Eli 7TH August 2011
Eli and his mum were crossing Port Stephens Drive, Anna Bay
NSW...and were hit by a car (it didn’t stop L)..
Mum died instantly.. Eli had been thrown from his mums back and then clipped by
another car.. ( didn’t stop either).. A nice man was just about to get Eli as
the second car came passed... There was
a small mix up in the messages but he finally ended up in the care of Sue Swain..
He was taken to Don Hudson, the vet from Noahs Arc Clinic, the next day and was given the all clear...He weighed 794 grams and only had an abrasion on his chin.... lucky boy...
He needs 6 Supplementary feeds per day... His formula needs to include colostrums ( very expensive)..Sleeps in a pouch( in a basket) and temperature is monitored....Has a “lamby” to hold as his mum..
He was taken to Don Hudson, the vet from Noahs Arc Clinic, the next day and was given the all clear...He weighed 794 grams and only had an abrasion on his chin.... lucky boy...
He needs 6 Supplementary feeds per day... His formula needs to include colostrums ( very expensive)..Sleeps in a pouch( in a basket) and temperature is monitored....Has a “lamby” to hold as his mum..
UPDATE: 11-8-11
UPDATE: 11-8-11
Basket put into a cot with logs... went straight onto logs to sit..feeding well eating heaps of leaf...
Basket put into a cot with logs... went straight onto logs to sit..feeding well eating heaps of leaf...
UPDATE: 3-9-11
UPDATE: 3-9-11
4 weeks in care Weight 492 grams.. eating lots of leaf climbing and inquisitive...4 Supplementary feeds per day..
4 weeks in care Weight 492 grams.. eating lots of leaf climbing and inquisitive...4 Supplementary feeds per day..
UPDATE:7-9-11
UPDATE:7-9-11
Just doing fine...
Just doing fine...
UPDATE: 17-9-11
UPDATE: 17-9-11
Weight 1629g ...into cage now.. a big boy !
Weight 1629g ...into cage now.. a big boy !
UPDATE: 23-9-11
UPDATE: 23-9-11
Hanging around....
Hanging around....
UPDATE: 1-10-11
UPDATE: 1-10-11
Weight: 1900g
Weight: 1900g
UPDATE: 8-10-11
UPDATE: 8-10-11
Weight: 2.0 kg....Having 3 feeds per day, very active loves his time out on porch..
Playing with my friend MG
Weight: 2.0 kg....Having 3 feeds per day, very active loves his time out on porch..
Playing with my friend MG
UPDATE: 17-10-11
UPDATE: 17-10-11
Weight: 2.3 kg... about to be weaned LJLJ
Weight: 2.3 kg... about to be weaned LJLJ
UPDATE 30-10-11
UPDATE 30-10-11
Weight: 2.5 kg
Weight: 2.5 kg
MG and I play inside as well
UPDATE: 7-11-11
UPDATE: 7-11-11
Weight: 2.6 kg.. 3 months in care.. He is a chubby bubby.. cute and round.. Was a good boy for his microchip...
Weight: 2.6 kg.. 3 months in care.. He is a chubby bubby.. cute and round.. Was a good boy for his microchip...
UPDATE 14-11-11
Mum and dad let me play on the veranda before i went to Port Macquarie Koala Hospital
UPDATE: 14-11-11
UPDATE: 14-11-11
Taken to Port Macquarie Koala Hospital by Geoff and Betty Bartlett. Here he will to learn to be a koala..... Climb big trees and be with other koala .... Play, fight and defend himself... Learn how to survive in the bush.. He was the only koala in the rehab so I hope it is not too long before he is joined by someone else..
Taken to Port Macquarie Koala Hospital by Geoff and Betty Bartlett. Here he will to learn to be a koala..... Climb big trees and be with other koala .... Play, fight and defend himself... Learn how to survive in the bush.. He was the only koala in the rehab so I hope it is not too long before he is joined by someone else..
When the staff at Port Maquarie are happy that he has learned as much as he can they will ring HKPS. The carer, Sue, will drive up and bring him home... he will be released immediately , in a safe area within a 2 km radius of where he was found.....
UPDATE 11.12.11
UPDATE 11.12.11
At this point in time he is still the only Joey in residence...
At this point in time he is still the only Joey in residence...
UPDATE 16-12-11
My friend Baby grace has come to stay with me.
Aunty Fran took these photos of me to show mum im okay
grace was hiding i didn`t know she was there !
Aunty Fran took these photos of me to show mum im okay
grace was hiding i didn`t know she was there !
20/4/2012
Hi Everyone. We went for a big drive today and picked up three koalas
from Portmacquarie koala hospital Ava had been up there for treatment for wet bottom and was all
better. She was released back home in Boat Harbour, and didn't seem all that
impressed at first, but eventually climbed up very high. Better to see I
suppose.
The there was Eli & Mg who had been up there for 6 months and 5 months. Eli
weighed 3.7kg and MG was 3.4kg.
We released them at a property at Boat Harbour. Cheyne had suggested that we buddy them up on
release, so we put them in the same tree. They have spent the last five
months in the same tree together and I thought it wouldn't be a scary for
them if they were together. It was rather wet under foot as you can see by
photos. They were acting like they didn't know what they were supposed to be
doing, just to make everyone worry. There was an ants nest half way up the
tree and they are still trying to figure out how to get around it to get up
higher in the tree. Rod is checking on them this arvo and I will go and look
in the morning. Thanks to Loreto & Carmel who came to keep me company and
awake. And thanks to the film crew as well. Good result with a mass release.
Cheers Sue
from Portmacquarie koala hospital Ava had been up there for treatment for wet bottom and was all
better. She was released back home in Boat Harbour, and didn't seem all that
impressed at first, but eventually climbed up very high. Better to see I
suppose.
The there was Eli & Mg who had been up there for 6 months and 5 months. Eli
weighed 3.7kg and MG was 3.4kg.
We released them at a property at Boat Harbour. Cheyne had suggested that we buddy them up on
release, so we put them in the same tree. They have spent the last five
months in the same tree together and I thought it wouldn't be a scary for
them if they were together. It was rather wet under foot as you can see by
photos. They were acting like they didn't know what they were supposed to be
doing, just to make everyone worry. There was an ants nest half way up the
tree and they are still trying to figure out how to get around it to get up
higher in the tree. Rod is checking on them this arvo and I will go and look
in the morning. Thanks to Loreto & Carmel who came to keep me company and
awake. And thanks to the film crew as well. Good result with a mass release.
Cheers Sue
