This Man Took In A Sick Baby Raccoon, But One Year Later He Wasn’t Prepared For What Occurred
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When one family found a sick baby raccoon, they refused to let him die. Instead, they dedicated themselves to his care in the hope of releasing the animal back into the wild. But one year after his rescue, they had a huge shock in store.
Kat Wagg is an animal lover. In fact, she believes that she has a special bond with wild creatures and can instinctively understand their needs. So, when she and her family encountered an ailing raccoon one day in 2010, she knew that it needed their help.
The animal in question was in a bad state, as the Wagg family discovered him infested with parasites. And among the parasites were two big botfly larvae that had taken up residence in his ear. That wasn’t the raccoon’s only problem, however.
According to Wagg, the poor animal was suffering from abscesses and some injuries as well. He had also become severely dehydrated. They consequently went to local wildlife officials to see what could be done to help him.
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#watchjojo - Zábava
40 years ago we found a blinded starving opossum. We treated his eyes and the wounds healed. But since he couldn't see we couldn't release him. Long story short, he lived with us for two years and slept in our bed. He he learned to use a litter box and liked to be hand fed.
We still miss him.
Oh my goodness that was kind of you! I love opossum, use to have two ferrite.
This is just too precious. God bless you for helping that baby raccoon.
Sorry for your lost. We got ours at 5 days old. Both parents dead. He is 3 now. He doesn't want to leave. He may one day. We love him so much. Our hearts ache for your loss. GOD bless. Please continue to save the firbabies.
Jack Grayson
Jack Grayson 💖💖💖💖
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Betty Brown
Bless you for giving Lucky a good life. You gave him much more time than he would have had had you not cared enough to open up your heart and home to him. Sounds like you had the best intentions and that's what matters.
Beautiful story. My heart smiles knowing there’s people out there who helps animals.
Very sad. Racoons are lovely. So sorry for your loss
Chill 😂
Cc Cc what's so funny?
Yup-they're lovely until they bite you and you have to get 5 or 10 stitches and possibly a rabies shot, or at least a tetanus shot.
Wake up for Gods sake. They're one of the PRIMARY carriers of rabies, along with skunks and foxes. let wild animals be what they were intended to be, which is wild.
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@@edchevalier269 It depends on whether you get them while young and teach them to live with you. The only reason they're the primary carriers of rabies along with skunks and foxes is because little to no research is done for vaccines for these creatures, Ironically if you didn't stereotype them as carriers of rabies more people would have raccoons and as such more research would be done.
Even if they were to bite you and give to a bunch of stitches, what difference is there with any other pet? My dog gave me a massive fucking scar but I didn't complain because I love him and it was worth it to take care of such a beautiful animal. If laws allowed it I'd also have a fox or a raccoon, and take care of them just the same.
RIP little Loki, condolences to your caretakers too. I love Racoons, they're adorable, friendly and respectful when they come and visit me in the evening and I feed them.
My kind of person. The world needs more like this man. Regrets for Lucky. 🐾
That sucked!!!
At least Lucky had some good times and was loved.
So true !
💜 😳 YOU GAVE HIM LOVE, RESPECT, AND FREEDOM HE WOULDNT HAVE KNOWN OTHERWISE. LUCKY IS AT PEACE.
I’m so sorry lucky past away! You gave him a great life of love and attention.
This was close to my heart. I have cared for and nourished many generations of raccoons living near my home. A new mama and her 3 new babies, just showed up 3 weeks ago. They are such a delight to my life ; so playful and docile. Please respect and protect our Earths wildlife!
God bless them we need more people in this world like this. If I see a animal struggling I'm there to get them healthy and back to there home.
You gave him the best years of his life💕 through compassion love and kindness God bless you for being such a wonderful animal caregiver
Poor Lucky. At least he enjoyed being able to enjoy his adopted family, as they in return. Hoping this unfortunate incident with the injections doesn't keep them from adopting another baby raccoon.
They saved the raccoon's life, then inadvertently killed it trying to save his life again.
thank you
Thank you
Best to do what you can to help and, get good advice from your county
DNR.
