My cat just caught a bird! What can I do?

Question

It's still alive as I managed to get it away from my cat but it doesn't seem to be able to fly and looks as though it's wing is broken. There doesn't appear to be any open wounds. I've put it in a box and shut him in a quiet room but I don't know what to do next. Can I contact someone? Is there anything else I can do?

Answer 1

I lifted this from the RSPB website:

"I have an injured bird in my garden, what should I do?
For most injured birds, place them gently in a box and keep them quiet, dark and cool. It may be that the bird is in shock and will soon recover so you can let it go. If it is more seriously injured, this will reduce stress on the bird until you can get advice on how you can help it.

The RSPB does not have bird hospitals or a rescue service because we are a conservation charity. The RSPCA, your local vet or a local animal rescue centre, have the expertise to help and advise you about sick and injured birds and animals."

hope it helps.

Answer 2

This bird needs medical care that you are most likely not qualified to give. Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. You can look here for one: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm

It is vitally important to get it the help it needs immediately - cat attacks are usually fatal to birds. Cats that are let run loose are the primary predator of backyard songbirds, and according to the Audubon Society: "Since 1967 the average population of the common birds in steepest decline has fallen by 68 percent; some individual species nose-dived as much as 80 percent. All 20 birds on the national Common Birds in Decline list lost at least half their populations in just four decades."

Please be responsible and keep your cat indoors. It is not only better for the environment, it is better for the cat. Outdoor cats can fall victim to disease, parasites, attacks by other cats, dogs or even people, can get hit by cars, or can get lost or stolen. "The United States Humane Society reports that indoor cats live an average of 17 years, while free-roaming cats typically live less than five years." http://www.dnr.state.co.us/cdnr_news/wildlife/1998615123232.html

Please care enough about your cat, as well as the birds, to provide your cat with a safe indoor environment.

Answer 3

so many people praising the cat makes me sick lock the cat up at night and tie a bell around its collar to ensure it does not give you that problem again it is better for you that way and as for the bird if it makes it more than a couple of days warm in a dark box it will more than likely survive but it is also your responsibility to seek the bird veterinary care or make the decision to put the bird out of its misery,responsible cat ownership is the key contact the ASPCA or local vet or animal hospital

Answer 4

EMERGENCY OPTIONS

1 - call RSPCA
2 - take it to your local vet (most effective)
3 - leave it for the natural course of nature: another cat or a fax
4 - kill it
5 - get someone else to kill it

and whatever you do, make sure you cuddle your cat and give he/she a treat...

it was for you and the Cat thinks its TOP CAT now..

ok TC

Answer 5

Cat saliva is very poisonous o birds and it she punctured the skin t all it will most likely die. you are doing all you can for now. In the meanwhile i suggest googling birds first aide. Good luck

Answer 6

I foster wild and abandoned animals until they are able to be adopted or released. Please e-mail me your location and if you want I could take the bird. [e-mail]

Answer 7

Turn it loose. There's not much else you can do. It will survive or not, according to its fate.

Answer 8

you can encourage the cat, that way it'll do it again!