Anyone know of any vets around Athlone that might help a pigeon?

32 comments

1. Did you try Ath Among The Pigeons on church street?

2. Can you catch it? Most vets will help but an animal a rescue would be ideal. You need to secure it so it’s safe and not being attacked in the meantime though. Even if it’s in a little cardboard box with some holes for light and some water and food

   https://www.ispca.ie

3. If you’re on Facebook, contact Athlones Wildlife Apiaries. Great guy who helps animals on distress.

4. Ah…hopefully you get the the bird to a vet.. poor thing.

5. Glad people like you exist. Thank you for looking out for the poor little pigeon

6. I had a similar situation where me and my roommate ended up carrying home a pigeon that had injured his wing (think he was clipped by a car). I contacted an animal rescue and they instructed us on which vet to bring him to and then picked him up. It was late so he just stayed the night in his box in my room then my roommate brought him to the vet.

   I’d look up local animal rescues and ask them for help/advice, and in the mean time keep him in a little box and maybe give him some water. I gave my one some rice but I don’t know if he touched it.

   Thanks for trying to help this poor little fella, hope he ends up being OK.

7. Looks like a young one just leaving the nest. Usually the parents are nearby and are still feeding it – that’s why it’s squeaking. I’d try and leave it to the parents if possible (they need to regurgitate food for it).

8. Blast it with piss.

9. I’m going to get downvoted ta F but, if you brought that into a vet, now unless you are really young or really old, they will ask you to put it back where you found it. It’s nice of you but unfortunately that’s not a bird that would be a priority for the vet. I’m not being a smart ass with you just feel as though it’s probably going to be a no go. However if I’m wrong I’ll gladly eat humble pie. Let us know what happens.

10. Some Dr. Cat has ads up around Athlone, offering to help injured pigeons. Worth a try.

11. All vets are legally obligated to provide first aid to wildlife, call whichever one is closest to you and they can provide you with advice over the phone or will ask you to bring him in to them. Don’t listen to the guy above who said it’s not a priority for vets – I work in a vets and wildlife is part of the job.

12. There was an outbreak of bird flu recently and people were being told not to bring birds into vets etc.

    Not sure if that’s still going on (possibly, as I know free range hens are still kept in cages because of this), but maybe ring up before you pick it up to bring somewhere just in case.

13. His beak looks very damaged.

14. Avacado and tost fix hem right up

15. I can make an appointment with my cat

16. Could be bird flu! Don’t touch it!!

17. If you have Facebook there’s a page called Athlone’s Wildlife Apiaries. They look like they might be able to help.

18. I’m glad there’s people like you around. I saw a pigeon like that getting kicked by some little scumbag in Dublin recently and it really upset me.

19. It’s a bit late but kiladre Wildlife are great. How is it doing?

20. Poor thing.

21. My boot

22. There’s nothing visibly wrong with this bird. Leave it be, it’s a juvenile pigeon, it’s beak is supposed to look like that at this stage. It’s probably begging for food from the parents still (hence the calling) and it might even be it’s own parent trying to get it to fuck off somewhere else.

23. Its probably a fledgling and the bird attacking is probably its mother.

24. theres 1 if its still there just as ya go up from willow park estate just at the roundabout there on the right handside and then theres 1 up connact street just before val beaumonts pub

25. Hey how did u get on with the poor lil guy 😬

26. Drop him into a local Chinese take away, they’ll “Help” him no problem..

27. Good chance it’s eaten rat poison, it’s as good as done I’d say. Fair play have a go I hope it works out.

28. Just looks like he’s in need of one more fix

29. Vet here. Kildare wildlife is your best bet. If you bring it to any vets they’ll most likely put it down.

30. Yes, Lotus Chinese Takeaway. I hear they work wonders with pigeons

31. Hope they help. I once rescued a seagull that couldn’t fly. Fed it and kept it sheltered for a few days. When the vet came and loaded him into the van she said she’d probably just be putting it down. Wiped the smile off my face pretty quick ha Seagulls are bottom tier priority in Dublin I guess

32. Hi all, thanks so much for your help and advice. As an update, we noticed the mum flying down every hour or so to regurgitate from one of the roofs nearby and we realised baby had fallen from the nest and couldn’t fly to get back up. The squeaking was for food and that seemed to be all that was wrong with him. We contacted Athlone Wildlife Apiaries and they recommended getting him into a box and getting a ladder to put him back up to mum on the roof. We managed to do that yesterday evening and all seemed fine until we found him this morning back on the ground and unfortunately he had passed. Very sad as we had grown quite fond of him but appreciate everyone’s advice.