8 Little Oposs'

Hello! Tuesday I started out feeding the bunnies with the other Ashley. I think there were 15 at the time. They are all very young and are just opening their eyes except for two that are a little older. They need to be"pottied" after they are fed to stimulate them to urinate because that's what the mother rabbit would do to teach them how. We use a wet cottonball and rub their underside a little before they go back into the incubator. The fawn that was attacked by a bobcat is doing well and the big hematoma (a localized swelling filled with blood resulting from a break in a blood vessel) on his neck is going down. He also stands up several times a day and we made him a specialized pillow to hold his head up when he's laying down to help his neck. The new addition Tuesday was a 5 week old grey fox! Something most likely attacked it because there's something wrong with one of its eyes.

Today I started bunnies again with the other Ash. A new one came in yesterday that was caught by a dog but isn't doing well. I syringe fed him 1 and a half ccs and he wouldn't eat anymore and aspirated it (the formula went into its lungs). Hope tube fed him and gave him antibiotics for aspirating. A new bunny came in today that is a lot larger than the others. I'm not sure what happened to it but there was blood on it's nose. Other then that he is releasable sized. He was put in an incubator and fed. The outside squirrels, skunks, fox, and groundhog were fed their dishes of food and given new water. The skunks were treated to a bowl of worms in dirt that they seemed to enjoy. The squirrel with the bad arm and eye problem had to be euthanized. But then I fed the three groups of squirrels in the barn and the opossum (gets a bowl of yougurt and a bowl of formula). Eight little opossums were brought in today and they are so cute! The mother died and they were found crawling out of her pouch. There are 6 boys and 2 girls. The donated produce and lettuce was sorted and we called it a day.

Monday I am going in an hour early because Kelly is in Boston for the weekend so I am in charge of the fawn feedings.