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I have been lurking and going through many posts. I aquired an orpahned injered buck fawn round 6 weeks ago. His mother was hit on a four lane highway and he was immediately born when that happened. I don't know if he was early or not. he was slightly less rthan 5 pounds BUT story goes...my significant other was going to work and seen a "mess" and car parts everywhere.. So around 4 hours later, he went to pick up "deer legs" for our dogs to chew on. Lo and behold...a baby cried out for help instead.so .it wasnt just minced meat! He brought him home, First off, I bathed him to get the blood and rocks/asphalt off, and check for bloody wounds He smelld like steak. He was at deaths door..his eyes looked dry and dead. His temp was down..I took a few days to literally sleep under blankets with him . Fed him water and raw honey for energy . Took about a half hour to get an ounce down. Around a week later he was at deaths door again..I dont know what happened, but he look confused, and barely cound take the bottle..he would stretch out his neck and freeze. That night he would cry and have spasms..I went back to syringe feeding ..gave activated charcoal and collodial silver. He recovered..but as for the main injuries we noticed from the hit....front broken left lower leg..splnited with a finger split from Wlagreens for a few weeks. he was also paralyzed in the back half of his body...when his fur would stand on end...it was like a ring around his waist..only the front half would stand up, and the rest nothing. So far, after 6 weeks..he has regained feeling and pretty much stopped walking on his "knuckles" in the back (with assistance) he cannot get up on his own as of now, and his right side of his body is weak..or seriously injured still...we have no way of telling for sure. He has stood up with some balance (with help), but he does have good and bad days. Sometimes he is palyful, and other days not..not sure why its back and forth. he lets me pick him up and hold him..basically for stretching out, instead of laying down 90- 95% of the time. I try to get him up every 3 hours for potty time..yep Im still stimulating, although I know he can go on his own..this is for preventing accidents on the floor and couch..lol. it took him around 5 weeks before he really started to eat leafy greens..I pick wild rose leaves, parslaine, some dandelion leaves, clovers of sorts, wild grape leave, sicamore, and walmut leaves.wild carrot..and other things to snack on. I hydrate him through a bottle still, he dont like water in a bowl. So every 3-5 hours he gets red cap milk some canned pumpkin, and water mixed. I even give him Super food greens from Dr. Shulze (Amercam Boticval Pharmacy) just for making sure he gets his Vits and Mins. Right now Im in a predicament...money wise..he is causing me to dso 2 loads of laundry per day..around 50 bucks a month in baby wipes. ofc extra milk I even bought a few harneses for 100 at PetSmart. one of them is worthless, he slips right out! LOL. He was able to stand a bit better with help about a week ago or 2..now he heavily leans on one side. I need to start better therapy as I can see he has regained movement and feeling. He barely stands on "knuckles" now.. I havent had a full night's sleep in this 6 weeks, and Im not about to give up on him. He is prolly the most tame I have ever encountered..heh I have had two other rescues in the past 10 yrs. Unfortunately, those two passed away early..one was because someone left them cracked corn to feed on...died from that corn toxicity. My other rescue was because she got spooked and entangled into barb wire. Stangled to death...the State Forestry workers were cutting down trees from powerlines and left that on the ground! GRRRR! She was starting to integrate into the local female herd. She was the best success story untill then. So anyways. this baby buck fawn is my first "male". Since he is so in need of recovery, he isnt the type to try to keep wild. I plan on "banding" him when he gets better. Its sad, but it will have to be done 
. Unless i can find someone to take him when he is a bit older on a piece of land to be watched.and cared for to make sure he can be wild one day. So right now this baby stays on my couch, he does have a bit of missing hair on his legs and a small spot on his rump from staying on his preferred side. If he layes on his other side, he sorta gets wild and. he just kicks, etc...but sometimes with calmness and assurance he will lay upwards. I think it hurts him since his hair stands on end and he grinds his teeth on that side the most. So Im in need of some sort of "ideas" for slings, or fawn cradles..I seen them online for almost 200!!! Sigh...... I feel he has a chance if I can start better therapy sessions with him. Im only a small lady, and he is 20 pounds now and we all know how powerful they can be even if small and disabled.. Although I think that is on the small side considering he is a male and wasnt a twin. If anyone has something to help with, please let me know. Im trying to look on Amazon for things ( I only have credit card unfortunatly), This little booger slip outa stuff much more easily..almost cat like.in nature. I have no acess to meds..just natural remedies I guess.This little ****oo trusts me, I gotta do what I can. I dont want him to downgrade in muscle tone more than he is now, only to take him out back ...I dont have vet access either. Our State no longer has wild life rehabs..Im sure you all can deduct and figure out which State. Its sad, life is life..we should all cherrish it no matter how small.If anyone has rehab ideas for me orsling type of donoations..please chime in. I dont like feeling alone in trying to help him walk one day on his own. I seen another fawn in my backyard..he already was missing half his spots...and much bigger. My little guy ..welp is little compared to the wild ones.
. Unless i can find someone to take him when he is a bit older on a piece of land to be watched.and cared for to make sure he can be wild one day. So right now this baby stays on my couch, he does have a bit of missing hair on his legs and a small spot on his rump from staying on his preferred side. If he layes on his other side, he sorta gets wild and. he just kicks, etc...but sometimes with calmness and assurance he will lay upwards. I think it hurts him since his hair stands on end and he grinds his teeth on that side the most. So Im in need of some sort of "ideas" for slings, or fawn cradles..I seen them online for almost 200!!! Sigh...... I feel he has a chance if I can start better therapy sessions with him. Im only a small lady, and he is 20 pounds now and we all know how powerful they can be even if small and disabled.. Although I think that is on the small side considering he is a male and wasnt a twin. If anyone has something to help with, please let me know. Im trying to look on Amazon for things ( I only have credit card unfortunatly), This little booger slip outa stuff much more easily..almost cat like.in nature. I have no acess to meds..just natural remedies I guess.This little ****oo trusts me, I gotta do what I can. I dont want him to downgrade in muscle tone more than he is now, only to take him out back ...I dont have vet access either. Our State no longer has wild life rehabs..Im sure you all can deduct and figure out which State. Its sad, life is life..we should all cherrish it no matter how small.If anyone has rehab ideas for me orsling type of donoations..please chime in. I dont like feeling alone in trying to help him walk one day on his own. I seen another fawn in my backyard..he already was missing half his spots...and much bigger. My little guy ..welp is little compared to the wild ones.