@marlboromaam in 2018 a dog bit him on the rump and the puncture wound became infected. it abscessed and blew open - very nasty. I have no dogs, but he was already often on my property.
I caught him and he spent 2 months in hospital and nearly died several times, due to complications caused by the stress being in captivity gave him!
On release, by law, we have to place a tag in the ear of koalas that have been in care. a few months after release he somehow ripped the tag out of his ear and you can see the result clearly.
Well he’s a ruggedly handsome one! I was bitten by a dog when I was 4 or 5, my arm got infected too. My dr. told mother that a dog’s mouth is very dirty and infections from dog bites were common. She was mad because they didn’t say anything about that when she took me in for the bite.
I caught him and he spent 2 months in hospital and nearly died several times, due to complications caused by the stress being in captivity gave him!
On release, by law, we have to place a tag in the ear of koalas that have been in care. a few months after release he somehow ripped the tag out of his ear and you can see the result clearly.