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Medical Needs for One Year

By the very nature of wildlife rehabilitation, we routinely treat sick and injured animals. WildCare administers vaccinations to raccoons, bobcats, and coyotes. We annually treat on the average 340 broken bones, 370 wounds, 260 head traumas, 50 nutritional problems, 40 back injuries, 10 poisons, and 70 with diseases. Many of these animals are treated without the benefit of cultures or sensitivity tests. We select a broad-spectrum antibiotic and hope that it works. If that fails to treat the problem, then we take another stab in the dark and try a different antibiotic. Our veterinarian, Dr. Joe Carter, and his staff donate their time for surgeries, radiographs, testing, and examinations. Our current veterinary needs require 40 hours per month.

Budget for one year

Vaccines

$ 105 Adult raccoon – one canine and one feline distemper vaccine combination @ $3.50/adult x 30 raccoons/yr.

$ 735 Baby raccoon – 3 shots of canine and feline distemper vaccine combination @ $3.50/vaccine combo x 3 injections x 70 baby raccoons/yr.

$ 45 Baby bobcat, 3 shots of feline vaccine @ $1.50/vaccine x 3 injections x 10 baby bobcats/yr.

Surgeries

$4000 Osteopathic surgeries – Most surgeries are broken bones. Of the 340 broken bones we see annually, approximately 200 can be helped with surgery. Fractures need one IM pin @ $8 and two external pins @ $6/ea. = $20/fracture x 200/yr.

$ 0 Radiographs – All x-rays are donated by our veterinarian.

Medical Testing

$4,000 Bloodwork for birds is specialized @ $80/test x 50/yr.

$ 0 Bloodwork on mammals is donated by our veterinarian

$1,400 Cultures and sensitivities @ $18/test and $10 to ship = $28/test and shipping x 50/yr.

$ 0 Wound dressings and ointments are all donated

$ 0 Fecal exams are donated by our veterinarian

$3,750 Necropsies average $75/animal x 50/yr.

$ 0 Medicines donated by Noble Pharmacy

Budget for one year

$ 14,035 Total Medical Expenses Per Year