The Raccoons are conciderd wild life they are protected by your counties DNR just call them you can find more help from your local Animal Control.
Most will have issues with worms, so you can find a way to get this medication from any farm store be sure to know the weight of any animal, to give this powder form to any pet,
Its normal. Care ❤
My ex and I, back in the early 80's raise a 5day old Raccoon.. at about 6weeks old you have to start showing it how to turn up rocks, look inside logs to find insects to eat. the hardest part is teaching raccoon's to capture fish, talk about fun, as he learned he started wanting to go out more, and eventually back to the wild where he belonged..
Dave K once my uncle saved a baby humming bird and now it flies around his house he rescued it about 4 months ago...he was at a park and his dog found the poor bird being eaten by ants and so my uncle saved the poor baby bird
Dave K well done dave
Dave K:that’s good that he got back to where he belonged hopefully he applied what you taught him to the wild.
God bless you both, rescuing animals is one of the most rewarding experiences/feelings. I love all rescuers and animal rescuers.
Dave K no, it wouldnt survive in the wild. It is too used to being with you. It probably did not survive long
So sorry about sweet Lucky! Thank you for caring for him while he was alive.
It makes me happy to see that they gave him a good home and took care of him. He was just so cute! Also I'm sure he knows he had a good family to be with. I'm very sorry for your loss.
we homed a baby raccoon one time when my brother and I found him he was lost and hurt. So dad took him to the vet and we nursed him back to health. we he was better and older we let him go . but fuzzy butt all ways stayed around the house but wild like he should be. mom put cat food out for him. she said she didn't like him lol . right . now years later his grandkids still come around and will let you touch them.
Debbie Cooper aww. I really hope his name was Fuzzy butt
it was lol
Debbie Cooper Raccoons love cat food.JANIE
They like dog food, too, as well as corned beef hash, egg shells, stale bread and cakes, steak bones, and all manner of thrown away food. In other words, they're scavengers, very much like black bears.
That's how it should be.
We raised one for 15years she was something else and a barrel of fun to we use to take her with us on a lease like a puppy really miss her to
Cecil Shivers we grew up with a few. Loved them! !
Cecil Shivers thats awsome! 💙💙
Cecil Shivers
Is English your 2nd language?
Fwl Web. No Why
A lifespan of a racoon is 3-5 years though
My mother and I rehabilitate raccoons for the love of it. They can either be extremely lovey, kind of lovey, independent, or extremely wild. You have to accept and appreciate each personality, as you do a child. I appreciate him taking care of the raccoon while it was a baby, but after they are weaned off the nipple/bottle and have rabies shots (about 6-8) months old they are ready to be released and should be. They are wild animals. If you ever find baby raccoons, please call your local wildlife rescue facility and help as much as possible.
P.s if you want any videos or pictures of how sweet they can be please comment, I'd be more than happy to share mine 😁❤
Do you put them on treadmills?
@@edchevalier269 no we just had a big cage that they could run in. We kept lots of branches and things for them to play with inside the cage so they got lots of energy. We released them about a month and a half to two months ago. I miss them so much!
@@alissaholmes4959 You did the right thing. Good for you.
Local DNR are very helpful for those who want to be helpful 🙂,
My advice is to get helpful advice on how to take care of their health care. Its important to know how much of what to give to prevent issues such as worms as well
Such a cute baby raccoon
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Dang, what an odd place to find you ray mak
That's so sad but he did have a great life while he was here w/that family This world needs MORE people like that
Absolutely Raychel!
I'm sorry he passed away I've always wanted a raccoon I love all animals and believe they are precious gifts from God please do not let this stop you from helping other animals in the future thank you for the video and the information that it contains because I am thinking about getting a pet raccoon God bless and Godspeed
Shawn Craigmyle thanks for saving that sweet raccoon he looked so so so adorable lol
Just be careful. Remember that she said he caused her to get 5 stitches in her hand. Raccoons have LARGE teeth, and they do bite. They also carry rabies, as do foxes. Wild animals are best left alone. I won't say that a very occasional rescue isn't warranted, but for the most part wild animals need to be left to be just that: wild. it is what they are. I've seen tourists here trying to get close to a moose cow with a calf. It's close to insanity. A moose, as well as a deer, will either stomp or gore you respectively. It is their protective nature, and it shouldn't be taken for granted. Wild animals are inherently dangerous, even something as "cute" or as small as a Raccoon.
