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Ahh. Mea culpa. I read the original note somewhat quickly, and misunderstood
your specific point.

In THAT case, I can corroborate his advice. Our (if you will) "human need" to hold and
comfort the bird can do more harm than good. Provided the bird can thermoregulate on
his own, all that needs to be provided is a modicum of warmth and protection, like the covered,
towel-lined box you referred to previously.

As a side note, pre-plummage hatchlings cannot thermoregulate, so if one doesn't have a heating
pad easily at hand, you *can* offer them warmth in an emergency by putting them next
to your skin, near your heart/stomach, which is kept at a relatively constant, warmer
temperature (as opposed to hands--extremities tend to get too cold). Actually, the temperature
near your heart is almost perfect. In a triage situation, I've....well....um....never
mind. Let's just not go there. :-)

But I digress.

I have seen birds die from shock. Some species, such as the cardinal (one of my all-time
favorites, as they are just *so* endearing) are so skittish that they can actually die of a HEART
ATTACK due to stress at being around/handled by a human.

The nutshell? Provided that a bird is kept relatively warm and protected (say, in a covered box in
someone's shut-door bathroom), the less handling/cuddling/coddling/"comforting"/whatever,
the better.

Again, just MHO.

-Jacki

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Foote [SMTP:footet at elwha.evergreen.edu]
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 1997 9:00 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: Window Crash victims




On Thu, 6 Nov 1997, Jacki Bricker wrote:


[snip..]

> > anybody corroborate Michael's advice?
> >
> > Tom
> >
>
> Sorry, no...I can only disagree with it. Whenever we rehabbers found or
> were brought a crash victim, we not only picked it up, but rehabbed them
> and released them. Of course, we *did* give them injections of
> deximethisone to reduce the cerebral sweeling around the brain. After a
> period of time, they were weaned off the dex, and slowly introduced back
> to food and liquids. It was time consuming, but we usually had success,
> unless the bird was in *really* bad shape.
>
> And besides, how do you put a bird into a towel-lined box without picking
> it up?

Jacki--

it wasn't the picking up of the bird he was talking
about; it was what he called the mistaken notion that
a person who finds an injured bird would sit and hold
the bird for an extended period of time thinking it was
best, as holding it kept it warm...he said the bird is
already freaked and holding it only worsens an already
bad situation and could put a bird into shock, who might
not have reacted that way if it was placed quickly in a
darkened place--a box.....I was just wondering what everyone
else thought about that, as it certainly is a natural tendency
to want to hold and comfort an injured bird.

Tom

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