My dog brought home a Ptarmigan with a broken wing and I need help please, anybody please?

My dog chased a Ptarmigan and broke it's wing. I have to help this bird. The bird has a broken wing with a small puncture on the wing and is missing a bit of feathers from around the site. I washed the birds wing with cold water, then with warm salted…

    My dog brought home a Ptarmigan with a broken wing and I need help please, anybody please?

    My dog chased a Ptarmigan and broke it's wing. I have to help this bird. The bird has a broken wing with a small puncture on the wing and is missing a bit of feathers from around the site. I washed the birds wing with cold water, then with warm salted…...
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      My dog brought home a Ptarmigan with a broken wing and I need help please, anybody please? General Dog Discussions
      My dog chased a Ptarmigan and broke it's wing. I have to help this bird. The bird has a broken wing with a small puncture on the wing and is missing a bit of feathers from around the site. I washed the birds wing with cold water, then with warm salted water and only had flour to stop the bleeding. I have no food, but I did find wild frozen cranberries and dry oatmeal, and crushed cereal. I made the bird a box, with a see through saran wrap window and lots of air. There seems to be flea issues and food issues, does anybody preferably a vet; have any other suggestions? I'll try anything within reason to continue to help this bird, that, I hope one day, to release back into the wild. Thanks Yahoo.I live in Yellowknife Northwest Territories Canada, no known resources to care for wild animals. I have completed the detailed instructions from the local vet. With very limited funds.

      My dog brought home a Ptarmigan with a broken wing and I need help please, anybody please?

      My dog brought home a Ptarmigan with a broken wing and I need help please, anybody please? General Dog Discussions
    • Here is what i have a bird rehab that is run out of Ontario. Maybe they can be of help. http://www.wildbirdcarecentre.org/english/rescuer.html Are you sure it is fleas? I will send some of what i have= most of which is for chickens- the most studied bird there is.http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/8162.pdfhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJm6fnjuXMshttp://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com/2013/02/mites-how-to-prevent-them-and-treat.html#morehttp://poultrykeeper.com/red-mite/red-miteshttp://www.backyardchickens.com/t/155755/how-can-i-get-rid-of-chicken-fleas/10This one sounds like you should change the box and bedding often- before they spread- and bag the stuff after spraying or burning or whatever you decide- keep it away from your dog and family- a lot of disease are spread by fleas.http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00Man/AvianHusbandryTechniques/UKBHusbIndTech/cas_feeding_av_galliformes.htmhttp://www.conservenature.org/learn_about_wildlife/rocky_mountains/ptarmigan.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_Ptarmigan#Diet It prefers willow and birch.http://www.greatnorthern.net/~dye/grouse_ideas.htm if you have anymore questions just edit your question instead of using more points asking new questions, You can extend the deadline to 8 days. Do not chose best answer until you are satisfied with the answers because once you chose we get locked out and cannot post anymore answers. you can also just type in your question to google or ehow or Ask or wikipedia- like i did --i just typed in Ptarmigan diet and a whole page popped up and i found this stuff and it did not cost any points. Take care and thank you for taking care of the pheasant. I will check your questions if you need anymore help. Did your vet tell you how to fix the wing? Do you need info on how to set a broken wing? A rehab will fix and do the exercise it needs to regain muscle tone so that it can fly - in humans and birds they lose muscle tone and muscles freeze up and needs rehab to get better- other wise it will not be able to fly away from predators. You might try to find a bird society in the phone book or online that maybe able to help you - good luck