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Gosling With A Broken Foot
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Jun 26 2012
05:38:28 PM
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http://www.sugarglider.com/glidergossip/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=43862 in my thread just rescued an easter duckling i brought up the injured gosling that is in our pond.
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right now im watching a gosling with a hurt foot and giving it food. its parent is still around. the foot should get better on its own its happen to my ducks before, its the stupid snapping turtles >.<

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im now looking for someone to come rescue the gosling. i have emailed 2 people so far. i got a closer look at it today and i can see that its very badly broken and swollen. but i dont have a good feeling about being able to get help. there is probably some reason they cant help it or tell us to just to do it ourselves or something like they did with the fox. but there is no way i can catch it on my own since its in the pond.

got a call from one of the rescues but they dont have any volunteers that can come out to pick it up but they found that they had one volunteer in my area but they are inactive so just waiting to see if they can get in touch with them. we are not able to make the drive to the rescue since the car is acting weird and dad has the good car but is gone all day(comes home at 8 or 10pm). But i just put an ad out on crigslist to see if i could find anyone who could drive it there. catching it wont be a problem anymore. i been feeding it so it comes over when i feed the ducks. if anything at least i know its not suffering on an empty stomach. not to sure what ill do if this doesnt work out. the other rescue only does mammals and sent me to the rescue i cant get to.

please keep the poor gosling in your thoughts. i may hate geese with a passion but i cant stand seeing one injured nor would i ever hurt one. maybe later ill get pictures of it.
Edited by - shadow on Jun 26 2012 05:39:42 PM
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Jun 26 2012
06:48:46 PM
Catman Goose Catcher GliderMap Gliderpedia Editor Visit Catman's Photo Album CO, USA 2670 Posts
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Is it broken or does it have fishing line embedded in its leg?
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Jun 26 2012
07:36:45 PM
shadow Goofy Gorillatoes GliderMap Gliderpedia Editor Visit shadow's Photo Album MO, USA 2332 Posts
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its broken there is no doubt about it. it is very very broken. its so hard to look at it. :( i feel bad for the gosling.
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Jun 27 2012
06:24:57 PM
shadow Goofy Gorillatoes GliderMap Gliderpedia Editor Visit shadow's Photo Album MO, USA 2332 Posts
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still no response from the rescue or the CL ad. : (
not sure how well you can tell the size from the picture but its a pretty big snapping turtle and there was another one in the water. we think its what broke the gosling's leg. everyone once in a while we will see a duck limping but they get better after a few days its never anything major like this.
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Jun 27 2012
08:48:06 PM
Catman Goose Catcher GliderMap Gliderpedia Editor Visit Catman's Photo Album CO, USA 2670 Posts
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Shadow,thats a red-eared slider or a painted turtle, I think a painted turtle(no red ear), that shell is was to smooth to be a snapping turtle. Turtles(both snappers and painted) have a nasty sharp bite and usually keep what ever they bite. If the ducks leg is just broken and doesn't have a big piece missing, I doubt a turtle did it.

Here is a list of wildlife rehabbers by state.Some times you have to call a few before you get any action.

http://www.wildliferehabber.org/st_disp_list.php
Edited by - Catman on Jun 27 2012 09:06:49 PM
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Jun 27 2012
08:49:56 PM
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Can you get a picture of the duck and its leg?
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Jun 28 2012
08:51:56 PM
shadow Goofy Gorillatoes GliderMap Gliderpedia Editor Visit shadow's Photo Album MO, USA 2332 Posts
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sorry just seen this. well im hoping i can talk my dad into bringing it to the rescue this weekend. ill see if i can get a picture tomorrow but it depends on if it gets out of the water and how much of a pain the 2 family of geese and their goslings are being. thanks for the links ill try them.
the gosling is still doing pretty well besides having the broken leg. but have not seen it get out of the water lately so not sure.
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