Ed Chevalier raccoons barely get rabies
You sure about that? What might cause them to be immune to rabies? We had a strain of rabies come through here perhaps 10 years ago, and we didn't see either foxes or raccoons for several years. We found out about it from the Div. of Forestry and Wildlife, so it was officially documented. What causes raccoons to be immune?
Raccoons are known to carry rabies.
All we humans can do is try to help. An injured or sick animal needs help just like we do. We must try to help, do the best to comfort, heal and love gods creature. Just like with humans. Sometimes we win. Sometimes we loose. Its the love we share with them that is the most important thing. Giving comfort and love, we receive comfort and love in return. They feel the love. Most important thing..
I agree, and they do sense that many of us would not harm them. But they also know humans as predators, and they're right to know that. We are. I raraly ever encourage a wild animal to lose it's fear of humans because at some point they'll meet one who will kill them, sometimes for the sheer pleasure of simply killing. I've worked with guys like that in the past. They make my skin crawl.
Can I have one
I ran a snake over with my lawnmower once. Helped it die quicker
This is a happy and unfortunate story. At least he found a family that was willing to give him a happy life for the time that he was there.
Ah man didn't see that coming, that's really sad! I guess he had a great life and you did well to save him. I'm sorry for your loss. You guys must really miss him
I Love people with kind heart's ,specially with animals
so sad the vet didn't tell you of the risks , they rarely do .
Robert Allain they never do
@Cristina Loayza You cannot say they never do. I’ve had my veterinarian 27 years and he has given all of my furry children the best of care. He also has informed me of EVERY SINGLE SITUATION AND OUTCOME. He has even made house calls. Your statement makes it sound like you have met every single veterinarian on the planet. You have not. So don’t categorize them as all the same. I think it’s time for you to find a good quality veterinarian, that is if you truly love your fur babies.
@Curtis Tisberger Holy shit you are literally the dumbest person on the planet. Stop acting like such a smartass when you have not even read basic information about vaccines.
Such a good deed to help an animal in need of care. Lucky was blissed you take care of him
So Sorry, your loss is one not easily described. Thank you for all you did and learned from this special friend.
Lucky was truly LUCKY to have such great adoptive parents. ❤️
Michele J I found a baby squirrel and named him Lucky, and I called wild life rescue..i am so happy there is wild life rescue operations
@Terry Melvin I don't think the vet killed the animal because he should not be living with humans. AND I always hear that.. Wild animals should not live with humans. While I agree in some cases others not so much. Lions, Tigers, etc.. yeah of course. But some animals have proven they can be domesticated and their quality of life certainly seems good. If we lived with that rule always we would not have dogs, cats, and others.
....that ultimately killed him
@Curtis Tisberger Oh dear, you don't genuinely believe that vaccinations pose a major threat to humans do you?
Here's an honest video about the risks; czcams.com/video/zBkVCpbNnkU/video.html
While there is some risk, the risk of getting the disease heavily outweighs the risk of vaccines.
@Curtis Tisberger After rereading your comment you literally stated that you think their kids should die. If you're not vaccinating your kids you're more likely to have the deaths.
Fix your shit, get off your high horse, accept evidence over opinions. Needles are scary but not as scary as death.
This family got heart ❤ i feel bad for the family in the end 😢
Raccoons are littraly my favorite animal. I think they are my spirit animal to. This story makes me really sad. Rip lucky 😓🙁😢😭
Incredible story! Bless you for saving that sweet baby!! ❤️🦝
RIP LUCKY YOU WERE CUTE..
Bitch I know I can't stop crying 😭😭😭😥
@@CIA.U.S.A what's your fckg problem you fool. Every comment you made is idiotic. You idiot!
