cat constantly stalking / killing baby ducks!
marymargaret21
13 years ago
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marymargaret21
13 years agochickadeemelrose
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feeding a baby duck?????
Comments (4)I'm not expert on ducks, but if you have any grain products in the house, ducky could certainly eat those until you can get to a feed store. I assume this is a wild duck? I would try a mix of grain (cornmeal, cracked or whole wheat,oatmeal, barley etc.) ground very fine in a blender or pounded in a mortar and mixed with water to make a crumbly texture. In a pinch, even whole grain bread broken up and soaked would be better than nothing. Add finely chopped dandelion greens and grass (make sure there are no pesticides or herbicides on them) and see if he will take that. He needs constant supply of drinking water in a container deep enough to dip his whole head but not so deep he can fall in and drown. A bowl partly filled with pebbles works well... leaving a deep spot for dunking his head to clean his eyes and nostrils. He is also going to need grit for his little gizzard... a clump of sod with the dirt attached or some coarse sand should do the trick for now. Ducklings are very messy and he will need his quarters cleaned out often. He will also need a companion or he will likely be very noisy... a lonely only will complain almost constantly. Sometimes a little stuffed animal or a mirror helps until you can get company for him. It may be illegal to keep a wild duckling in your area... It might be best to call a wildlife rehab centre and turn the duckling over to them before you get too attached....See Moreplease help!!! baby duck!
Comments (12)It's probably looking for either food or mama to snuggle with. Place a small cardboard box (cut a cereal box slightly larger than the duck) so help provide some comfort/cave-like area. Offer an old soft dishrag for him/her so sleep on, but nothing he/she can get tangled in. Paper towels are good but will get messy quickly, and when he/she gets better he/she will nibble on it. He/she would probably appreciate being cuddled in your palm. As far as a feeding schedule-provide food & water at all times, if he/she is strong enough they will eat. If not you may have to feed him/her. Just small amounts. 2 weeks old and no feathers....I'm at a loss. Don't know what to think. Maybe one of the resident bird experts can offer further help. You probably have no choice but to leave it alone tonight, unless you plan on sleeping with it in your bedroom? It will be lonly & looking for mama, possibly jumping out a the container. You will have to secure it from predators-even rats can eat the baby so be aware & provide shelter appropriately. Again Good luck to both of you! Brendasue...See MoreNeighbours cat just killed my last chipmunk :(
Comments (103)Well I don’t see many chipmunks but I know they are very cute. You had 5 of them? And now you have zero. I think it’s rude of the owner of the cat to do nothing about it. As you can see on my profile picture I have a cat and he also Kills birds. In fact, I have saved numerous birds form him. If the lady won’t do anything about it I suggest that whenever your chipmunk goes outside you should go with him/her just to be safe, another option is keep your chipmunk more indoors than outside, yes I know he has to feel the nature but you should get it like some toys or like some nature in your house. The last one is get a large cage and put it outdoors, also make sure the cat can’t squeeze it or stretch the wires of the cage....See MoreNew baby and Insane cat
Comments (64)Young people about to marry and have kids, should honestly rethink the whole pet ownership thing and indeed in these troubling economic and polictical times their own morality, there are 6 1/2 billion humans on our planet, the earth can only physically substain 12 billion and what quality of life is that?, no pets, wildlife, no fresh air,water, no nature. indeed seriously if humans don't start fixing each other on a scale like we do animals one day cannibalism, and death will become the norm as food either becomes too expensive to get or runs out. Most of the humans in the world are starving and dying from diseases. Our very lives are so for so many of us dull and depressing at work, it seems amoral to have kids, not adopt but have kids. Pets are wiser for couples to have IMO because they don't aid to the growing human problem, they don't grow up, get drunk, not liston to your advice, go to parties,do drugs/ect. Spoiling a pet is better then a child because pets unlike humans never grow up and leave you, the real world (if you never rehome) is their world of love and I can get whatever I want as long as it isn't violent, nasty ect. Do that to a human child and your doing one of the meanest things you can do to someone. As for a pet getting along with kids, you can put the pet in another room, mix blankets that have baby scent, slowly introduce the two, ect....See Moredzyg
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