Vets rescue Pinto pigeon

She’s a pretty pigeon with mottled black and white feathers but it was a bad day for her when she was hit be car and had to be prized from the radiator grill.  Caring vets at Companion Care patched her up, there were no obvious injuries and when she was considered well enough they brought her in to us.

She can walk, a bit, but can’t fly so its bed rest for her and lots of nourishing food – pigeons like corn (maize) and also chicken food (layers mash) which has vitamins and grit in.  They are also very fond of peas so it’s a can of best mushy on offer too.

Pigeons need a deep dish of water to drink, they don’t slurp but suck it up, so a shallow saucer won’t do.  We’ve found it takes a long while for them to get back to health when they are injured.  A pigeon expert told us that they build their energy up slowly.   Plenty of time then for this little pinto pigeon.