baby bird doing well,what now

[brooke]

this morning i wke to find my cat had decimated a nest of birds,all dead apart from one who was unhurt just smaller than the rest,frozen stiff i rubbed the poor thing warm,put in a makeshift nest and fed in every 20 mins.meal worms and water via syringe.it has started to reconise me and the syringe and is feeding very well.but what now..it has next to no proper feathers,apart from the baby down,if it survives the weekend i will take it to the vet for a check up and maybe antibiotics,but then what? im stuck.i dont mind the little thing at all bu i feel guilty as it was my cat that killed its whole family...

[RKB]

You need to keep it warm - it cannot regulate its own temperature and so will die of hypothermia unless kept above 30C.

Ring St Tiggywinkles (google them) to ask for advice.

[faz]

what bird is it ?

[brooke]

he is nice and warm thanks,that was my first thought,and as for species i think maybe a blackbird or thrush type thing.im usure as its just a mass of downy baby feathers at the moment?why does it make a difference as to what he/she is..please help.

[faz]

yes lol as TO WHAT TO FEED ETC can u take a picture and post it on here plz

[brooke]

ok i will try to post a pic asap.just so you know the little thing is getting much more feathery and tweets at me every 20mins now.greedy mite!!

[brooke]

all done,it is in the unidentified section,

[TeresaW]

Brooke, if you open up a reply box, click on Library images at the bottom right, you'll open up a new window. Click on the thumbnail of your photo, and the code will be inserted into your post. It will then show as a thumbnail on the forum when you post the reply, and we can all click on it to see it

[brooke]

[TeresaW]

That's better.

Looks to me like a blackbird, I'm sure the experts will be along soon to advise on feeding.