Look what I found in the CHOOK PEN!!!

So, I was checking the chooks and the mums & bubs, topping up water and food, giving the others a pat etc etc while Michael was having a sleep.

After I had finished, I happened to glance down at the base of the confier tree and YUK saw a dead rat.

Yukky I thought, it look to have a bit of blood around its mouth. Then I looked again & thought hmmm that doesn't look like a rat. Peered down and had a closer look and thought......

Oh NO, its a dead baby ring tail possum. Poor little thing, i'll go and get a plastic bag and put it in the bin. Whilst I was peering down...............

I SAW IT BREATHE!!!!!!

OMG, IT IS ALIVE!!!!!!

I bolted to the house and grabbed a towel. Quickly picked it up - wet, freezing cold and half dead and wrapped it in the towel. Bolted back inside the house. Quickly found my wheat pack and chucked it in the microwave for 1.30mins. Raced to the recycle bin and pulled out one of Alex's shoe boxes she had put in there, pulled open the cupboard and grabbed a handtowel. Put the wheatpack in the box and put the handtowel over it and carefully placed the wet and cold little bubba in the box and covered it up.

Immediately it snuggled in to the warmth (it was freezing cold). I called WIRES and they told me to take it to the local vet. I called the local vet and advised them that I would be there when Michael woke up.

By now it had warmed up and was much more alive!!! I checked it over & it seemed the blood may have come from a scrape on the nose. Its fur was drying and becoming fluffy.

Poor little baby. The vets said it was very little (it was about the size of a rat). They said they would check it over and call WIRES if it was ok. I hope it is saved........... it seemed to pick up after some TLC from me. With a good feed, I hope it will survive.