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Kevin, the mountain brushtail, or Bobuck, was brought in from the local area after suffering some kind of neurological problem as well as a skin disease. He had maggotts in areas of moist dermatitis and was unable to use his limbs or sit up unsupported. We are unsure what happened to him, but after some antiinflammatory medication, among other things, and some intensive supportive care (lots of fruit smoothies with rice cereal), he has improved well. A week later, he can now walk and eat solid food cut up into small pieces and his skin looks great. So far though he doesn't seem able to see very well and can't hold food and manipulate it in his hands but he has made great progress in only seven days. We will continue to support him through his recovery and hope that whatever happened (I am suspicious of some kind of toxin) it will eventually work its way out of his system. He had absolutely no sign of trauma to his body so all the common causes of neurological problems eg. cars, dogs, electrocution, were ruled out. We would love it if Kevin could go back to living on the property of the concerned resident, Danyale, that brought him to us (and her husband who named him!). :P
Almost a year on, Kevin still lives with us as a permanent member of the Lone Pine crew! He never recovered to the point of being able to cope with the world out in the wild. He happily lives in an aviary and we hope to have him on display soon, to help educate people about mountain brushtail possums. He is such a beautiful and fascinating animal, it will be lovely to bring people in close contact with him. He LOVES his food, I'm not sure where he puts it all..... and we hope to introduce him to a female called "Myrtle" soon <3 The hospital staff are particularly attached to Kevin <3
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