Care of the Wild Feathered and Furred: Guide to Wild Life Handling and Care

by Mae Hickman

Probably the most highly praised guide ever written for treating, feeding and housing injured birds and animals. Care of the Wild Feathered and Furred has gone through numerous printings and been selected by five book clubs. Now, newly revised and expanded for its 20th Anniversary Edition, the book explains in detail how to raise baby birds and animals, splint broken bones, suture wounds, remove oil and tar, treat poisoning, shock and a variety of common diseases and disabilities. Includes an excellent food substitution chart for a wide variety of birds and animals. Clearly illustrated and well organized. An indispensable book for anyone who may ever want to help a lost or hurt bird or animal.

Genres: Nature, Animals, Nonfiction, Birds, Science

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Valerie]

Fascinating review of animal husbandry for young or injured wild birds and mammals. Originally published in 1973.

[Julie Sharpe]

Don't follow the recommendations for fledglings in this book if you want them to live. The first thing it says to do is feed the baby bird warm milk with some sugar. The bird can and most likely will drown if you do this. I just came from a bird rescue facility and the owner went through the book with me and I ended up letting her keep my copy of Care of the Wild Feathered & Furred to use as a bad example at the website: www.fallenfeathers.org.
There may be some good information on splinting wings and care of the furred, but the fledgling info is terribly wrong.

[Julie Sharpe]

Don't follow the recommendations for fledglings in this book if you want them to live. The first thing it says to do is feed the baby bird warm milk with some sugar. The bird can and most likely will drown if you do this. I just came from a bird rescue facility and the owner went through the book with me and I ended up letting her keep my copy of Care of the Wild Feathered & Furred to use as a bad example at the website: www.fallenfeathers.org.
There may be some good information on splinting wings and care of the furred, but the fledgling info is terribly wrong.

[Cameron]

I grew up in the country and every single summer we took care of some sort of injured or orphaned animal. Usually it was birds - robins, grackles, starlings, blue jays, barn swallows, cardinals, pretty much everything that flew in our part of Virginia. But we also raised raccoons, opossums, ground hogs, snakes, even a deer. This book never failed us as a guide on how to successfully raise and release wild animals.

[Kathy]

Very useful book.

[The Wandering Bibliophile]

Rather outdated at this point but still some excellent information. I was a bit disappointed that it leaned so heavily toward birds and only gave a cursory nod to other wild creatures.