Meet Slinky.
San Francisco, CA · Adult · Pigeon
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Listed since . Listing dates do not establish shelter intake or continuous availability.
First seen by Goodmorph .
Rescue last updated: · More than a year ago. Ask the rescue to reconfirm details.
In the shelter’s words
Slinky is a very lucky juvenile feral pigeon who was found by staff and a horse barn stuck on the ground with a broken wing. A volunteer picked him up intending to bring him to a wildlife rehab. After quickly examining the wing, the volunteer located a scabbed open fracture at the "elbow" joint, which was no longer functional. Slinky was not going to be a candidate for release back into the feral flock. Within the first hour at the volunteer's home, Slinky was standing in her knee, nibbling her shirt, and attacking her finger whenever she tried to gently push him off of her. Slinky was quickly brought to an avian vet for assessment of the wing and possible amputation. Necrotic sections of the humerus were removed with appropriate analgesia, and the wound was cleaned and bandaged. He is being closely monitored by his vet for any indications of a bone infection, which would push us to have the wing amputated, but so far it looks like he can probably keep the wing. Radiographs revealed an additional fracture that is already very nicely healed. Slinky has been healing and resting in foster care, where he has shown himself to have an adorable snuggly personality and to be a bit of a homebody; anywhere he has once snuggled in a blanket, he is very likely to return to for further snuggling. He's a tough little guy (more bark than bite) who complains loudly when another bird is hogging the bath bowl but doesn't do much else. We are very happy to see Slinky recovering from his injuries and now living the soft life in foster care.Please apply to adopt http://www.pigeonrescue.org/birds/apply-to-foster-or-adopt/
Outside the kennel
No dated field notes yet. Nothing about their life outside the kennel has been invented.
RescueGroups record ID: 20780891
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Online application, phone screen, home visit, adoption contract and $10/bird adoption fee. MickaCoo Expectations for Dove & Pigeon Adopters -Appropriately sized, safe and uncrowded cage or aviary approved by MickaCoo -Supervised, safe out-of-cage time (if not living in an aviary) daily -No free flight/uncaged outside time -Protection from hazards including but not limited to escape, pets, predators, fumes and toxins -Companionship- lots of your time or another bird's (not home alone) -Avian vet care if sick or injured -Compassionate, healthy care that provides for the bird's nutritional (including lighting), physical and emotional well-being -No breeding, birth control if bird has a mate (real eggs replaced with fake) -A forever home (through sickness and health, for better or worse) with a pet-care plan in place should something happen to you -No selling, sporting or business use of MickaCoo birds -Return to MickaCoo if unable to keep the bird (This is not desired- we expect that you are providing a forever home!)
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What this home needs
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other dogs · cats · children · housing and stairs · medical and care. These details are not documented here; unknown does not mean no.
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Slinky
Currently listed by the shelter
Other pet · Adult · Pigeon · Male
Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions via RescueGroups.org
San Francisco, CA
Listed since — listing date, not shelter intake.
RescueGroups record ID: 20780891
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Adoption information:
https://www.pigeonrescue.org/
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