Thread: I need some advice about an injured Possum

Hi again folks and I had a long working night and I kept an eye on the two possums until I hit the sack at about 2 am and they were having a good sleep when I last check-up on them.

So I hope the injured one will be all right but only time will tell.

I will keep you all informed on what happens from now.

Thanks for all the help, it is very much appreciated.

One more point, as this is NOT an electrical thread, so no arguing is allowed.

Cheers, Tim.

and the other thing with possums you cant takeaway and release in other places..because they are extremely territorial....

Thanks for the update Tim.
Are you going to name them?

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Are you going to name them?

No but the misses has been away and will be back this afternoon and I imagine she will take your suggestion to heart.

G'day mate,
If your around the Brisbane/Logan area try the Daisy Hill Koala center.

Looks like a moist dermatitis which seems to afflict stressed possums. Treatment is antibiotics. However, this is usually secondary to some other problem, acute (such as physical injury, hit by car, etc) or chronic.

Not sure if the same applied to possums, but generally cats which are hit by a car have their claws ripped up. Your possum's claws looks ok from the photo.

Originally Posted by Firefish

Your possum's claws looks ok from the photo.

i think the OP should go find out to make sure

Originally Posted by dullbird

Tank as stated above WIRES is in NSW.

I also think that it is unfair to state don't contact wires their first option is to put things down because that is not my experience with them, therefor that is not the case across the board.

You may have called them and that may have been what they said to you, it does not mean it happens to ever injured animal they come across.

We took 8 king parrots and Rosellas to the local wires office down here after taking them first to the local vet who checked them out, none had broken wings or bones, BTW they were hit by a truck, they were eating seed in the middle of the road, a few were killed but the ones we took to the Vet were only stunned.
The Vet suggested we take them to the local Wires, he said they would be right to release in a day or so and he didn't have the facilities to care for them.
So we took them to Wires and told them what the vet advised, they accepted the birds who were all up and about.
We rang them the next day to ask when they would be released and they told us that they had put them all down just after we left.
So I went and paid a visit to Wires and the excuse was they are territorial and they would not survive, this is after we told Wires that they were injured only 150 metres away when we bought them in, Bastards. Recently we had a female King Parrot mauled by next doors (now deceased) cat and I couldn't catch it(the bird that is), too old and slow, called the local council rangers who transferred me to wires, told them the problem and gave my address and phone number, said they would call back, they didn't called again and I spoke to 3 different people from Wires who assured me they would be out ASAP, that was 6 months ago, still no Wires, the cat got his way and killed the bird (one of many) happy to say it was his last supper.
Wires has equivalent in most states if the mugs down here are an example then the local Vet. is my only port of call, Regards Frank.