What to do with an injured Dove?
First of all, thank you for caring enough about the poor little dove to bring it in and help it. The injuries sound like a simple fix, so there’s no need to worry. If you can find a good antibiotic for birds at a pet store or whatever, please start him on it immediately. Open wounds are always a good start for bad infections or diseases. If you can’t find any antibiotics, you can start him on apple cider vinegar water. A tablespoon of AC vinegar per gallon of water every day until the wounds look like they are healed up. Also, wash out the wounds with water then rub some neosporin into them to help with the healing. I had one of my pigeons get his skin ripped off all the way down the neck by a hawk. Neosporin healed him right up. And yes, the feathers will grow back. Now…while you have this dove in your care….keep him in a cage or even a cardboard box with a towel draped over the top. Put a heat lamp, hot water bottles, or a heating pad with him to make sure he is warm, but not hot
