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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

10,000 Birds

It needs to be properly medicated and triaged. Even if you do not see an obvious wound, cat or dog saliva, which is full of nasty bacteria, can still get into a bird’s eyes/orifices and will eventually kill the bird; it will just die more slowly and painfully. *“Suspect” dog or cat interactions. Ok, so you’ve rescued a bird.

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Lightning Storms and Eagles

10,000 Birds

We are off to rescue a Bald Eagle, kiddo!” In mammals, maggots eat only dead tissue and are occasionally used to debride wounds. We medicated her for maggots, picked at least 100,000 of the creepy critters from her abdomen, and finally treated the injury. If there is an entrance wound, there is an exit wound.

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Debbie Souza-Pappas: Our Trapped Golden Eagle

10,000 Birds

The wound was also very contaminated with dirt and debris. This bird was lucky to be found and rescued by a Good Samaritan in this remote area. Newer devices have been further ‘tweaked’ to fit veterinary medical needs. We immediately started the bird on Clavamox for infection, and Tramadol for pain.

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Service Members Get a Second Chance with Service Dogs

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The DDF will be raising $20,000 for the training and care of a service dog (including medical bills, training and food) which will be donated to one lucky war vet from the FSD group. FSD rescues dogs from shelters and custom trains each dog to assist a person with a disability. FSD) for their second annual philanthropic campaign.

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India’s Raptor Rescuers

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“It is next to impossible to persuade people in India to donate money for injured raptors,” says Nadeem Shehzad, co-founder of Wildlife Rescue , a registered non-profit in the Chawri Bazar area of Old Delhi. When Nadeem and Mohammed first began in 2003, few veterinarians would suture the wounds of birds, saying they were too small.