Bibliograph

Care of the wild feathered & furred, treating and feeding injured birds and animals, Mae Hickman, Maxine Guy ; compiled and edited by Stephen Levine ; illustrated by David Haskins

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Care of the wild feathered & furred, treating and feeding injured birds and animals, Mae Hickman, Maxine Guy ; compiled and edited by Stephen Levine ; illustrated by David Haskins

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-140) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Care of the wild feathered & furred

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

28460627

Responsibility statement

Mae Hickman, Maxine Guy ; compiled and edited by Stephen Levine ; illustrated by David Haskins

Sub title

treating and feeding injured birds and animals

Summary

First aid for animals

Table Of Contents

Care of the feathered -- Baby birds -- Warmth -- Housing -- Feeding -- Replacement of nests -- Doves and pigeons -- Nighthawks, whippoorwills, swifts and swallows -- Hawks, falcons and owls -- Water and wading birds -- Quail, grouse and other precocial birds -- Hummingbirds -- Care of the furred -- Baby animals -- Feeding -- Rabbits -- Squirrels -- Raccoons -- Deer -- Special equipment -- Incubators -- Cages and pens -- Natural wild diet and suggested substitutes -- Raising meal worms -- How children can help -- Food chart: birds -- Food chart: animals -- Treatment for injuries -- Methods and techniques for splinting birds -- Broken wings -- Wing breaks: between wing tip and outer joint; outer joint and body joint -- Wing breaks: outer joint -- Wing breaks: body joint -- Recuperation after wing breaks -- Foot splints -- Broken legs -- Leg breaks: elbow splints -- Leg breaks: circle splints -- Both legs broken -- Sprawled legs -- Broken beaks -- Muscular weakness in the neck -- BB shot and pellet wounds -- Air bubbles -- Sutures -- Old wounds -- Amputations -- Mercy killing(cont) Treatment for poisoning and shock -- Pesticides -- Poisons -- Shock -- Treatment for diseases -- Pneumonia -- Hepatitis -- Botulism -- Dutch duck plague -- Aspergillosis -- Trichomoniasis -- Rabies -- Treatment for oil spill and tar damage -- Cleaning -- Housing and feeding -- Release -- Removal of tar -- Treatment for additional disabilities -- Bumblefoot -- Maggots -- Removal: eyes and ears -- Removal: body wounds -- Cuteregra -- Mites -- Flat flies (feather lice) -- Trimming beaks and toenails -- Pets vs. wildlife -- Cats -- Pet shops -- Preparing for release -- Identification and banding

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