Winnie's exciting update

This is why it is just as important to treat our kangaroos in exactly the same way as we might treat a million dollar horse – with compassion, exquisite care and perserverance!

Do you remember when Winnie, a Red kangaroo, came home on 8th August 2010 with a prolapsed pouch. Poor girl, if you scroll down this page to "Winnie's ordeal" dated October 12, 2010 you can see the sack is full of fluid and hanging heavily. You will read the whole story and see some pictures but here I'd like to just retell her story briefly then add the latest news!!

Of course when she initially came home there was mention that she might have to be ‘put out of her misery’.

She had 9 visits from the vet altogether over the next 6 weeks. He had to cut into her and clean away infection.

It would have been awful for her and very invasive. She had to live in singlets which were taped onto her to prevent her from taking off the dressings (see the picture in the post October 2010). She would have liked to lick herself and clean herself.

She had to have so much anaesthetic, so many injections as well as lots of medicines and supplements.
She had to be confined to a yard instead of being in the wild with her family and friends.

Finally on Wednesday 15th September the vet came for the last time. He removed all the dressings! She had sores where the dressings had been too (you can see her licking one in the October2010 post).

She was now free to go and as you can imagine there was relief and happiness all round!!

On July 8th this year, my birthday, Winnie came home to show me something very special!

There, poking out of her pouch was her baby!

Her joey, strong and healthy and nearly 7 months old.

A big welcome to BJ (Bundle of Joy).

This photo was taken on 24th July 2011


Today I saw Winnie with BJ hopping beside her. With them was a big handsome male Red. BJ must be 8 months old and it is obviously time for him to leave the pouch, for Winnie to give birth to the next little embryo and then to remate with this big buck.

© Susie Rowe