Sunday, November 9, 2008

Alright, it's time all of you met Henry. Henry is the love of my life currently and he is a little silly looking so please don't laugh! He is a young deer who came in as a baby with a horrible deformity. His legs end at the knee and he has little hooflets there but he cannot walk. His mother was accommodating her poor little fawn by lying down to nurse him (normal deer always nurse standing up) and so he was brought here and has been here ever since. After meeting him I really wanted to take him outside because otherwise he basically sits in his cage all day just watching us walk back and forth with his big eyes. So Dara let me take him around in a sling so he can see the outdoors on nice days. Here is a picture of my with my deer purse!

Dara (the owner of the clinic) is trying to figure out a way to rig up something for him to either use as a wheel chair or something that hoists him from above so he can move around. Unfortunately he is a male deer and he already has little antler-etts and will become more agressive :( however right now he is the sweetest little soul you ever met and just wants to lick you and be loved. Here is a video of Henry being adorable:


If you have an idea for how to give him more mobility please feel free to suggest it! I already asked if we could put him on a skateboard :)

Bonus Henry action:

2 comments:

Stephanie/Sproffee said...

The videos don't work. :-(

Henry is adorable.

kj said...

this job is perfect for you. you are silly :)