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Little Injured Bird Receives Tiny ‘Snowshoes’ And Gets Back On Her Feet
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Little Injured Bird Receives Tiny ‘Snowshoes’ And Gets Back On Her Feet

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What do you do when you find a tiny Northern Mockingbird with impaired feet? You take some cardboard and tape, add a bit of creativity and come up with an awesome solution to fix it!

Some good-hearted fellows at the California Wildlife Center (CWC) came to the rescue of a mockingbird with a foot condition that made it difficult for the poor thing to walk around, perch or grasp objects. The birdie had an unknown injury that caused her feet to knuckle, something that is a common condition in young birds.

The rescuers made something that looks like tiny snowshoes. The design made sure the feet of the bird were back to the proper position and feet could heal. Before that the bird had to stand on the tops of her toes all the time, which was only causing additional injury. ‘It usually takes a week or two of wearing the snowshoes before their feet are back to normal.” – Duane Tom from CWC told The Dodo.

The sources confirm that the snowshoe operation has been a success. The birdie is getting ready to go back to the wild and delight us with her lullabies. Hooray!

More info: California Wildlife Center, (h/t: thedodo)

Recently an injured mockingbird was rescued by California Wildlife Center

The rescuers made tiny adorable ‘snowshoes’ to heal the feet

“It usually takes a week or two of wearing the snowshoes before their feet are back to normal,” – said CWC veterinarian Duane Tom

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Carolyn Stewart
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a cutie! And wow! What an amazing transformation on the feet!

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Lila Pratt
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every living thing matters. And this little birdy with its tiny snowshoes is cuuuuute <3

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Lucifer
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the human side that I like to see! Congratulations California Wildlife Center ! You did great ob!

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Hans
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is impressive and satisfying at the same time.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a wonderful thing they did I hope the little guy visits often and sings for them I bet he's going to remember them and visit

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Anna Salerno
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awwww this is so kind of this Vet to help this tiny fellow. So glad the feet will heal with this treatment.

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elijah77a
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! you did the best thing, Thank you so much, I LOVE THAT

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Stephen Oakley
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's great when humans help and respect animals we need a lot more people like this

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Denise Baudin
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WOW!!! Thank you to the rescuers for having thought about making these "snowshoes". Genial!!!

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Melissa Boufford
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

About 30 years ago I worked for a woman who raised exotic birds. Occasionally one would hatch with deformed feet. We would place their feet flat on silver duct tape. They would outgrow the tape with healed feet.

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Suzanna Islam
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would have loved to have seen the sweet one standing properly after the snow shoes had been removed.

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Julie Evans
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You guys are wonderful! Thank you for taking such great care of that adorable mockingbird!

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varwenea
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

<3 <3 <3 Happy for the healing birdy, and thank you to the kind humans.

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Richard Petch
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did this same thing over weeks with a little ginger kitten that was born with it's legs back to front, but every day I moved them fractionally and taped them in position till after about three weeks her legs were nearly back to normal, she started walking about the house till a visitor came to the house that I told straight away " mind the kitten if you walk about " 10 minutes into her visit and she stood on the kittens head killing it, she was never welcome in my home again.

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Carolyn Stewart
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a cutie! And wow! What an amazing transformation on the feet!

aleut_ak avatar
Lila Pratt
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every living thing matters. And this little birdy with its tiny snowshoes is cuuuuute <3

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Lucifer
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the human side that I like to see! Congratulations California Wildlife Center ! You did great ob!

crabcrab avatar
Hans
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is impressive and satisfying at the same time.

michelle-quehl avatar
over opinionated
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a wonderful thing they did I hope the little guy visits often and sings for them I bet he's going to remember them and visit

annagsalerno avatar
Anna Salerno
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awwww this is so kind of this Vet to help this tiny fellow. So glad the feet will heal with this treatment.

1m1 avatar
elijah77a
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! you did the best thing, Thank you so much, I LOVE THAT

stevo69 avatar
Stephen Oakley
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's great when humans help and respect animals we need a lot more people like this

denisesyd avatar
Denise Baudin
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WOW!!! Thank you to the rescuers for having thought about making these "snowshoes". Genial!!!

ladybouf avatar
Melissa Boufford
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

About 30 years ago I worked for a woman who raised exotic birds. Occasionally one would hatch with deformed feet. We would place their feet flat on silver duct tape. They would outgrow the tape with healed feet.

suzannaislam avatar
Suzanna Islam
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would have loved to have seen the sweet one standing properly after the snow shoes had been removed.

julie_e_716 avatar
Julie Evans
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You guys are wonderful! Thank you for taking such great care of that adorable mockingbird!

varwenea avatar
varwenea
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

<3 <3 <3 Happy for the healing birdy, and thank you to the kind humans.

richard_petch_94 avatar
Richard Petch
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did this same thing over weeks with a little ginger kitten that was born with it's legs back to front, but every day I moved them fractionally and taped them in position till after about three weeks her legs were nearly back to normal, she started walking about the house till a visitor came to the house that I told straight away " mind the kitten if you walk about " 10 minutes into her visit and she stood on the kittens head killing it, she was never welcome in my home again.

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