Warning. These next two pictures are gross. I noticed this weird looking Dove from a distance today and I was hoping to get a picture of it.
Unfortunately, I did get some pictures, but they are not that good, and what they do show is gross. I think this Dove is infected with Trichomoniasis.
After doing some additional research. It the above disease is what this Dove has, it is highly contagious. It says the bird will continue to try to feed and drink even though it may be starving or dying of thirst (reference here).
Now I’m feeling kind of bad. Hopefully I didn’t create a situation where this disease develops. It says to clean the food and water stations daily (I didn’t do it every day).
Last but not least, this bird looks so miserable, how do I put it out of its misery and also protect the other birds? I’m not good at euthanasia. I can’t imagine trying to catch him with a net or anything. I do have a pellet gun (which I never use). Maybe I’ll see if Leecy can try and shoot it. For those wondering why I would ask Leecy to try and shoot the bird to put it out of its misery, I’ll share one example of why.
We put down a glue mouse trap one time. It worked. The mouse was stuck in the glue. Being the freak that I am, I was asking how we could save it and even tried to gently pry it off the glue (that made it worse). In the end, Leecy was able to end it’s suffering, no thanks to me.
Trichomoniasis In Dove
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Trichomoniasis In Dove 2
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