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Case ReportsA Mother Opossum: we learned something new!
A Mother Opossum: we learned something new!
A nursing mother opossum was attacked by a dog one night, and was brought into the Wildlife Clinic for treatment the next day. Our original plan was to anesthetize her, remove her babies (attached to her nipples inside her pouch), so that we could effectively clean out her wounds. 
Once under anesthesia, we quickly abandoned the plan. Her nipples were long and thin, like fishing lines; pulling her babies off could cause serious damage. Also, we were not sure we could re-attach the babies after the procedure. 
The mother and baies stayed with us while she was on antibiotics. We watched her babies grow while her wounds healed. The entire family was returned to the same location after 14 days of hospitalization.
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