Care of the wild feathered & furred
Subtitle: treating and feeding injured birds and animals
By: Mae Hickman, Maxine Guy ; compiled and edited by Stephen Levine ; illustrated by David Haskins
Contributors: Guy, Maxine; Levine, Stephen, 1937-
Edition: Rev. and updated.
Publisher: Michael Kesend Pub.
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9780935576450
Subjects: Wildlife rescue; Animaux; Wildlife diseases; Maladies; Premiers soins; Animaux sauvages; Sauvetage; Faune; First aid for animals
Description: First aid for animals.
Notes: "20th Anniversary edition"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-140) and index.
Table of contents: title: Care of the feathered; title: Baby birds; title: Warmth; title: Housing; title: Feeding; title: Replacement of nests; title: Doves and pigeons; title: Nighthawks, whippoorwills, swifts and swallows; title: Hawks, falcons and owls; title: Water and wading birds; title: Quail, grouse and other precocial birds; title: Hummingbirds; title: Care of the furred; title: Baby animals; title: Feeding; title: Rabbits; title: Squirrels; title: Raccoons; title: Deer; title: Special equipment; title: Incubators; title: Cages and pens; title: Natural wild diet and suggested substitutes; title: Raising meal worms; title: How children can help; title: Food chart: birds; title: Food chart: animals; title: Treatment for injuries; title: Methods and techniques for splinting birds; title: Broken wings; title: Wing breaks: between wing tip and outer joint; outer joint and body joint; title: Wing breaks: outer joint; title: Wing breaks: body joint; title: Recuperation after wing breaks; title: Foot splints; title: Broken legs; title: Leg breaks: elbow splints; title: Leg breaks: circle splints; title: Both legs broken; title: Sprawled legs; title: Broken beaks; title: Muscular weakness in the neck; title: BB shot and pellet wounds; title: Air bubbles; title: Sutures; title: Old wounds; title: Amputations; title: Mercy killing.; title: (cont) Treatment for poisoning and shock; title: Pesticides; title: Poisons; title: Shock; title: Treatment for diseases; title: Pneumonia; title: Hepatitis; title: Botulism; title: Dutch duck plague; title: Aspergillosis; title: Trichomoniasis; title: Rabies; title: Treatment for oil spill and tar damage; title: Cleaning; title: Housing and feeding; title: Release; title: Removal of tar; title: Treatment for additional disabilities; title: Bumblefoot; title: Maggots; title: Removal: eyes and ears; title: Removal: body wounds; title: Cuteregra; title: Mites; title: Flat flies (feather lice); title: Trimming beaks and toenails; title: Pets vs. wildlife; title: Cats; title: Pet shops; title: Preparing for release; title: Identification and banding.