When To Help Baby Animals And When To Leave Them Alone

I think this is useful for all of us because once in a while, we would encounter baby animals even in our urban environment:

http://www.care2.com/causes/when-to-help-baby-animals-and-when-you-should-leave-them-alone.html

Start by taking a close look at the situation. Are you meeting this infant courtesy of a pet cat or dog? Is it bleeding, breathing heavily, or visibly distressed (crying, shivering, or moving in a way that suggests a broken bone)? �Is there a dead adult animal nearby? If any of the above are true, the animal might need help, in which case you should call a regional wildlife rescue for information on what to do.

Read more:�http://www.care2.com/causes/when-to-help-baby-animals-and-when-you-should-leave-them-alone.html#ixzz2QuOmM6Iq

Tiger, our now 7-year old cat, was found huddled against his dead mother in Petaling Jaya, by a Japanese lady. She brought Tiger, who was probably only about a few weeks old at that time, to me. With kittens and puppies, we know what to do, but what about other animals? The link above would be useful.

For fuzzy animals:

Try confining them in an oversized laundry basket while you watch to see if their parents return. If they haven�t come back in several hours, call a rescue center. Be aware that mothers are easily agitated and upset, so if they do return, take your time gently lifting up the basket and make sure not to startle them.

For baby birds:

If it’s a baby bird,�forget about the myth�that birds won�t take back their young if they�ve been handled. If you see a very young bird on the ground in distress, try to return it to its nest. If you can�t find the nest or it�s been destroyed, substitute with a woven basket where the nest used to be, and plan on discreetly hanging out for a while (not too close! you might scare adult birds away) to keep an eye out for the parents. If they don�t return in an hour, the baby bird might need help from a wildlife rehabilitator.

On the other hand, if that bird has well-developed feathers and appears to be hopping around with bright, alert eyes, it�s probably a fledgling. They might be ungainly and not fully developed, but they�re getting ready to leave the nest, and their parents are watching out for them. You can leave fledglings alone unless they�re in an unsafe spot.

Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2013/04/19/when-to-help-baby-animals-and-when-to-leave-them-alone/

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