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The Fine Line Between Helping and Hurting

August 29, 2018 by lauren 4 Comments
The fine line between helping and hurting.

  It was like any other morning. I woke up, made a cup of tea, and looked out the window to admire the tidal river outside our yard. But then I spotted something odd. A swan was in the middle of the seaweed, not moving. He’s probably just resting, I told myself. I got the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Animal rescue, Birds, death and dying, Emergency situations, euthanasia, Veterinary, Veterinary ethics, Wildlife, Wildlife rehabilitation, Working mom Tagged: death and dying, swans, Veterinary, veterinary ethics, Wildlife

What to do when other animals attack our animals.

December 5, 2017 by lauren Leave a Comment
When animals attack. And yes, this is the fox that attempted to devour our chickens-Beatrice's feathers are dangling from his jaws!

  Last week a fox attacked our chickens. This was no sneaky night attack, this was a middle of the day, sun shining, full-on ambush. Luckily husband, Juno (our 20 pound terrier) and myself heard the raucous from inside the house and launched ourselves into the back yard. A large healthy fox had his canines … [Read more…]

Posted in: Chicken husbandry, Chickens, death and dying, Emergency situations, Hens, Pet ownership, Veterinary, Veterinary emergency, Wildlife, Wound care, Wound healing Tagged: Animal attacks, dog behavior, pet loss, Veterinary, Veterinary emergency, Wound care, wound healing

What happens to beached whales?

July 27, 2017 by lauren Leave a Comment
What happens to beached whales?

  I have a friend who’s an Irish county council worker. Her job description can jump from car park coin collector to being called to dispose of a 3 metre whale carcassĀ on any given day! Just a few months ago she was called out to a dead 3 metre long minke whale stranded on the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Cetaceans, Emergency situations, Health hazards, Veterinary emergency, Veterinary ethics, Whales, Wildlife, Wildlife rehabilitation Tagged: cetaceans, death and dying, remains, Veterinary, veterinary ethics, whales, Wildlife, wildlife rehabilitation

Does that baby bird really need your help? Wildlife intervention basics.

May 31, 2017 by lauren 2 Comments
Wildlife intervention basics

  Summer is here and so is an abundance of wildlife and wild baby animals. We often get people bringing in wildlife to the vet clinic, but this is especially true during spring and warmer weather. While people have the best intentions, 90% of the time it would’ve been best to leave the creature where … [Read more…]

Posted in: Birds, Pet ownership, Wildlife, Wildlife rehabilitation Tagged: birds, cats, Dogs, Dogs and cats, Pet ownership, Wildlife, wildlife rehabilitation

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