By Lorraine Aubert | Executive Director
Imagine trying to hunt for food when you're blind and then unable to fly because you can't see. Animal Control was called about a duck laying in the Jack in the Box drive-thru and cars were having to manuever around him. Animal Control called Lorraine at Pacific Waterfowl Rescue (PWR) to ask for help. Volunteer Kate picked the little guy up at the shelter and brought him to the rescue. Upon exam, we found a very thin duck with a cataract in one eye and a very damaged globe injury in the other. He didn't move around much and it was obvious that he couldn't see. When he was shown food and water, he ate like he hadn't eaten in weeks. It was obvious that we needed to get him to Medical Center For Birds for evaluation and treatment.
Unfortunately, Otter needed removal of the bad eye. He received the very best of treatment by Dr. Speer and Dr. Murphy at Medical Center For Birds. Knowing that Otter would be permanently disabled, Lorraine was concerned he may not do well at the rescue. Otter needed to live in a home with other disabled ducks. Doojie, a disabled duck from PWR had been previously adopted by a loving couple living in the same city as the vet office. The couple had also adopted Winston (not from PWR), a duck unable to walk, as a friend for Doojie. Lorraine contacted them about possibly fostering Otter while he was recovering from surgery and because he would need frequent rechecks at the vet.
Otter's foster family had a nice, comfy bed ready for him. He was introduced to Doojie and Winston. Doojie didn't seem to care too much but Winston liked him immediately. Otter and Winston take baths together and have become best friends. His foster mom believes it was meant to be. Winston is unable to walk, Otter is unable to see. Winston is giving Otter the gift of his sight while Otter is giving Winston the gift of being able to walk. After surgery, Otter became very active and we now know that he was experiencing a lot of pain. He is a healthy, happy duck again and will likely be adopted by his foster family and become a permanent member of the family. This makes our heart leap!
The donations given through our Global Giving project allow us to provide the very best of veterinary care and treatment for our birds. We are very grateful to our donors who are #WaterfowlWarrior's and help us rehabilitate sick and injured ducks and geese so that they can adopted to forever homes.
By Lorraine Aubert | Executive Director
By Lorraine Aubert | Executive Director
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