Page 101 - Hillside Anniversay Newsletter

Something Amazing... Wild

Earlier in the year we collected a deer who had
broken her leg after she had fallen in a road
drain. Our vet advised that, although the leg
could not be saved, the muntjac doe could
manage well with three legs and operated to
remove the damaged limb. She recovered well
and was soon mobile again.

She has become extremely tame and is a delight
to have around and often comes up for a scratch
under her chin.

After all the trauma she has been through, she
surprised us by giving birth to a healthy fawn.
Having been rescued in April, she was obviously at
the beginning of a seven month gestation period.

Oh Deer...
What can the matter be?

We were called out to another young
deer who had been injured and, in panic,
run into Norwich’s biggest shopping
centre,The Castle Mall. We collected her
from the ladies’ toilets, where staff had

ushered her for
safety.
Back at the
Sanctuary, she
soon recovered
after receiving
veterinar y
treatment .