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Gets Wheels
 Wylie
Gets Wheels
by Angela Grimes, Executive Director
Wylie, a three-legged sheep who lost one of
his limbs to a predator a few months ago, now wheels about
the Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR) sanctuary in
Kendalia in his custom-built wheelchair.
Wylie was a tiny lamb when he first arrived
at WRR. After several months of care by our veterinary staff,
he grew into a robust and healthy sheep whose three legs were
unable to support his 80 pounds of weight, and he became increasingly
immobile. After extensive research, a solution was found to
help Wylie get back on his feet.
Even though Wylie was deemed by specialists
as having little chance of recuperation, the WRR staff made
casts of Wylie's front legs. The casts were sent to an equine
specialist in New York, who used the casts as models to frame
braces that would stabilize his front legs. Without a mechanism
to help Wylie move, the braces hold little value, so we had
a wheelchair custom made for the disabled sheep. Wylie is
now able to roam and play to his heart's content with his
best friend, Puddin, a goat who also lives with a physical
disability.
For over thirty years now, WRR has been bringing
hope to many species of native and non-native animals. WRR's
200-acre sanctuary is also home to hundreds of animals commonly
found on farms. Wylie is just one of those animals. Although
some might wonder at going to this much trouble for a single
sheep, at WRR we believe that all lives are special and deserve
respect and assistance as needed. We don't turn our backs
on any animal or person, and do our utmost to find them the
help that can make a big difference in their lives.
Media Coverage
Custom
Cart Allows Sheep With Three Legs To Walk Again
by 69 News, WFMZ-TV
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Help
for three-legged sheep
by CNN
Monday, July 13, 2009
Three-Legged
Sheep Now Has Wheels
Press Release by Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation
Friday, July 10, 2009
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