part of the reason I'm not immediately documenting my volunteering today is that it was pretty dull, really. the only thing of note that happened was kind of a downer. oh, except maybe for the story of the great horned owl that was brought in "because it was eating a snake"???? it's also got some damaged tailfeathers and is having difficulty flying, but seems otherwise completely healthy.
non-explicit animal death & badstuff
the downer was a Cooper's hawk whose condition was deteriorating and had to be put down. I glanced in while I was cleaning the bird ward and he looked angry and alert, but he seemed to have a fracture or break in his spine somewhere, and was having increasing trouble breathing. :(
also they got a baby skunk, which is rare; its prognosis is very mixed, and they do better with siblings, but we don't have any for this one.
