White Stork Recovers From Possible Poisoning

The following story about a white stork was submitted by Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital in South Africa.

This magnificent being, an adult male white stork (Ciconia ciconia), was brought to us by the Alberton SPCA, Gauteng, after a member of the public found it stranded next to a very busy road.

Following a medical examination, we suspected rodenticide poisoning. We immediately started this stork on IV fluids and vitamin K injections. The vitamin K is the treatment for rodenticide toxicity.

While he has been too sick to eat on his own, we have been tube-feeding him with EmerAid IC Carnivore. We hope that he begins eating on his own soon.