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Category Archives: Medical Issues

September 9, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Kit & Caboodle

Kit & Caboodle

Can you imagine how it feels to be an injured pigeon dropped off at a busy animal shelter? Dogs are barking, the people are hurrying past… You’d wonder, What now? On August 18th, two young Roller pigeons were brought in … Continue reading →

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July 20, 2016
by Elizabeth
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“$1 for Gimpy” (Bjork’s Story)

On July 4th, I received an email from Cindy, a pigeon lover who regularly flags prohibited ads selling animals on craigslist. She had come across this ad seeking to find a home for a crippled pigeon youngster before she was “put down”. … Continue reading →

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May 31, 2016
by Elizabeth
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Baby I’m a Star! The Story of Prince

On Saturday, April 23rd I got a frantic call for help. A vet tech named Tania, who loves animals, was desperately searching for someone to help a badly injured baby pigeon. He was barely three weeks old and had somehow … Continue reading →

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March 14, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on In the Friend Zone: Life after Oviductectomy

In the Friend Zone: Life after Oviductectomy

Guest Post & Photos by Zoe Martell As the bird health care coordinator for Palomacy, I often receive calls for help when something is awry with one of the many rescues in our volunteer network; this is how I first … Continue reading →

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March 3, 2016
by Elizabeth
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River’s Flow

On January 17th, 2016, River came to us named Crippled God. She was a wild pigeon who had been rescued a year before from a Berkeley parking lot where it is thought she had been clipped by a car as … Continue reading →

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February 29, 2016
by Elizabeth
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Shimmy & Dallas: A Pigeon Love Story

When you next see a pigeon foraging for crumbs on the sidewalk, please know that most likely you are seeing another pigeon’s beloved, another pigeon’s Shimmy. Shimmy & Dallas were two big, scruffy rescued meat pigeons who loved each other deeply. … Continue reading →

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September 2, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Blossom’s Ordeal

Blossom’s Ordeal

On August 12th, I was contacted by WildCare regarding a scalped racing pigeon that had been brought in. (A predator had caught and begun to eat her before she miraculously escaped.) Because she was a banded racing pigeon, she was … Continue reading →

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September 1, 2015
by Elizabeth
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Baby Lucy: The Joy & the Sorrow

On Saturday August 8th, I was contacted by a radio producer doing a story about the project to bring Passenger Pigeons back from extinction. She wanted to record sounds of pigeons and interview me and was on deadline to do … Continue reading →

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July 14, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Violet (Or What’s Wrong with Roller Pigeons?)

Violet (Or What’s Wrong with Roller Pigeons?)

Violet is a strikingly beautiful, gentle, petite Birmingham Roller who is trying really hard to recover from a devastating injury. She was taken to WildCare in January, unable to walk or stand. She still cannot unless she is flapping her … Continue reading →

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June 18, 2015
by Elizabeth
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Fleetwood’s Story

On 4/1/15, a brown & white Persian High Flyer pigeon with a startling injury approached a kind person in Sacramento who took him to Wildlife Care Association (WCA). The bird’s upper beak was entirely gone, torn from his face. Brianna … Continue reading →

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