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Joyce Coomer: Commonsense on ailing wild animals She remembers folks were told to contact the Health Department back when rabies was an even more feared disease - and shares ways she handles wild animal situations in a careful and caring manner. Click on headline for complete essay. See also, next previous item in this thread: Charles Marshburn reports sickly opossum, groundhog By Joyce Coomer We had an ailing possum for a couple of months around our place but it had been badly injured -- could see huge wounds on its side. It ate good and didn't bother anything, but died a few days ago, I assume from internal injuries. A possum could've been attacked by a dog and have internal injuries and die from them. A fox acting oddly is something to be cautious about. Years ago, the health department was who to contact if an animal was suspected of having rabies . . . I don't know about now, you'd have to call them or the game warden and inquire. Some people will put out poisons just because they don't like animals or are afraid of them -- a terrible practice. Watch an ailing animal carefully -- wild or tame. If it eats whatever food is out, doesn't bother anything, isn't aggressive, and other animals aren't acting as if it bothers them, I tend to leave wild animals alone. If it's a pet or livestock, I consult a veterinarian. If it's wild, make sure you don't get too close and that it can't get inside your house or outbuildings where you might have healthy animals living. If you know the symptoms of diseases wildlife can get, you can probably rule out some things. The main thing is vigilance. - Joyce M. Coomer This story was posted on 2016-07-20 08:15:43
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