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My vet needs your help
« on: July 06, 2008, 03:03:54 pm »
Yesterday a racoon baby was taken to our vet. She was probably attacked by dog or something - she has few serious and not fresh wounds. In some wounds vet already found maggots.

If raccon will survive, she will come to my house as a foster or forever pet, but we need your help as here are no wildlife rescue centres, and it is Sunday, and none of rescues that I had found on Internet, are answering phones.

Maybe you can call to your local rescue centres and get info which antybiotics racoons with injuries would respond better.

So - it is raccon girl, approx 3 mo old, has been bitten probably by dogs, is exhausted, inflamed and has maggots in her wounds.
As her wounds seemed minor at the beginning, she got rabbies vaccine, and it probably put her in even worse position, but she is brave baby and tries really hard to survive - she is not trying to bite, is holdable, allowed to clean all her wounds and takes even IV with pride. She is rejecting food, but still drinks by herself.

I will be really thankful for all info, advices and suggestions.
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Re: My vet needs your help
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2008, 03:47:32 pm »
Hi Anna. Did the baby get her Rabies just yesterday?

I have a call in to a neighbor down the road who does rehab for all types of wildlife. I'm sure he'll call back soon as he gets in from the fields. I'll let you know as soon as I hear.

Hoping the little one hangs in there. People certainly know the best person  :-* to take these lost, orphaned, and hurt babes to - for sure.

Jane

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Re: My vet needs your help
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2008, 03:55:44 pm »
Thank you! I will be really happy about any info.

Yes, vet had not checked her properly at the beginning as baby was perky, tried to bite, and wound were not seen at all - so rabbies vaccine was the first thing (we have quite high number of rabbies here, so it is the first thing to worry about) - vet's mistake, but who was able to imagine that injuries are so serious, large and old alreday?

No, they did not take it stright to me - people took that injured creature to the vet, and then vet called me - can I take the poor soul in if she/he survives, or she/he will be PTS as there are no other solutions - our shelter can not take in wildlife animals, no wildlife rescues at all (if animal is rare, CITES list, our Zoo takes them, but racoons, foxes, storks, swans - they are not rare, endaged species, so they can hope only for somebody like me).

I'm now keeping fingers crossed so baby will survive the night.
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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2008, 04:09:21 pm »
Kevin's wife, (neighbor) called back & she'll have him call soon as he gets back home. One thing she did caution about was something that's called Raccoon Fever. I've heard of it before and she expained that it's a type of intestinal roundworm (Baylisas caris Procyoni)). It can cause a deadly neurological condition to both humans and pets if Raccoon baby is infected. So - if this little one comes to you, it will be vital to have a special setup for her. Something you might want to research while I wait to hear back from Kevin. I'll let you know as soon as I hear from him.

"J"
http://www.nationaltrappers.com/disease.html
edited to add link.
« Last Edit: July 06, 2008, 04:13:57 pm by marypyrs »

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« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2008, 04:36:14 pm »
OK. Got the call back. Regular Penicillin high end appropriate for weight is what he recommended. He has not treated a Raccoon for this type of injury but has had several in his care. Also for food. Regular good quality canned cat food in a blender mixed with enough canned milk (Carnation) to make a soup. Can be fed in a bottle or bowl.

Is there anything else you'd like me to ask?

'J'
another link: http://www.doryandtheorphans.com/
« Last Edit: July 06, 2008, 04:48:20 pm by marypyrs »

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Re: My vet needs your help
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2008, 01:06:23 am »
This morning update - poor baby is still alive, but just. Feeding at present is out of question, she is on IV now.
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« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2008, 11:58:37 am »
Sadly, she didn't make it. She died this afternoon - vet tried just everything, but injuries were really nasty and she didn't responded well to antibiotics.

RIP little baby.
« Last Edit: July 07, 2008, 11:59:00 am by AnnaCrew »
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« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2008, 01:02:46 pm »
God's Speed Wee One.

I'm so sorry. It was wonderful of the Vet to care so much and try so hard to save her. And wonderful of you to be right there to help in any and all ways Anna.  :-*

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« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2008, 08:08:50 am »
thank you, it is so sad when somebody so little must suffer and die without even a life...

But cage prepared for her will be not empty. Today ornitologists called in - can we foster 6 more swan babies. A moron shot parents, and they have no chance to survive without supervision and protection.

So seems that we are becoming something like official wildlife rescue anyway.
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« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2008, 08:32:04 am »
That's why i agreed to take 6 more in - there is a hope that Eddie will be socializing better with his/her own breed, otherwise his socialization goes like that



Big dogs are his best friends, small dogs and cats - he is hissing at them.

We had friends visiting on Sunday, so it was our 4, and their 3.5 (0.5 is their Griffon pup)...

Eddy enjoyed like mad
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