at the grocery store, and now this bird. Perhaps you are in the wrong line of work -- it could be you are meant to be a paramedic, a social worker, or....???
P.S. Many people on the fragrance board (myself included) miss you and your posts.
Sue and Jonna -- thanks for your sweet comments. Sue -- I inherited my compulsion to rescue animals (of all kinds) from my mother, who could NOT turn away a stray and actually went out looking for them.
And poor Jonna, don't feel bad. It was an accident and the possum probably never knew what hit it. I was driving with a friend in high school once and she hit a raccoon. On her way home from dropping me off SHE HIT ANOTHER ONE. She walked around shaken for a week, poor girl. I've never hit one (that I know of) but it's bound to happen sometime, and I'm sure I'll freak out when it does.
But you both should know I have my limits. I killed a spider the other day with no hesitation whatsoever (though I did perform a small toiletside service in its honor as it swirled down).
How terribly sad, K.
At least you were able to provide some relief to this baby.
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