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US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now

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If you find an injured owl:

Note your exact location so the owl can be released back where it came from. Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitation specialist to get correct advice and immediate assistance.

Minimize stress for the owl. If you can catch it, toss a towel or sweater over it and get it in a cardboard box or pet carrier. It should have room to be comfortable but not so much it can panic and injure itself. If you can’t catch it, keep people and animals away until help can come.

Do not give food or water! If you feed them the wrong thing or give them water improperly, you can accidentally kill them. It can also cause problems if they require anesthesia once help arrives, complicating procedures and costing valuable time.

If it is a baby owl, and it looks safe and uninjured, leave it be. Time on the ground is part of their growing up. They can fly to some extent and climb trees. If animals or people are nearby, put it up on a branch so it’s safe. If it’s injured, follow the above advice.

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From Conan Chee

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Interestingly, I just watched a video about the different cancer smells. It was fascinating!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Your comment made me think of Joy Milne. I read about her ability to smell Parkinson's disease. She only got taken seriously after a scientist she had spoken to, learned about the research on dogs' ability to smell cancer.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/23/820274501/her-incredible-sense-of-smell-is-helping-scientists-find-new-ways-to-diagnose-di

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I heard about her! If we have time to be less stressed, I bet most of us would discover insane innate abilities that currently seem miraculous. Slowing down and exploring ourselves is key. Maybe that's part of the reason we're not allowed to slow down.

[–] anon6789 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I can remember a period where there were multiple news stories about cats supposedly detecting their humans'' cancer before doctors found it.No studies have been done on it, but it wouldn't shock me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Cats and dogs. Human partners and friends, too, if they speak up about sudden changes in breath or body odors, such as sweet, fruity, moldy, decomposition, etc. I would imagine it takes a rather close and trusting relationship, eg I trust you aren't saying things to be hurtful/I trust you to receive my comments in good faith.

[–] anon6789 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I definitely noticed when my first cat got kidney failure, though I didn't know what it was at the time. Also when my girlfriend was going through some mental issues it was one of the ways I could tell. We've got all our senses for a reason, we should use them!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I absolutely agree. Our society and even cultural habits can pull us away from ourselves, giving us a sense of distraction, separation, going in too many directions. When we get quiet and still, coming fully back into ourselves, we start to notice things again.

[–] anon6789 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

😁

I'm glad you commented today. This was a fun chat and I had been thinking about you this week since I hadn't seen your name in the comments for a while.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Thank you. I've missed our chats. I'm spending time on a few other projects, one of which may be surgery to correct some mechanical issues. I hope you are happy and well.

[–] anon6789 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I am doing pretty well overall. There's a few things stressing me out, but they're under control, just annoying, and I've been 90% done being sick for like 2 weeks now but can't shake that last 10%. My overall feelings though have been better than at the very start of the year.

Good luck with what you have going on, I hope things go the way you want, and I'll be here whenever you're ready for more owls and tangential conversation!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm glad to hear you're doing better.

Thank you for your good wishes and for putting up with me to go off topic.

[–] anon6789 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Always feel free to go off topic, at least on anything I post. I'm good talking about the actual owls of course, but I enjoy getting to know about all of you and whatever interesting things you're thinking about. No need for us to be all stuffy up in here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I do so very much appreciate your kindness. Thank you.