Timbertown Vets help rescued wildlife

Ike is a swamp wallaby and Bronte is an Eastern Grey kangaroo, and they are both doing well after being injured.

Ike’s mother was killed in a car accident.  

“He had fractured tibia and fibula, the long bones in the lower leg when he was brought in,” said vet Sarah Bennett.

“Luckily he was pretty much pouch-bound which made it a lot easier for his carer, a FAWNA member.  What we can do with those little joeys is put a splint on their legs. We did that with Ike and his fracture healed pretty well,” she said.

Ike will stay in care for several more months and then go into a a soft release where FAWNA try to pair him with another joey of the same age, and go to an area where they will be close to food and shelter.

Bronte, an Eastern Grey kangaroo, was caught in a fence for a while and Sarah and the Timbertown Vet staff treated her for an open wound.  She had a fractured foot but is making a good recovery.

“She has very loving carers, who are involved with the wildlife charity, FAWNA and who paid for her treatment and had pins put in for her foot to heal.  

“She has been coming for just over six weeks now, and she’s doing well,” said Sarah.

Sarah explained that because Bronte is a joey and still fairly young, she is coping pretty well with captivity.

A lot of the carers who do the soft release report that the animals they helped come back to visit them, sometimes with their young.

“They do remember the people who helped them,” said Sarah.