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Our Inspectorate team received a call from workers at a site where a 10-week old little black and white kitten had its head stuck in a drainage hole of a large steel bin. The workers had attempted to push the kitten through, and then pull the kitten out, and in so doing had covered the poor little kitten in detergent in an attempt to lubricate her enough to be pulled out. Unfortunately they had failed in their attempts to free the kitten from the hole.
Inspector Coulter attended the site and was also unable to dislodge the kitten. Inspector Coulter called the Oakleigh Metropolitan Fire Brigade who attended with two fire and rescue trucks fully manned, and still the kitten could not be dislodged.
Senior Inspector Weston then attended with RSPCA veterinarian James who sedated the already-exhausted kitten. Still they could not remove the kitten from the hole as they feared that their attempts to free the kitten may break her tiny neck.
The fire brigade team was then able to use some of its heavy rescue equipment to cut away some of the steel bin. This was enough for us to remove the kitten and quickly transport her to the RSPCA veterinary clinic.
The kitten was found to be suffering from severe shock and was quickly warmed and placed on a drip. After her 3° night stuck in her predicament and her drenching with detergent and oil, she then enjoyed a big feed and a sponge bath. We believe the kitten was a stray as she had no identification and was is not desexed. Following her rescue, she had a full recovery.
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At 9:30pm on Saturday, 13 January, RSPCA Inspector Linney received a call to say a calf or cow was stuck in mud in a paddock in Berwick.
When Inspector Linney arrived at the property, she located the animal and discovered that it was a cow stuck in mud. She contacted the State Emergency Service who arrived at midnight. There was no house on the property and there was little ambient lighting.
After fixing a harness to the cow, she was winched out of the mud and spent about five minutes on the ground resting before standing. Even on the ground she began to eat some grass, as she was obviously very hungry. The time was now about 1.30am Sunday morning.
Inspector Linney checked the cow and, except for being very muddy, found that she was alright.
Once on her feet, she walked over and began grazing.
Inspector Linney went back on Sunday afternoon to check on the welfare of the cow and noted that she was still very muddy, but her teats were clean; Inspector Linney then discovered that that she had a calf by her side! A very happy ending to the rescue.
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On 31 January, 2007 at 10:30am, Inspector Hambridge & Inspector Hughes arrived at a residence in Chirnside Park to assist them with their horse which was stuck in the creek that runs through the 40-acre property.
The Mare named Bonnie was stuck in the muddy creek and absolutely exhausted. The residents and a neighbour had being trying to free her but had not succeeded. The neighbour was already in the mud trying to put carpet underneath the mare's legs to give her a foothold so that she could haul herself up - which was a good idea to start with. After trying this approach it became evident that the mare was just too tired.
Both Inspectors organised for the neighbour to cut down the shrubbery on the embankment in this area with his chainsaw. They could then get the caretaker of the horse, to get his tractor to lift Bonnie out. After they freed Bonnie's offside foreleg, which was pinned under a branch in the creek, they went ahead and organised the sling to be placed under her belly.
Our Inspectors and the neighbour placed the sling under the horse and Inspector Hughes organised the ropes from the embankment. The resident and caretaker of the horse was asked to use his tractor and after some adjustments to get the horse rescued without injury to either human or horse, they eventually pulled Bonnie out.
Bonnie, exhausted from her ordeal, layed on the ground quietly in the paddock whilst they took the equipment off her. Bonnie sat up after about 10 minutes and after a few attempts to stand, she got up, rather shakily. Inspector Hughes led her to her foal, which suckled straight away, and then he led her to a yard so her caretaker could feed her.
Inspector Hughes advised the caretaker to call their vet to give Bonnie a good check over and then to get her cleaned of all of the murky creek mud. |
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An Inspector received a call regarding a cockatoo that had been sitting in a tree in the same spot for five days and was now hanging upside down. Due to the considerable height of the bird's position the Inspector requested assistance from the Country Fire Authority and a unit from Warrandyte was promptly dispatched.
Upon examination it was clear that the cockatoo had tangled some hay bale around its leg which had got caught on the high branch. Five days of the cockatoo attempting to release itself had resulted in the leg being completely stripped of flesh, exposing the bare bones of the leg. The bird was exhausted, dehydrated and starving.
Seven hours, over 20 people and one front fence later, the cockatoo was released from its stringy entanglement and quickly transported to the RSPCA's veterinary clinic where it was assessed. Consultations between the RSPCA and specialist bird veterinarians led to the decision to amputate the injured leg. After a lengthy recovery at the RSPCA, the bird was sent to a wildlife carer where he continued to be rehabilitated. Our hope was that one day he would be re-released into the wild.
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