rescued bird from jaws of cat but is it done for?

[MicrowaveOnly]

My bl**dy cat caught a bird this morning and I rescued it but there were too many feathers flying around to offer much hope of recovery.

Am now watching the bird hop about which is great but it obviously can't fly poor thing. Have given it some bread which it ate but should I pick it up and put it in my garage to recover? or is it done for?

any tips? (I'm not actually a cat lover so feel free to berate my selfishness in keeping them and adding to the millions of murdered little birdies...sigh)

[Flllightattendant]

Bumping for you, don't know really...

[DrNortherner]

OOOh I rescued a bird from the jaws of my cat last year.

Put it in a box with holes in the lid, give it food and water on jam jar lids - weetabix miced with a little water is a good food.

Leave it in teh garage where it will recover from the shock. If it still can't fly after this take it to any vet - they have to treat it.

If you let it go it will surly die if it can't fly

[MicrowaveOnly]

vets have to treat it? did yours recover?

yes it will die I guess, it has hopped to hide in the bushed but my cat is sitting swishing its tail furious in the kitchen watching out of the window, I can't let it out now.

[DrNortherner]

No, it was a baby blackbird with a broken wing that could not be fixed

They put him down.

[cadelaide]

RSPCA WILL TAKE CARE OF IT, oops sorry caps.