thanks tweeties fans for all the nice off list replies and inquiries regarding the gull.

The vet didn't have much to say about why the gull couldn't fly after the string was removed, so I called Sarvey. Sadly, the gull was so emaciated...........had probably been tied like that for some time, his muscles were wasted, they had to euthanize the poor creature.

its a shame, poor thing starved to death.

thanks again for all the kind words.

Susan

susan anderegg at hotmail dot com


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> Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:49:55 -0700
> From: Susan Anderegg <susananderegg at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Gull in distress
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> Hi Tweeties
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> yesterday afternoon I was walking through the bus yard when a coworker approached and pointed out a gull sitting on the ground near the fuel pumps. She was worried that it was ill as she was able to approach it quite closely and it wouldn't fly away. We walked toward the poor creature, it flapped its wings and rolled onto its side. I saw something red between its feet and my first thought was it was injured and its insides were falling out. I decided to take a better look, took my coat off and threw it over the bird, picked it up and found its legs were "handcuffed" together by some red thread which was also wrapped several times around both legs just above its feet. We took it inside, got some scissors and removed the thread. Luckily the skin on its legs wasn't cut. We put it back outside and still it sat on the ground. It flapped and tried to fly but couldn't lift off the ground. I had to leave for my afternoon run but decided if it was still there when I got back I'd g!
> ive it some food and water. While I was gone another coworker put it in a box and took it to a local vet who examined it, sprayed it for "bird fleas" and was planning on stabilizing it, feed it and send it off for rehab to Sarvey. It turned out to be an adult Mew gull.
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> Good luck little gull! And stay away from thread, fishing line, fish hooks, all that stuff.
> It was just a short piece of thread but it almost killed an innocent bird that got tangled up in it!
> susan anderegg at hotmail dot com
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