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They started to carefully cut the gut
Daddy goose reunited with his family and
which was restricting the blood supply able to protect his goslings and their Mom!
to the goose’s foot. The sudden flow of
blood back into its foot was really painful. WILD SERVE is a registered NPO. I have
They then started the difficult process of worked on other safe captures with Dirk.
removing the fishhooks out of its flesh. He relies solely on community donations to
Awful and so painful. be able to continue serving the needs of all
wildlife in our province.
Dirk consulted with two vets the following
day to check that the nasty gash from the Please help him to cover the vets' bills and
fishing gut and an unusual lump that had medication administered for this rescue.
developed below that gash weren’t going
to cause the goose to lose its leg. Meds and Visit the Wild Serve website or Facebook
a slow-acting anti-inflammatory were given page to see the various ways you can make
and the prognosis is now positive. The a very welcome donation to this crucial
goose will most likely walk with a limp but organisation.
will swim and fly normally.
Donations can go to Wild Serve at:
RELEASE OF DADDY GOOSE ON https://linktr.ee/wildserve
SATURDAY, 12 MARCH 2022
Many residents passed the spot of the Or to the vet:
capture and expressed their interest and Radiokop Animal Clinic
concern. They mentioned that they had tried Nedbank Business Northrand
to help the injured goose. Dirk and Caleb Branch Code 14690500
invited everyone to the release on Saturday, Acc # 1469 026 686
12 March. It was heart-warming to see Swift code is NEDSAZAJJ
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