Womble 400
Posted by Blue Sky on Sunday, April 26, 2009
With a great sigh of relief I can say that Womble is doing ok and hasnt caught anything from Will. I'm still waiting on autposy reports and to see what killed him, and can only hope we dont have SPS this far south.
Womble has reached the magic milestone of 400grams....something i call an 'over the hump' stage. A lot can still go wrong and we could still loose her, but I'm satisfied enoug with her general wellbeing that she is progressing and this marker is one third of her release weight.
I was planning to put her out in the avairy this weekend but have decided owing to weather to wait a little longer and plump her up a bit. It wont be long though, she is getting ansy in her pen at night and needs room to move and for muscles to develop.
Yesterday I spent the day at Greendale with about 30 other wliflife carers undertaking a first aid course. Its not that much different from human first aid really except we learnt to do subcutaneous injections and identify specific injuries.
It was a good day with much laughter and story telling..amazing what you can learn. It was great to feel a part of it..this wonderful caring organisation. The only ick was having to handle dead animals and nearly hitting a Crimson Rosella that was sitting in the middle of the road on the way up. He'd been hit by a car and was just sitting there in shock...so I stopped and took him, along with an injured Kookaburra I already had in the car up the Greedale Wildlife Shelter on the way to the meeting.
One of the primary rules for a wildlife carer on long trips is 'dont assume its dead' so we are morally obliged to stop when we see an animal injured or appearing dead on the side of the road. In our hearts if nothing else...this is obviously, followed closely by care for our own personal safety..so I missed stopping for a wallaby which was on a blind bend.
Prevent injury- prevent suffering- provide assistance....that's us...would be nice huh if it were a mantra for all human and human-animal interactions and fellowships.
Anyway...someone (later) who was driving behind me did stop and on my way home i could see they had marked the animal as 'checked'. In case you didnt know and ever wonder why - a big yellow or bright coloured paint mark on a dead animal on the side of the road doesnt mean somone has 'desecrated the animal'...it means somone ( a wildlife carer or officer) has checked the pouch for joeys and has confirmed that the animal is dead and not suffering.
So when you see it, you dont need to stop or wonder - a handy thing when this stuff tugs on your heartstrings and you find yourself stopping every ten miunutes..much to the chargin of other motorists who just 'dont get it'.
Amazing how many animals show up right in front of you when you join BADGAR...its like a radar!
Anyway..some relief...miss Womble is going well..and here's a pick, cuteness factor 10.
Womble has reached the magic milestone of 400grams....something i call an 'over the hump' stage. A lot can still go wrong and we could still loose her, but I'm satisfied enoug with her general wellbeing that she is progressing and this marker is one third of her release weight.
I was planning to put her out in the avairy this weekend but have decided owing to weather to wait a little longer and plump her up a bit. It wont be long though, she is getting ansy in her pen at night and needs room to move and for muscles to develop.
Yesterday I spent the day at Greendale with about 30 other wliflife carers undertaking a first aid course. Its not that much different from human first aid really except we learnt to do subcutaneous injections and identify specific injuries.
It was a good day with much laughter and story telling..amazing what you can learn. It was great to feel a part of it..this wonderful caring organisation. The only ick was having to handle dead animals and nearly hitting a Crimson Rosella that was sitting in the middle of the road on the way up. He'd been hit by a car and was just sitting there in shock...so I stopped and took him, along with an injured Kookaburra I already had in the car up the Greedale Wildlife Shelter on the way to the meeting.
One of the primary rules for a wildlife carer on long trips is 'dont assume its dead' so we are morally obliged to stop when we see an animal injured or appearing dead on the side of the road. In our hearts if nothing else...this is obviously, followed closely by care for our own personal safety..so I missed stopping for a wallaby which was on a blind bend.
Prevent injury- prevent suffering- provide assistance....that's us...would be nice huh if it were a mantra for all human and human-animal interactions and fellowships.
Anyway...someone (later) who was driving behind me did stop and on my way home i could see they had marked the animal as 'checked'. In case you didnt know and ever wonder why - a big yellow or bright coloured paint mark on a dead animal on the side of the road doesnt mean somone has 'desecrated the animal'...it means somone ( a wildlife carer or officer) has checked the pouch for joeys and has confirmed that the animal is dead and not suffering.
So when you see it, you dont need to stop or wonder - a handy thing when this stuff tugs on your heartstrings and you find yourself stopping every ten miunutes..much to the chargin of other motorists who just 'dont get it'.
Amazing how many animals show up right in front of you when you join BADGAR...its like a radar!
Anyway..some relief...miss Womble is going well..and here's a pick, cuteness factor 10.