Rescue Unwanted and Abandoned Companion Birds

Mickaboo exists to help birds like Berry, a lovebird we rescued recently. YOUR financial support allows us to continue our mission - and this week's matching gift campaign makes your gift more effective! Gifts up to $50 will be matched at 50% from now through Friday, September 22, 9 pm PT.  

Berry is a sweet black-cheeked lovebird. He was found outside, without an apparent owner, and taken to the local animal shelter. The shelter staff saw his severe leg wound and called Mickaboo right away. We immediately took him to a veterinarian. The skin on his right leg was badly torn, or degloved, down to the muscle and bone. Berry had surgery to drain the fluid build-up in the injured skin and repair the leg as much as possible. Because of the seriousness and complexity of his injury, Berry has spent a lot of time at the vet - his vet costs are expected to exceed $1,000. 

Today, Berry is doing great. With his volunteer foster’s loving care and ongoing veterinary visits, his wound is nearly healed. We’ll be taking off his protective collar soon and he’ll become more mobile. We expect he will regain full function in his leg and his leg will refeather over time. Berry will soon be ready to be adopted.

Support from donors like you is vital to Mickaboo’s mission of providing care and services to birds like Berry who are in desperate need of our help. Please consider donating to Mickaboo today - your gift will go further because of the match! Thank you for your support.

Links:

• See our adoptable birds
• Learn how to adopt or foster a bird from Mickaboo
• Watch our birds on YouTube