by one of our response drivers. It appeared to have a neck that was twice the normal size near the head but then was the normal thickness about 20 cms down to the body. Sara looked to see if the blockage was just weed but despite removing quite a lot it became clear that the problem was more intricate.


So it was off to the vets again. There was something causing the obstruction and despite trying to dislodge it from the mouth eventually it was decided to operate. An incision soon made it possible to remove the wire, floats and line that had caused the blockage and the remaining weed was also removed.


Sara then took a very poorly swan back to our centre in the ambulance complete with a drip to help it recover. Happy to be back at the rescue centre and comfortable with warm blankets, the swan slept. The next day she was up and had


completely cleared her bowl of water and soft food. She was soon much better and went for release.


It will be wonderful when we are able to do more veterinary work on site and save these casualties from the travel that they have to experience to and from the vets.


Glad to be home (above)


Trying to remove blockage from the mouth (left)


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Sara in car with swan still on a drip


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