I found a baby sparrow and i have been feeding it mushy dog food and some other formula i found online. The food from the bird's crop is going into the stomache but then COMES BACK UP into the crop. this is repeating several times and the bird stil has food in the crop as well as trapped air PLEASE HELP
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You might be feeding it too much and it is regurgitating it.Try skipping one feed and then giving it less for the next few feedings and see if that helps.Also,a bird's tracheal opening is in the front of it's tongue ( you can see it if you look),so the food cannot be going into the windpipe. Also,try a hard-boiled egg yolk,add an equal amount of breadcrumbs and a drop or two of milk until the mixture is like Play-Doh.Roll it into tiny balls and place in the back of the throat.Bil-Jac frozen dog food is great for baby birds as well and it is not messy.
Twenty minutes is not long enough to wait. The parent bird takes a long time to get their food. Baby Robins are the only birds I know that eat worms. Most other baby birds eat all kinds of small bugs.
Please do not feed it anymore! You are just killing it. Take it to a vet and do not feed it anymore dog food! It can be fatal to the birds, and it is illegal to take care or feed these birds. If you had seen him choking, you should have stopped immediately. Massage his crap but don't squeeze it. But take it to a vet ASAP! Baby sparrows are fed little every ten minutes, but maybe you gave it too much at a time, so it is choking.
First you should consult with a vet on the situation. Also see if the stuff you are feeding it is appropriate. Some online things are not true. But you should take it to a pet doctor if this continues or gets worst. But I recommend you take the bird ASAP before it might harm it.
ru sure the food is actually going down to the stomach? it may be going down the wind pipe, if thats the case then the bird is drowning...I found a video on youtube that may help http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JedLK3cXwBc
good luck
you are going to kill it by feeding it dog food and over feeding the poor thing. please take it to a 24hr vet & they will call an animal rescue to come get the bird.