Kyola

A local property owner observed "Kyola" wandering around for several days by herself.  At 3kg, she should have still been with her mum.  Kyola was lost and alone and there was no sign of her mother.  Exhausted, dehydrated, emaciated with the pads on her feet worn mostly away from walking in search for her mum, she was showing signs of mange and very close to dying.  Roz immediately went to her rescue and the slow process of her recovery began.  She began by rehydrating her and treating her feet, cleaning them and giving antibiotics. Once she seemed more stable, the mange treatment began, giving her ivermectin injections weekly.  It took several days before she would drink from the bottle well but she would eat a little grass and that appeared to be a good sign.  Kyolas feet began to heal but one ulcerated sore on her front foot wouldn't resolve and swelling around the outside knuckle was very painful.  X-rays showed an infection in the joint.  A culture was done and she was started on the antibiotic that the bacteria was sensitive to.  The swelling began to resolve, the joint became more normal  and she was a much happier wombat.  Over many weeks, she gained weight, grew her hair back and was then put in a large pen with a similar sized wombat "Manuka".  They grew steadily together and were recently released .

Lil' Dude

Lil' Dude was picked up by a member of the public after his mum was killed by a car.  They kept him for a week, fed him straw and became concerned when he wasn't doing well. They finally called a wildlife group when he wouldn't move much at all.  He was extremely dehydrated, emaciated and had mange.  He was so thirsty and hungry from being fed straw that he wouldn't stop drinking, actually overhydrating himself in the process.   Lil' Dude was so lethargic and non-responsive other than drinking water that Roz thought for sure she would lose him.  He was slowly started on milk and proper food and after weeks of intensive treatement, he is steadily gaining weight.  His skin is finally no longer red and the hair is starting to grow back.  He still has long recovery ahead of him and will have to be watched closely to make sure he doesn't develop problems in the future.     

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