Originally Posted by Sarian

Oh, that's so sad, but I'm glad you brought it in to the vets, even if they had to put it down. It ceased its suffering. Poor thing. I used to always rescue birds and other critters. Once I saw a sparrow stuck on a newly tarred road. I freed him and brought him home. I tried hard to get the tar off him without harming him (or her), but I couldn't get it all. I kept it in a bird cage on my porch. It lived for a couple months. Seemed happy enough. It ate well. I guess I should have brought it to a wildlife center. I had brought a robin there which had a broken leg and they looked at me like I was nuts, so I thought I would care for it myself...but after a couple months or so, it passed away. :-(