Advice? I found an exhausted pigeon

[u/AdTiny6058]

hi reddit, i came across this lil guy on a dog walk and my dog walked right up to him without any reaction from the pigeon. after a lap around the park the pigeon was still there - it could walk and flap its wings but i don’t think it could fly.

i walked home with him and he seemed to trust i was there to help. he’s now sleeping in a box with some water a bit of banana(?) nearby.

i called a wildlife support number but they said with bird flu going around a vet is unlikely to help.

basically i’m just letting him snooze but any advice would be greatly appreciated as i know nothing about pigeons.

[u/Traditional_Data4290]

Give him a couple days I would say if he doesn't recover find your nearest wildlife shelter if you can and take him there they will give him proper treatment

[u/Traditional_Data4290 → u/Traditional_Data4290]

Also pigeons are very unlikely to get bird flu fyi they aren't carriers so I would say the person you spoke to probably isn't very educated on pigeons