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Past Patients

The koala patients admitted to the Koalas In Care Inc. facility remain in care only as long as necessary. After being treated and nursed back to good health they are released back to their home-range/territory or nearest safe area to the point of rescue. Some of our past patients include:

	Boobook was admitted in May 2002 as a juvenile. She had an injury to her right hind leg & a large patch of exposed flesh (ulcer) on her rump. Boobook recovered over many months & was made a ‘permanent care koala’ due to the nature of her disability. She is now a ‘companion koala’ for young orphaned joeys.
	Tallow is a female joey approximately 8 months old. Orphaned in a logging area and found on the road. Admitted in April 2008 with head trauma and infested with ticks. She remains in care and has been made a ‘permanent care koala’ just like Boobook.
	Max is a male joey found alone on a country road in the Bootawa area and was suffering from stress. He was taken into care on the 6th Feb 2008. He was released in August 2008.
	Hargreaves is an adult male found in the Kolodong area on the 29th May 2008. He was released in July 2008.
	Foley is an adult male admitted in April 2008. Treated for bi-lateral conjunctivitis. Both eyes took quite a while to improve but there was no damage to his eyesight. He was released in July 2008.
	Harrin is an adult male admitted in July 2008. Admitted for a suspected broken leg. An old injury sustained in 2004. He was found to be in good health and coping with his disability in the wild. He was released in July 2008 and has been sighted frequently since release.
	Brandy is an adult male admitted in July 2008. He was being treated for a right eye infection (conjunctivitis). He was released in December 2008.
	Piper is a young adult male admitted in August 2008. He was hit by motor vehicle and sustained minor injuries. In care for a short period and released in September 2008.
	Jaimee was a young adult female admitted in August 2008. Hit by a motor vehicle she sustained severe head/facial injuries. Unable to chew leaf due to injuries. She developed pneumonia. After almost 4 weeks of intensive treatment sadly Jaimee died.
	Thorpey is a young adult male admitted in August 2008. He was rescued from deep water by a fisherman. Preventive treatment was given. He was in care for a short period and released in September 2008.
	Henry is a young adult male admitted in September 2008. He was attacked by birds and fell from a tree. Rescued and brought into care for observation. No problems were observed. Released in September 2008.
	Doc is a mature aged male koala brought in after car hit. Admitted September 2008. He had an infected paw from a torn claw. The claw was removed and treatment given for infection. Released in October 2008.
	Bonnie - Healthy juvenile female koala dispersing into sparse habitat area. She was rescued in October 2008 and relocated to a nearby Nature Reserve.
	Nerong - Young female admitted after coming into conflict with a car at the Nerong road works on the Pacific Highway. She was in care for a short time with no major injuries. Released January 2009.
	Nullegai - Young male koala admitted during hot weather conditions in January 2009. He was treated for dehydration, rested and given support feeds over a few weeks. Nullegai responded to treatment and was released.
	Timmy - Middle aged male koala admitted in January 2009 suffering 'wet bottom'. Timmy was quite sick, underweight and not wanting to eat. A number of tests were done and treatment over several months. Unfortunately it was determined that Timmy was suffering irreparable internal damaged and was euthanased.
	Kia - Was admitted as a young male koala in October 2004 after being hit by a car suffering head trauma. He was released and was admitted again in January 2009 after another car hit. Between these admissions Kia had suffered other injuries with the most serious being a back injury causing a severe curve in his spine + a split lower lip exposing his lower teeth. Remarkably Kia functioned quite well with his back injury but measure were taken to improve his lip with some surgery so he had a better functioning mouth. Kia was released March 2009
	Suzie - Young female koala was admitted into care in January 2009 when the temperature rose to 40 c suffering heat stress. Suzie was kept cool and given fluids to rehydrate her. Suzie had a very small unfurred joey in her pouch. Both were released after a few days of recuperation.
	Gateway - A mature age male koala admitted in February 2009 suffering bilateral conjunctivitis but did not require surgery. He was a bit thin and was really in great shape. He responded to treatment over several months with his eyesight improving more than expected. Gateway was released in May 2009 in a much healthy state.