Before
Superbowl
For owls that are superb.
All scrubbed up
Why you shouldn't feed an injured animal
Why you shouldn't try to make an animal drink
In addition to the immediate risk food or drink can cause, if the animal is anesthetized or given sedatives that can make them vomit, and with their muscles relaxed, they can't shut off the path to their lungs.
The path to a bird's lungs starts at the glottis, right behind their tongue. Pouring water in a bird's beak can have it go right down into its lungs and it will drown.
Interesting, life saving, info. I didn't know about this, thanks.
I tried to find a way to summarize it into something short, but I ended up with the 2 articles and addendum because I think we don't often give much thought to our differences in anatomy and the diversity of the human diet compared to most species.
If an animal is already in danger, our ignorance of their anatomy or unwittingly giving them a digestive disorder in addition to their current medical conditions can be fatal.
Awww poor li'l rat! Glad he's on the road to wellville!
Me too! There's been a few that didn't make it lately, so I'm happy to be getting a number of good stories too.
I wish good health to all my animal friends! 🥰
What a polite (if a bit soggy) looking lad
It does look more grateful than most animals.
The last turtle I helped across the street tried to pee on me and gave me the dirtiest look until I got back in my car.
It's a good thing I'm not in it for the gratitude! 😆