Deers which comes to our clinic require immediate assistance.They are usually individuals who have communication accident, were bitten by dogs or damaged in an attempt to get through the mesh or metal fence. There are also weakened and malnourished individuals as a result of the invasion of internal and external parasites.

First Aid:

When you see a deer lying, which does not rise for a long time or you see blood around, you should never rush to intervene. Reckless moves can make more hurts. Only if an action is carried out slowly and calmly, there are chance of survival. Do not move an animal, do not assume a leash or cord to his neck in order to being drawn into the car. If you need to quickly move the animal out of the way, use a blanket or a piece of foil.Place the animal on it and slowly move towards the way shoulders. The only thing you can do now is call 112 or contact your municipality.It should come an experienced person than (preferably veterinarian), who probably will give the anesthetic to avoid the deterioration of deer during transport . Stress associated with the presence of man can kill. If the animal runs, pneumatic weapon must be used . Due to the specific physiology of the mammal, prolonged exercise (particularly in summer) are fatal.

Young deer occur in the environment in May and June. Do not rashly take them from the area where you find them. The cases when the mother dies and leaves the little ones are really rare. Kids left in the grass - it is a normal situation. What we do to help them and not to condemn the very probable extinction or life for life in captivity?We have to watch a deer baby from afar firstly, even for a few hours. Only when the mother does not appear at the sunset we have the right to consider intervention. Every year there are cases of kid from the mother aimless separations. Remember that even after 24 hours there is a chance that the mother will accept small deer. When this attempt fails we are left with the role of surrogate mother.

Activities for which we should be careful:

• • Veterinarian presention during each intervention is very important. If necessary he will give a sedative or anesthetic. Such action will increase by tens of per cent chance of survival of the animal.

  • Don't try to catch an animal. If it is strong enough that it escapes the long chase especially on a hot day will end with the death of the deer. During escape can also injure or break a limb.

  • Let's be careful with restraining deer. Too violent hold, stretching of limbs and establishment of ties may cause breaks and further injuries.

  • Always cover her eyes. This will save the stress, which is in close contact with man.

  • During transport, be careful not to overheat the individual.

Treatment:

We have to put a deer in a small and dark room away from people and animals. If there is no need for the implementation of life-saving treatments, we very seriously consider the diagnosis of fractures and operative skin wounds. If our patient is in the severe general condition we have to stabilize the vital functions, provide adequate ambient temperature, give sedatives firstly. When it is more likely that the animal survives we can deal with superficial injuries. In the case of an animal in the medium state (kicking and trying to get up) is possible only rapid test and fine of treatments. For more detailed study anesthesia is required. The room where the deer will be stay should have walls made ​​of boards and non-slip floor covered with straw or hay. Its surface should be small, so deer can not gain high speed and crash on the door or opposite walls. Any unnecessary sounds like human conversation, barking, the sound of cars, etc. aggravate her mental comfort. During the cold days and nights it is necessary to heat up a deer using radiator heater..

 

Feeding:

The kind of feeding for animals of this species depends on their condition, age and season. Feeding of juveniles is described in a separate article, available at this link (link available at a later date). Individuals with serious illnesses that do not rise up and do not pay attention to the available food (apathy, lack of awareness) should be irrigated in the first stage. At a later stage, we can give them porridge for babies with the consistency of thick, what allows to use a syringe. Food should be given on the tongue. The animal should swallow. In severe states probe feeding becomes necessary. Deers, which run on its own feet and are fully aware must have preserved natural conditions as much as it is possible. In addition to the natural vegetation occurring on the meadows they can get hay, the young twigs of willow, apple, etc. as well as blackberries. Key to food has not been fermented. Forage and hay should be provided in abundance. The animal will be dosed a food by itself. We can specify a small amount of vegetables: carrots, potatoes or apples. Avoid high-energy foods such as buckwheat, wheat, they can seriously upset digestion and contribute to the death of the animal.

Rehabilitation:

We are moving healthy animals to a larger enclosure to hold them for some period before we let them to get a freedom.During this time we make carefully observations. Farm should have a 2 meters high fence, with soft mesh, which not hurt a deer in the case of skip.There should be a shelter where animal could take refuge during adverse conditions. We have to observe its behavior. Way of moving, eating, etc. Only deer on which we are 100% confident that can survive, we can release into nature.Becouse of that caution in dealing with people is extremaly needed. Too frequent and, excessive displays of sensitivity can be a reason that deer would not want to leave us or after releasing will not be able to survive. Therefore, we should provide a food unseen.

Back to freedom:

Let's try to keep the animal as short as possible. Every day increases the likelihood of loss of independence by deer. For freedom, we can only release healthy and untamed animals. The biggest problem is with young deers. If we made ​​mistakes during the breeding and animal will get tamed (especially males), we can not let them to back to nature. The best solution is a gradual release of deer.If the center is situated in a releasing area, we just open up an enclosure.It can take some time, because usually a deer does not leave a farm quick or is returning for the feeding. If the centre is situated far from the place of realising the animal must be anesthetized during the transport.