Photo by Hoo’s Woods

"Ixonia’ Great Horned Owl update. We received numerous calls from concerned motorists about this very large female Great Horned Owl sitting motionless by the side of the road near the city of Ixonia BP Gas Station.

Thankfully, a dedicated worker from lxonia Utility safely contained her and assisted with transport. Ixonia is in very serious condition, as she was struck by a vehicle sustaining a significant concussion, a fractured wing, and is favoring her right side.

She spent the first 24 hours in Oxygen, and is now standing. Her prognosis is guarded, and recovery is long term.

We are currently experiencing another influx of patient admissions, including cases of West Nile virus, rodenticide poisoning, vehicle strikes, and illegal shooting. These cases demand extensive resources, including medical supplies, medication, substantial amounts of food, transportation, and more. ask for your support to consider making a donation via Paypal to help us continue our work. We have also updated our Amazon wishlist to reflect our current needs.

Reminder, we receive no state or federal funding and rely entirely on public support. Together, we can give birds like Ixonia a second chance. Thank you!

I left the gift link in as some of you said you were fine with that. I looked at the list, and most things are under $10 or $20, so it doesn’t take much to make a difference!

  • OtterAEnglish
    8·
    3 months ago

    She spent the first 24 hours in Oxygen, and is now standing. Her prognosis is guarded, and recovery is long term.

    Good to hear, I wonder if she would have preferred a different design for her cast, judging by that expression 😄

    I like having the wishlist as well, people who want to check it out are free to do so

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      10·
      3 months ago

      A disapproving owl is a proper owl! A healthy owl would never approve being touched by a dirty human, with our inability to fly, no foot agility, and such.

        • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
          5·
          3 months ago

          That’s why it’s important to wear shoes with a wide toe box, and to get those toes gripping whenever the opportunity appears!

          My girlfriend picks on me for my ability to pick things up with my feet, but I think she’s secretly jealous! 😏

          That said, I’m not quite up to holding my bodyweight like this guy…

      • OtterAEnglish
        6·
        3 months ago

        For sure

        OP mentioned this

        I left the gift link in as some of you said you were fine with that. I looked at the list, and most things are under $10 or $20, so it doesn’t take much to make a difference!

        Which I think refers to the quoted text having an Amazon wishlist link in it

        We have also updated our Amazon wishlist to reflect our current needs.

        OP may have been concerned that some people won’t like the link (because of Amazon, or because it feels pushy).

        I was trying to say that I agree with them and would like to have the link. People that don’t like the link can ignore it, and people who want to see it can click on it

        • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
          9·
          3 months ago

          It is pretty much as Otter says. I have avoided putting the donation request links in stories as I didn’t want it to be taken as myself, Superbowl, Lemmy, etc asking you for money/items for a specific group.

          I talked about this recently, and the comments received were all in support of including them. None of the animal rescues, for sure in the US, and as far as I can tell in the UK as well, do not receive any public money or assistance in any way, so they are reliant on private gifts to continue their work.

          Ultimately, I think I want to build a database of rescues and their donation requests, so people can find something local to them, but for now I think I will start passing along the links when they’re part of the original story.