He thought the deer was giving up on life. But then this happened…

by pawbuzz on in Animals 24

Deer rescues are always the most intense and rewarding ones, and this one is no exception. We were called out to check a female roe deer who was hit by a car.

She had a few deep cuts on her head, so Simon decided to take her back to the hospital. Time is of the essence with deer, as they suffer from capture myopathy, which is a complex disease associated with the capture or handling of any wild animal.

A deer can die of capture myopathy when too stressed. For that reason, Emma, our vet, quickly stitched the wounds and rushed back with Simon to where the deer was found. Once in the woods, the deer was struggling to stand up and was showing no will to live. After a lot of effort from Simon to keep her up, she managed to stand on her own, but failed to take her first steps…

Watch the amazing rescue all the way to the emotional ending.



24 thoughts on “He thought the deer was giving up on life. But then this happened…”

  9. Kathy Villone

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    Wow that was amazing. It’s hard to know if what you are doing is right, but I think you did a great humane thing. The poor baby must have a head ache for sure. Hope he or she will be okay.

  11. Kelly Fallon Furtado

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    It’s really difficult to determine whether human intervention is right or wrong. But in cases like this, I think it was absolutely necessary &
    happy that he was successful. What a kind man to continue to put injured, wild animals
    before his own feelings when he knows better than anyone that sometimes the ending can break your heart. God bless this man & the work he does.

  12. Kelly Fallon Furtado

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    It’s really difficult to determine whether human intervention is right or wrong. But in cases like this, I think it was absolutely necessary & I’m happy that he was successful.
    What a kind man to continue to put injured, wild animals before his own feelings when he knows better than anyone that sometimes the ending can break your heart. God bless this man & the work he does.

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