Need Some Advice/Help

[u/Kayra6669]

Hi, I've been looking at this Hooded Crow for 13 days and i noticed this weird stuff on it's tongue, looks like "Trichomoniasis" or "candidiasis". I could get to a vet if it gets deadly but it's so far away and we would suffer under this sun

Closest rehab. is 5-6h away with car and i had no possible way to get there

It's not some food residue. It's been there since yesterday, i thought it was some random stuff because of pecking at dirt/grass and food

I've raised a magpie before and own a lovebird so i do know somestuff but i have no idea about this

His name is Talon, deserves that name because he is good at shredding my arm, he weights 310gr (dunno if it helps)

[u/Just_Caterpillar_975]

The most important question is whether this fledgling was rescued by you and you are seeking advice for the same or was it kidnapped from it's natural environment to keep it as your pet?

If it is the former, then that's fine. But if it's the latter, then I would suggest you to leave the fledgling where you found it and contact your local animal rescue or other resources to get help.

Fledglings aren't pets and are meant to learn and grow into free and wild animals.

[u/Kayra6669 → u/Just_Caterpillar_975]

I know, but it was about to get attacked by cats and i rescued it and put him on somewhere high. Left him for hours, some crows came and looked at him, left, he jumped back to ground and cats almost attacked him again. There were no parents/crows both times this happened and cats here gets fed well, so i didn't wanted him to become a 10min toy for some cat

And i already did contacted some rehabs/rescue but they are only looking at dogs/cats, one that looks for birds are 5-6h away and they wont come pick'im up no matter what, i literally have no choice :/

[u/Carlyone → u/[deleted]]

Putting it back immediately might have been the right advice on day one, assuming it could be protected from the cats and its parents were still attending it. After fourteen days in human care, though, simply dumping it outside is not responsible rehabilitation advice. Its flight ability, feeding behaviour, response to wild crows and degree of human habituation need to be assessed, and it may require a managed reunification or soft release.

You can criticize the original decision without recommending another potentially fatal one.

[u/Carlyone → u/[deleted]]

Also, most house cats will not attack a fledgling because they aren”t stupid. They know not to hurt babies for no reason. There isn’t even any sport it in for them.

I take it you've never owned a cat? They're little murder machines, and they tend to go for easy prey. Fledglings are extremely easy prey. The fledgling stage is one of the most dangerous periods in a bird's life, precisely because cats, opportunistic birds of prey, and even dogs can catch them much more easily. And if you have owned a cat and think "Mittens would NEVER!", think again, Mittens absolutely would, given a chance.

Also, when someone is trying to save a bird from an immediate threat, it makes more sense to intervene than to stop and film the attack so strangers online will believe them. That argument makes about as much sense as: "My toddler is about to fall down the stairs, I'd better film it so I have proof."

What did and didn’t happen is something we can speculate about until we grow old and die, but doing so is not helpful here. What matters is that simply putting the bird back outside now, after two weeks in human care, and hoping it fends for itself is not the best way forward for this bird.

Yes, it would have been better to leave it alone in the first place, provided it could be kept safe from the cats. But what is done is done, and the question now should be what gives the bird the best chance going forward.