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END When he arrived at Stapeley


Grange, our vet team gave him a full examination and found that he was dehydrated, with some signs of neurological abnormalities and also some bleeding in his right eye. He was so dehydrated that we decided to put him on a drip in order to improve his hydration, and he was also given some strong pain relief.


During the next few days he


improved really well, started eating and drinking for himself and was soon able to be taken off the drip. Once he was fully recovered, he was mixed with a group of fox cubs in the outside runs, and was doing well, until recently when he had to come back into the main hospital as he


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This fox cub was admit ted ear lier this summer af ter an unknown t rauma. He was found next to a railway line in Halifax, very lethargic and bleeding f rom the nose.


had some missing fur around one of his eyes. We took samples from this patch to check for mites, which are common in foxes,


but these samples were negative. We did however, get a positive result for ringworm.


Contrary to popular belief,


ringworm is not caused by a worm, but is a fungal infection. It is an infection called a zoonosis, which means it can be spread to people and other animals. With cases of


ringworm, we have to be very careful handling the animals to ensure the infection doesn't spread further. We are able to test for ringworm in our in -house lab - you can see in the picture, the agar plates turn red with white fungal colonies if the sample is positive for ringworm. The fox is undergoing treatment for the infection, and is improving, so hopefully soon he will be reunited with the rest of his group.


clara de cel is (veterinary intern)


STARLING RELEASED FROM BIRD-FEEDER


This juvenile Star ling was brought to Stapeley by member of public that spotted him trapped in a very unusual place - their bird-feeder ! H e was admitted and immediately assessed by our vet team. Unfor tunately, both of his wings were tightly stuck between the cage wires which made it impossible to release them without sedation.


Star lings are very sensitive and


easily stressed birds which made it more challenging to approach. Once he was anaesthetised, the


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vets were able to take him out of the feeder and check for injur ies. Unfor tunately, it looked like he had been trapped for more than a few hours and he required longer veter inary treatment including pain relief and physiotherapy.


The good thing was that


recovery time was shor t enough to release him the same week. One more lesson to learn, don?


outside! al icja pel isiak (Veterinary Officer)


t leave empty feeders


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