It’s not every day you see a faw piebald deer. However, a kind-hearted map probably saw this great beauty… but also had the opportunity to save little faw.
Upon seeing the deer, the citizen quickly realized that the beautiful baby was covered in flies and maggots. Fortunately, he recognized that an animal covered in maggots almost always suffers distress and immediate death.
The map called Connie Hall in Magnolia Fawn гeѕсᴜe, a wildlife rehabilitator and 501c3 charity. They advised her to pick up the faw and get him to the hospital as quickly as possible.
Upon arrival at the hospital, Copie reported that the animal was “extremely dehydrated and weak.” She quickly removed all the worms, gave him fluids to treat his dehydration, and placed him in an incubator to warm him to a normal body temperature.
The faw, whom she named Kitchi, was so weak that he couldn’t even nurse from a bottle. She had to feed him for a while while she regained her strength. After a period of feeding time, Kitchi finally became strong enough to start drinking from her own baby’s bottle.
Connie posted in his latest Kitchi update that “He has overcome so much but he is getting stronger every day and is doing so well that he graduated from Deer Bar.”
The Deer Bar is where the strongest families graduate to living in small groups once they have grown older and stronger.
Magolia Fawn’s team receives a number of piebald fawps each year, in addition to the typical coloring you see on fawps. The team’s goal is to save and bring as many of these bugs back to life as possible. They also work to educate the public on when a piglet needs saving, and to help the piglet get back to its mother.
Please remember that if you see a faw that you expect, you should not automatically assume it has passed. Healthy faws will remain still to avoid detection and wait for their mother to return to them. However, if a faw has visible spots, is covered in flies, looks like a deceased doe, has the tips of its ears curled up, or walks around crying, you should contact your nearest wildlife rehabilitator for further instructions or interventions.
