Thursday, October 22, 2009

Sugar Glider


This is a juvenile sugar glider who was found on a tree being attacked by birds. She had several small wounds including one to her eye. The wounds and the eye are healing well and she is being cared for by one of our nurses.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Spotted Tree Monitor


This spotted tree monitor (a small species of goanna) was caught by a cat and has a deep puncture mark on its pelvic area. Cat bites, like most animal bites are very prone to develop serious infection. Often if they survive the physical bite they die later from infection. This little fellas wounds were flushed and cleaned and given antibiotics to give him a much better chance.

Baby Boobook owl


This is a juvenile southern boobook owl that came in with a broken wing. He should still be in the nest at this age.We are not sure what he was doing out or how he came to break his wing. His wing was quite smashed but we have managed to put it back together again. Time will tell if and how well he can fly on it.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Ibis

This is a juvenile straw necked Ibis who was hit by a car and broke both her wing and her leg. Both have required orthopaedic surgery to fix. (a metal pin has been inserted into both). She is recovering really well but will have to be in care for at least 12 weeks for the bones to heal before she can be released.