We were coming home, Hyia and me, when she said "oh no Mama there are two baby raccoons there on the side of the highway"
so dang it. I pulled into the next station, got a big metal can out of the back that my Mom had given me, grabbed Victor's blanket that we use to put on concrete if we are stuck anywhere and we walked back. After living with raccoons in the attic for a winter I thought they were the most mean creatures to each other that ever existed. They had fought, screamed, yipped, to the point of driving Pepper to madness before they were gone and I did not want to get involved with two babies at one time. But Hyia was almost in tears so I started telling her on the way, do not touch, do not reach down, do not do anything you see me doing until your an adult and understand your safety first ALWAYS. Think where the cars are and so on. As we approached I thought they are dead, they are not moving. She said no they aren't. See their eyes are open. Her eyes being much better than mine. So we approach, I have her go to the outside and come from behind. I put the metal can down and held the lap blanket out like a wall on the other side. One baby is holding the other, curled around it with his arms around the bottom's head and neck. THey stay stock still. I wiggled the blanket a little and the top one got up very reluctantly then shot across the highway, over the 3 foot divider, across the construction and into the weeds. So obviously that one wasn't hurt. The first one crawled into the can, a good sign. I saw no blood. So I covered the can with the blanket and carried it back to the car. Got home put the whole show in the bathtub for lack of anywhere else at the moment (must get er crate) put down a bowl of water, put one little electric candle in the room, turned off the light and backed out. Started making calls. No, no one out here, the only place is across town to the Nature Sanctuary at Lakeside.
feeder yesterday, almost ready to be on his own. I went back in and slide him out of the can to see if anything was broken. He/she crawled up by the faucet and pressed his body agaisnt the wall. So really good sign, nothing seems to be broken, I put a blanket in the can, held it up to him and he crawled back in it. Scared to pieces. So hopefully if everything seems ok in the morning we can release him at hte Nature Sanctuary out here which is what they said to do. If you got a little vibe for yet another one of God's creatures that has to endure what we dish out, he could use it. I know when you drop them off in another raccoon's territory it's bad business, but I am not sure my car which has a problem can make it in this heat ( that goes for me too) across town. There is a vet out here that takes injured and I am waiting for them to get back from lunch. THat's it for today's adventure. I told Hyia she could not go in and talk to him, nothing to seem friendly, and certainly no handling. HE might have a concussion, or something else. There is no diarrhea, no bad odor, no obvious swelling. So I know not else what to do.
so dang it. I pulled into the next station, got a big metal can out of the back that my Mom had given me, grabbed Victor's blanket that we use to put on concrete if we are stuck anywhere and we walked back. After living with raccoons in the attic for a winter I thought they were the most mean creatures to each other that ever existed. They had fought, screamed, yipped, to the point of driving Pepper to madness before they were gone and I did not want to get involved with two babies at one time. But Hyia was almost in tears so I started telling her on the way, do not touch, do not reach down, do not do anything you see me doing until your an adult and understand your safety first ALWAYS. Think where the cars are and so on. As we approached I thought they are dead, they are not moving. She said no they aren't. See their eyes are open. Her eyes being much better than mine. So we approach, I have her go to the outside and come from behind. I put the metal can down and held the lap blanket out like a wall on the other side. One baby is holding the other, curled around it with his arms around the bottom's head and neck. THey stay stock still. I wiggled the blanket a little and the top one got up very reluctantly then shot across the highway, over the 3 foot divider, across the construction and into the weeds. So obviously that one wasn't hurt. The first one crawled into the can, a good sign. I saw no blood. So I covered the can with the blanket and carried it back to the car. Got home put the whole show in the bathtub for lack of anywhere else at the moment (must get er crate) put down a bowl of water, put one little electric candle in the room, turned off the light and backed out. Started making calls. No, no one out here, the only place is across town to the Nature Sanctuary at Lakeside.
feeder yesterday, almost ready to be on his own. I went back in and slide him out of the can to see if anything was broken. He/she crawled up by the faucet and pressed his body agaisnt the wall. So really good sign, nothing seems to be broken, I put a blanket in the can, held it up to him and he crawled back in it. Scared to pieces. So hopefully if everything seems ok in the morning we can release him at hte Nature Sanctuary out here which is what they said to do. If you got a little vibe for yet another one of God's creatures that has to endure what we dish out, he could use it. I know when you drop them off in another raccoon's territory it's bad business, but I am not sure my car which has a problem can make it in this heat ( that goes for me too) across town. There is a vet out here that takes injured and I am waiting for them to get back from lunch. THat's it for today's adventure. I told Hyia she could not go in and talk to him, nothing to seem friendly, and certainly no handling. HE might have a concussion, or something else. There is no diarrhea, no bad odor, no obvious swelling. So I know not else what to do.
