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malevolentk t1_iwsh4wc wrote

Sunshine Animal Hospital will help!

They helped a random song bird we found - one of the ladies lives rurally and when they are healthy they go home with her

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domoslurpies OP t1_iwshjye wrote

Did it cost you anything?

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malevolentk t1_iwshmcp wrote

No - but we gave them a donation

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domoslurpies OP t1_iwsky45 wrote

Thanks so much for your reply! We actually just called them tonight since they were open until 7 and they said that they can take him! We were worried that we would have to have him put down but now he has a chance.

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sgf-guy t1_iwtfi1s wrote

I went there with a squirrel with brain trauma…the vet thought it had a chance. I met with a state sanctioned rehab. She was off a “Golden” in Springfield but not the big road…but not far away.

There are many scenarios possible…clean break, ligament/tendon or infection or whatever. Let me say the worst place to be is as a human who finds an animal who is in a bad situation that you randomly come across. If it’s blue juice time, the vet knows. Much cleaner than dying in nature with a disability. If it’s fixable they will know.

I’ve heard of coots but never seen their feet…that’s some wild feet for waterfowl…and I’m a bird person.

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domoslurpies OP t1_iwu5f89 wrote

Yeah whatever the outcome is, it's much better than his other options. He seems totally fine aside from his broken foot, so hopefully that is a good sign. I gave him a little dish of water and caught him trying to lay it earlier haha. Coots are one of my favorite birds, but I don't think I've ever seen their feet either until I came across this guy. They're very unique.

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