Something isn’t right (Patreon)

The new Opossum has been with us a few days now and I’m noticing more and more that he’s just off. I usually have nothing but praise for FWMA and I don’t want to say anything bad about them, but I’m pretty upset that he’s been in their care for months and is in this condition.

When he was handed off to me it was implied that he was healthy and just neurological. They let me know that he spins which is typical for neuro intakes, that he was messy, and slightly under weight. It wasn’t until I actually arrived to pick him up that they let me know he also had a staph infection.

When I got him home I could feel how skinny he was. He’s very boney, but eating well. They said they had recently had him treated for round worm and that since doing so he’s started putting on more weight.

Yesterday, I let him sleep in the enclosure because they weren’t joking when they said he was messy. Keeping him inside is a bit of a nightmare since he spins in his food and his poop tracking it all over the room. When I went out to check on him in the morning he was shivering in a corner and not very responsive. It was chilly out, but not cold.

I brought him inside and warmed him up, but he’s continued to shake through the day.

I ended up messaging the staff at FWMA to see if this was typical for him and she said she had seen him tremble like this before, but usually not for long periods. After I told her I let him sleep outside her response was this, “I kept him inside a lot because hed often be weird in the morning. If you put him out in a blanket he’ll stay there but if you just stick him in the enclosure he won’t seek out warmth.” Which upset me because that’s something that should have come up when sending him home with me. Especially since I had mentioned him having an enclosure multiple times.

We’re going to head to the vet tomorrow to get him a full work up and culture his ears to verify that he’s on the right medication. I’m hoping I can get him on the right track soon.