A newborn fawn, whom we named, "Stinky," was found brutally injured on the side of a road next to his deceased mother. His mom had been tragically hit by a vehicle, causing his spontaneous birth. A good samaritan passer-by found "Stinky" and took him home. A short time later, the DNR was contacted and they brought him over to us (Wildthunder Wildlife & Animal Rehabilitation and Sanctuary) " Wildthunder W.A.R.S. " for evaluation and treatment. At the time of his arrival, "Stinky" had severe diarrhea - from being fed calf replacer formula, he had extensive head trauma and facial fractures. He smelled horribly of necrotic tissues and had maggots crawling through his fur. The awful stench that came from this little guy was how he earned his unique name, "Stinky!"

I contacted a local veterinarian who cares for fawns; she agreed to take a look at him. It was obvious Stinky was in pretty rough shape, however, he had such a fighting-spirit, that even the veterinarian took notice, so we set about doing all that we could do for this little guy. We cleaned him up, she gave him some medications, and for many days and many nights - it was-touch-and-go, at best.

The first few days were the most frightening. He was quiet, the swelling was bad, and he had an infection. I had to trickle milk down his throat, little-by-little, every few hours around the clock to get him some nutrition and hydration.

Each day I saw his strength and appetite improve; I flushed his wounds and cleaned off the dead tissue...

... and I watched him grow and watched him heal.

The wounds slowly improved.

Then came the next big step: Outside into the big-wide-world for the first time since his birth!

He adapted very fast to his new environment; he continued to rapidly grow and heal - just as we wanted to see.

...And then the big day came. The day of his release into the big-wide-world!

Stinky and his friend checking everything out before running free.

The final release is our ultimate goal..

At Wildthunder Wildlife & Animal Rehabilitation and Sanctuary, (W.a.r.s.) our ultimate goal following treatment and rehabilitation of these animals, is to re introduce them to, and eventually release them back into their natural environments - allowing them a second chance at life in the wild .

-WILDTHUNDER WILDLIFE & ANIMAL REHABILITATION AND SANCTUARY- "Wildthunder W.A.R.S"

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Rehabilitation is done voluntarily and on donations .

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