Unfortunately, the bird (Nok) baby Nok Thaksin died in his sleep last night. I tried to feed him and keep him cool and hot in the same time and made a nice basket for him to sleep him but my guess is he was too young to be hatch from the egg. He fell down 4 meters from the nest on my house roof and we had no way to getting him back up there. A little bit too sad to write anything else today so I will write about how to take care of a wile baby bird if you find one in Thailand.
1. Do not try to care of a baby bird in Thailand if you have other choices. The best choice is to give it back to the bird parents but if they are gone or not found and you have no other choice then ok.
2. Make sure the bird is not a protected bird a visit to the local veterinary can answer that question very quickly. If you living in the city the chances are slim but you never, know.
3. If you have other pets like cat or dogs, they might not see the bird the way you do and they can either scare the bird to death or simply eat it.
4. Make a bird nest with paper towels and fold it like a nest and changes the papers when they get dirty. Make sure the bird is not to hot or cold but in Thailand the only problem will be air con I guess.
5. The pop from the bird should always have a white thing in it that means the bird is feeling ok if not then go see the veterinary.
6. You can find many advices on putting a lamp on top of the bird to keep it warm but remember this is Thailand and it is hot enough.
7. I cannot give you advice on feeding and you should not take the advice from the internet on this. It is all depends on how old the bird is and what species the bird is. The best advice is to visit your local veterinary or specialized bird shop.
8. When you know what type of Nok you are having search for it on the internet you might learn something the veterinary did not tell you. As I learned to late having the Nok Thaksin in the kitchen, I later learned that Teflon nonstick pans are hazardous to any bird’s health as they put off a fume that is deathly toxic to the bird’s lungs. Birds do not like perfume or any other spray their lungs are too small.
If you happen to find a small bird in Thailand and you find my advice useful then send me a picture of your nok.
Nok Thaksin does not say much sometimes he yelps but not much heard otherwise. I am worried he is ill and my maid from Essarn looks at him with timid eyes. She loves to take care of him and wish him to get better soon. Not much, we can do for Nok Thaksin but to look at him while he struggles for survival. I am not a big fan not Nok Thaksin myself but we should care about all people and Noks when they need help. This is what being a Thai and Buddhist is about helping people and make there life’s a bit better. The greed and selfishness we see now in Thailand has taken root and and pushed the Buddhist values away. Nevertheless, we have to start somewhere to become more Buddhist so do not hate a Nok just because she or he is a Nok you are all Thai and from the same earth.
After had dogs in Thailand for over 10 years I have no had my first sick dog? I treat my dogs very well and they almost never sick they get good quality food that I cook myself but I guess age takes its toll.
Two of my dogs now got heart worm and while one of them are healthy like a kid (she is 10) the other one is mix breed is very sick and might not make it.
In my country, we do not have heartworm and none of the dog ever has it but apparently, 90 % of the street dogs in Thailand have it and they act like normal.
To prevent heartworm you give your dogs Heart guard and if your dog has heartworm already, you need to give them Imiticide. Be careful when you buy a pet in Thailand because most of the dogs in Thailand that live outside have heartworm. A test cost around 600 THB and can be done in 10 min at most clinics in Thailand. When you buy a dog in Thailand take this test, you will see if the dog has other disease as well.
The company that makes Imiticide called Merial and according to many doctors I talk to, the Thai branch of the same company are “jerks”. We tried to call them in Thailand but no answer and contact the main branch with no answer yet. I seen on the internet that they are very low in stock and many customers all over the world complains. That is why it is very important to make sure your dog never gets heartworm in the first place.
If you have not tested your dog yet please go check and see if she is in risk of being sick. Start giving her heart guard right away to kill the worm baby and make sure they not reproduce.
At the today’s show of the The Factor segment pinheads O’Reilly called Thailand a pinhead because they let Chimpanzees do Kick or Thai boxing (I do not think O’Reilly knows the difference).
Apparently a zoo in Thailand have dressed up the poor animals and let them do kick boxing in front of an audience. I could agree with O’Reilly that you should not make the animals do not anything they are not doing I the natural habitat and off course not hurt each other at kickboxing.
O’Reilly have many time on The Factor on Fox News channel called Thailand a pedophile safe heaven and similar things, in this I disagree but O’Reilly is right about the animals doing Thai or Kick boxing.
