Menagerie

This week's rotation is Shelter Medicine, which is 5 mornings of various activities at the county humane society.

This morning was wildlife care and rehabilitation. Here are some of the animals I helped care for:

- 65 adult squirrels
- 3 neonatal squirrels
- Wild rabbit
- Muskrat
- Rooster
- Mallard ducks
- Coyotes
- Pigeons
- Albino dove
- Robin
- Small songbird (can't remember what species)
- Turtles
- Anoles
- Geckos
- Salamanders
- Anoles
- Mice
- Parakeets
- Lovebirds
- Snakes
- Iguana

Yep, I am ready to get back to dogs and cats. I hope I never have to replace the water bowl in a snake's tank again!

(The 64 adult squirrels living in outdoor enclosures until they can be released in the spring were definitely the cutest... we prepared their daily diet [corn on the cob, fresh apples, grapes, nuts, and squirrel pellets] and it was totally adorable to watch them eat. The hardest part of wildlife rehab was that 95% of the animals are intended to be released back into the wild, so you're not supposed to play with them or talk to them...)