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"Lots of people talk to animals,
not to many listen - that's the problem" Winnie the Pooh
Some time ago, a couple of kids
in a small southern California town found an injured Northern Saw Whet
Owl.
The kids, not knowing how to handle injured wildlife
decided to split up. One stayed to watch over the Archimedes the Owl, while the other one
went to get an adult who was comfortable handling injured wildlife.
When the rescuer arrived and was directed to Archimedes location, he carefully placed her in a box, she's very small, and kept her warm and quiet while he transferred her to the local wildlife institute. The institute kept her for about 20 days but soon realized they did not have the resources to adequately treat all of Archimedes injuries. These injuries rendered Archimedes totally blind.
Archimedes injuries were diagnosed as Hypopyon in one eye and a damaged iris with cataracts in the other eye.Totally blind, Archimedes was given to the care of All Wildlife Rescue and Education, Inc. Archimedes arrival presented an interesting challenge to us; not only did we have to stop the infection from spreading to save her life, but we also wanted to help her regain her sight. Although Archimedes never regained her sight, she is now a happy and content member of our organization. She is our mascot and the featured member of our educational presentations for elementary schools.
The Northern Saw Whet owl is the smallest owl east of the Mississippi River. Archimedes is female, stands almost six inches tall, and weighs 98 grams. Her diet now consists of a zoo carnivore diet which is a pre-made, balanced diet of vitamins and mineral enriched meat meal. In the wild, she would eat rodents, insects, lizards and small snakes.
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