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denBek and Coach are fine. Don't panic
Looks like it's time for the learner-flyer broadnosed bats to take to the air. I had two calls this morning; both for juvenile broadnoses.
The first was holding her left wing at an odd angle. It took me an instant of examination over the flashlight to know she'd never fly. Just above her elbow was a massive blood clot and I could see the ends of the upper-arm bone. I had to euthanase her.
The second broadnose has been with the lady since last night. Apparently she heard a soft 'donk' on the window. When she investigated she found a groggy bat sitting on the sill, so she caught it before the cats could, put it in a pillow case and hung it in the bathroom.* There appears to be nothing wrong with Donk** but I will be keeping her for a few days to see if complecations set in.
*This is the proper thing to do. The bathroom is cool and generally dark, and not often visited. Bats don't need to be kept warm.
** Any other name will be considered.
Looks like it's time for the learner-flyer broadnosed bats to take to the air. I had two calls this morning; both for juvenile broadnoses.
The first was holding her left wing at an odd angle. It took me an instant of examination over the flashlight to know she'd never fly. Just above her elbow was a massive blood clot and I could see the ends of the upper-arm bone. I had to euthanase her.
The second broadnose has been with the lady since last night. Apparently she heard a soft 'donk' on the window. When she investigated she found a groggy bat sitting on the sill, so she caught it before the cats could, put it in a pillow case and hung it in the bathroom.* There appears to be nothing wrong with Donk** but I will be keeping her for a few days to see if complecations set in.
*This is the proper thing to do. The bathroom is cool and generally dark, and not often visited. Bats don't need to be kept warm.
** Any other name will be considered.
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Date: 14 Jan 2002 22:24 (UTC)Bek's got a fan club? :)
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Date: 14 Jan 2002 22:31 (UTC)no subject
Date: 14 Jan 2002 22:32 (UTC)no subject
Date: 15 Jan 2002 07:39 (UTC)no subject
Date: 15 Jan 2002 00:48 (UTC)Donk?
Date: 15 Jan 2002 01:00 (UTC)Re: Donk?
Date: 15 Jan 2002 13:56 (UTC)no subject
Date: 15 Jan 2002 04:35 (UTC)Poor Batty, poor bat
It's never easy
Date: 15 Jan 2002 05:55 (UTC)I like the name Donk and I think you should keep it that way.
Sure do miss my bats from the old apartment complex; there don't seem to be any living around my new house. Lovely creatures, excellent company at night, and they eat the mosquitos.
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Date: 15 Jan 2002 08:30 (UTC)Bad guy: You shoulda got a gun instead of a beer.
Good guy (sitting and sipping fosters casually): I don't need a gun, I got a Donk.
Bad guy: *laughs* A what?
Donk (big guy): *appears and grabs the bad guy's gun away from him from behind* Donk! *punches bad guy out*
It's a perfect name Batty *grins* especially if she's a fiesty one!
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Date: 15 Jan 2002 15:33 (UTC)Donk is a great name and it keeps with the alphabetical thing!
Wave at Bek for me :)