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Hope the
Otter Cub
Our first orphan of the year was an without food for so long as she was
otter cub called Afon. Once weaned practically a skeleton. Given fluids
he went down to the Otter and Owl and kept in an incubator, she slowly
Sanctuary to be with another otter. came back to life. Dahlia called her
Almost as soon as he had gone a Hope and it was wonderful to watch
second one arrived. This tiny cub was her start to preen and play as her
found on the side of the River Exe. strength slowly built up although
In fact, the lady who found her she slept almost solidly for a week,
thought she was dead, it was only just taking milk and then going back
that she caught a glint in the eye of to sleep.
the cub that she even gave it a Kept in the kitchen, I was able to
second glance. watch over her and by her second
Incredibly emaciated and week Hope was in the Cubby Hole
dehydrated the cub was only saved and enjoying scampering around the
by being taken to the lady’s home, kitchen when it was time to clean her
where her daughter Dahlia nursed her out. It was soon time for her to eat
through the night. The cub then came fish and to start her swimming
through to us. She must have been lessons in the bath. I have never seen
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