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Maxibouy1 In reply to sethhanbury [2014-03-06 11:59:12 +0000 UTC]

Hi mate thanks for the interest.

The spot where we got Dawn was just outside of Gundaroo NSW.  It was 1.30am on the side of the road eating grass. The reason why we picked her up is we specialise in Wombat rescues, rehabilitation and relocation's. The reason why i could actually catch her is she is old and worn out. Most likely been shoved out from her burrow(s).

Was very thin at the time of capture, undernourished and with wounds from other wombat attacks it wasn't hard to get hold of her.

Once back at the property we started to treat wounds and after a couple of weeks successfully eliminated the infections.  

In the mean time she was also having problems with eating grass for she had a teeth and gum infection. This also led to her losing weight for she was unable to chew properly.

That sorted it was not the end of Dawns dilemma. With most of the injured wombats that cant eat or refuse to eat , we have to force feed them. Doing this means you have to wrap them up in a blanket just so their head is sticking out as to protect oneself from their claws and brute strength. Although they may be on their death bed they can still do you great damage. 

Dawn on the other hand was not so feisty and it soon became clear over the next few weeks that dawn was not all there. Once healed and good weight back on it was clear that Dawn had lost virtually all of her survival skills. She got very attached to us and would play like a young juvenile. Wouldn't dig , up during the day and sleep at night.

Its like she has forgotten she is a wombat.

This behavior we think could of been caused by Toxoplasmosis, a bugger of a disease which is quiet common. Brain damage so to speak.

She is a 35ish kilo wombat , hard to tell her age but by looking at her teeth and the couple of her pure white eye lashes and by her slow movement , its a good indication she is getting on. She will spend the rest of her days here with us.

We also have a Wombat sanctuary on our property so we take care of several injured ,orphaned and unreleasables.

With no backing financially it does seem a bit daunting at times but we are dedicated to protect the species which are The Bear Nosed Wombat before they end up like the Northern Hairy Nose, on the path of extinction. If you like you can look up Sleepy Burrows on the net.

Cheers
Phil  

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sethhanbury In reply to Maxibouy1 [2014-03-06 21:43:26 +0000 UTC]

thank you for the info Phil, im a huge animal lover and have delt with many exotic species such as sloths, african crested porcupines, lemurs, several different species of tamarin, as well as native species around my home like gray squirrels, opossum, and skunks. its really nice to see people trying to help animals in need and when i saw the pictures of Dawn i fell in love, keep up the good work!

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