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Well, it’s not kittens this time. During a heavy storm two days ago, a bird’s nest fell out of a tree. The nest also contained two babies no more then a week old. One still had the eyes closed and the other seemed a little bit stronger.

The nest was destroyed, so I built a new nest from fine branches, tall dried grass and leaves. I installed the new nest only about 10 feet from the tree where it used to be. After placing whatever was left from the old nest as a top layer of the new one, I carefully placed both babies in it.

I did see what could have been the “momma” bird sitting close by, but after I placed them in the new nest, I have not seen her since. I could not leave the babies on the ground since there are a lot of stray cats everywhere.

The nest was solid and it even had a roof which I built from large leaves, but still had plenty of access for the mother if she appeared.

I bought food for newborn birds and after mixing with water, I have been feeding them 2X a day with a syringe. I have not seen any adult birds anywhere close to the nest.

So far they survived one night alone. I have marked the nest with some dried grass so that if there is a larger/adult bird in it at any time I will know. If not, I will have to take these two babies to Franklin Lakes Animal Hospital, in Franklin Lakes, NJ. I know they take in wildlife in need of help.

UPDATE:  Since there was no momma bird around, I did not want to wait another night and leave them exposed to the elements. Both of the babies (Doves) were taken to the Franklin Lakes Animal Hospital. The staff there were wonderful and took the pair without hesitation.

I called a day later, on Wednesday, only to learn that one of them did not make it. The other one is still alive and is in the best of hands. 

I hope he/she makes it and gets a chance to fly one day!

A few days ago, a woman named Judy from Brooklyn called us asking for help with newborn kittens that she found. They were only a couple of days old and stuck in between two fences. Judy said that mamma cat was nowhere to be found and so it seemed that the babies were on their own.
As we are not in NY and it was close to dark, we sent out a plea for help via our face-book.
It was very exciting to hear that you, our fans, made many calls to Judy offering help. One of you actually found a person that had a cat that was lactating and by 11PM same day, the newborn orphaned kittens were delivered to her new mommy. It only took a few moments before the bond was formed and the feeding began.

Our deepest thanks to our loyal friends and fans!

Caitlin is a one year old Shih Tzu/Poodle mix and weighs only 9 pounds. She was abandoned outside a shelter overnight.  Once she made her way into the shelter, it appeared that she was safe. The only problem was that Caitlin was not eating. She was very skinny and could not afford to loose any weight. We pulled her out of the shelter and she is currently on medication in our care. Once she is off the meds and back on her feet, we have a more “permanent” foster home lined up for her.

Caitlin is a sweetheart and gets along with people and other dogs. We hope to have a forever home for her soon.