Do not touch any bird or animal with your bare hands -- use gloves.

• If you do need to intervene (more on this later), place the animal in a secure box in a warm, dark and quiet location, away from children and other animals.
• Do not attempt to feed the animal and do not offer water.
• Get the animal in to our facility as soon as possible. Often our patients need to receive medications that are much more effective and which give the animal a much better chance of survival if they are administered soon after injury.

If you need to bring an animal in after office hours (7:00a.m. - 7:00p.m.), leave the animal in a secure container. Make sure you leave us the following information:

• Your name
• Your address
• Your telephone number
• How you found the animal
• Any food or liquids which have been offered

Do not worry - the office is checked frequently throughout the day and evening hours - your patient will be tended to quickly. Please feel free to call us the next day for an update.