PATIENT OF THE WEEK - Serena the Greater Glider and her joey Secret

Age: Adult            Sex: Female

Found: She was caught on a barbed wire fence in Benarkin (near Blackbutt).

Transported to: The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital by the Australia Zoo Rescue Unit.

Veterinary Assessment: No fractures were found by x-rays, however there was some bruising and relatively minor damage to the gliding membrane. Secret, her joey, was uninjured.

Treatment: The barbed wire strand was removed and Serena received a long acting antibiotic, as well as pain relief and sub-cutaneous fluids.

Future: Due to her minor injuries, release plans were organised for the following evening.

Interesting Fact: Greater gliders are nocturnal and use the hollows that form in mature eucalypts as nest sites, many of which are spread over their home range.

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1300 369 652
for all wildlife emergencies.

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LAST WEEK’S PATIENT OF THE WEEK -  Hardy the Rufous Bettong

Age: Juvenile               Sex: Male

Found: At Nanango in the South Burnett Region after being hit by a car.

Transported to: Nanango Vet where he was sent to wildlife carer and then onto to the AZWH.

Veterinary Assessment: Revealed Hardy was suffering a fracture to his big toe on the right hind foot.

Treatment: X-rays were taken and a cast was applied to immobilise the fracture site. Pain relief and anti-inflammatories have been prescribed.

Future: The cast will be removed in a few weeks time and re-x-rayed to establish if the fracture has healed. Hardy should make a full recovery.

Interesting Fact: Rufous Bettongs are nocturnal, collecting grass and sticks to make nests, they carry the collected
materials with their prehensile tail.

Call the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital on
1300 369 652
for all wildlife emergencies.

Contact Wildlife Warriors
1300 369 652
(07) 5436 2097

www.wildlifewarriors.org.au