Yesterday, driving into the property, around noon I came across a wombat at the causeway, not looking too good and as the number one rule for me is - if its out during the day, there is most likely something wrong. Yes, something was definitely wrong. It has a few severe attack injuries which are fly blown even in the cold weather, limping so not running fast at all and severely underweight. So........you do what you do at Sleepy Burrows, catch it. That didn't take too long or much effort which gives me an indication of the state of the animal.
The wombat has turned out to be Barney who went AWOL around January this year if I recall. He is not in a good way and has obviously been struggling out there a bit. Somebody has also gotten hold of him and done some serious damage. He got his antibiotics and is in the studio. He ate copious amounts of food initially and has then slept for over 24 hours solid now. I have just checked on him and still sound asleep BUT has done his business where he sleeps.
This is very unusual for wombats as they are very clean animals. This indicates to me that he is either too sick to get up or was being attacked and bullied so much that he only came out during the day to feed. Not sure which one but the next few days will tell. For now, he is resting and can sleep safely.
Sleepy Burrows is where humans and wombats inhabit the area. It's a place where you never plan anything, life does that for you. You can of course plan your day, but you would have the wildlife laughing at you from afar:).
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