{"id":12991,"date":"2024-12-04T13:04:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T19:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/?p=12991"},"modified":"2024-12-04T13:04:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T19:04:58","slug":"virginia-opossum-struggles-through-emaciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/virginia-opossum-struggles-through-emaciation\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Opossum Struggles Through Emaciation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12992\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/virginia-opossum-treated-harp-2412-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia opossum on table being treated by person with gloved hands\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/virginia-opossum-treated-harp-2412-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/virginia-opossum-treated-harp-2412-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/virginia-opossum-treated-harp-2412-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/virginia-opossum-treated-harp-2412.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12996\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/virginia-opossum-cage-harp-2412-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia opossum near bowl in indoor enclosure\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/virginia-opossum-cage-harp-2412-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/virginia-opossum-cage-harp-2412-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/virginia-opossum-cage-harp-2412-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/virginia-opossum-cage-harp-2412.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The following story about a Virginia opossum was shared with us by <a href=\"https:\/\/humaneanimalrescue.org\/wildlife\/\">Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh<\/a> in Pennsylvania.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An adult, female Virginia opossum came into our facility on October 15, 2024, after being trapped near a feral cat feeding station in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Etna.<\/p>\n<p>Upon admission, she was found to be severely emaciated and dehydrated. She also had an extensive wound near her right flank. She was immediately placed on a number of medications, including subcutaneous fluids, wound care, and antibiotics.<\/p>\n<p>To assist with her emaciation, she was placed on a critical diet of easily digestible foods with a helping of <a href=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/emeraid-omnivore\/\">EmerAid IC Omnivore<\/a> mixed in.<\/p>\n<p>After four days of intensive treatment, her mentation significantly improved, and her wound began healing appropriately. We are currently awaiting the completion of her other courses of medications before she is released back to her home territory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wounded, emaciated, and dehydrated Virginia opossum gets help to recover from staff at the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":12996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Virginia Opossum Struggles Through Emaciation - 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