@@CIA.U.S.A don't you have anything better to do with your life? Get out of here man!
L Veronica he’s r Kelly what u expect
this is both beautiful and horribly tragic - what lovely people and what a truly LUCKY raccoon - what a shame destiny took an awful turn ! GOD BLESS THEM ALL ALWAYS !
My people are here! Thank God there's so many people with reason who find the love in all this world. Those other sick people who enjoy demonstrating their abuse and hate to animals need to be cut down
You were awesome with the raccoon. I also believe animals shouldn’t be caged. Thank you a trillion times for caring for him. God bless your souls🎈🥰
This was adorable thanks for sharing! ( I luv raccoons) 🙏👍🌹😄🙌😘
They're adorable creatures. They're so trusting and innocent.
@Curtis Tisberger Agreed. Not only for animals. This covid19 vaccination for us humans is nothing but poison. I ain't taking it! If I've got to die without a vaccine then to Jesus be all the glory. I don't trust this government..no not one bit. My trust is in Jesus my God and savior.
@Curtis Tisberger All the best to you girl. Eat healthy and stay healthy. I take vitamin B complex and 2000 mg of Vitamin C everyday. Never got sick in over 2 years.
@Curtis Tisberger My bad. Sorry I didn't know you are a guy but dang how did I miss that your name says Curtis, I must have not paid too much attention to your name. Anyways have a good remainder of the day.
R.I.P
Me:I won’t cry
*CRIES MY EYES OUT*
Sorry for your loss. We had one that a crew had found under a bathtub in a newly built house and my wife is very good with taking care of orphan animals so I brought her home to her and she took very good care of her. We also raised her so that she could come and go as she pleased so that when she was ready she could go back into the wild. We had her until she became old enough to mate and she finally found herself a home in the woods close to where we live. We saw her a few times after she left us but then no more but we are sure she had a full happy life with lots of little ones. She made a big difference in our life too.
God bless these people that would take a wild animal in and give it a life that no one else would.
we found a baby racoon in our yard and we too care of him
R.I.P. Lucky the raccoon. you were beautiful. you also had a great life with your adoptive parents. BUT, WILD ANIMALS ARE NOT PETS.
belly tripper so your a pet
Depends on how they think. I know Raccoons are wild animals but there are exceptions that they can become pets but only In states that allow you to have exotic pets. this is coming from someone who adores raccoons
Poor Lucky. At least he had a wonderful time with the family while it lasted. Bless the family for helping him when the rehab facility would not.
People like this are true angels on earth. Amazing how people can put an animal down to supposedly stop its suffering but will let a human suffer and won’t allow them to die and stop the misery as in my case.
So amazing for this couple to take Lucky in, especially with all the problems he had; however, obviously without them, he surely would have died. So sad to see him recover, thrive & become part of the family only to die because of a vaccination. So sad. Blessings to his adoptive family for all they did for this sweet creature and for taking such good care of him. 💕
Neither you or they can accurately make that statement. How do any of you know he DIDN'T have a congenital heart defect? There was no autopsy or necropsy done to determine cause of death. Without that, you're all just pissing into the wind. Not one of you ACTUALLY knows, but here you are stating that you KNOW it was the vaccine. Not one of you actually has a friggin clue, and you're all to ignorant to realize it.
Once a wild animal always a wild animal but poor lucky 🍀😻🙏🏼
I have raised 2 myself. Both of them , there mother's had passed. They was the best thing I ever had as a pet. I miss them so much. I did let them come and go as they pleased , and they finally didn't come back. I would take another one anytime.
So sweet what a wonderful family taking him in, so so sad he died
the Parvo shot can be fairly rough on puppies also.
Thanks for sharing your story. SWEET. I wonder, who really saved who...?
When you say YES, anything is possible.
Peace WithIn .....
I'm so sorry for your loss and the sorrow you're experiencing. You were wonderful surrogate parents.
I never recieved a flu shot since I was 6 and I am fine. I rarely get the common cold. I never had the flu since I was 13. My condolences to the family. I love raccoons.
Awwww, so sad. they tried. He had a good life for awhile!!!!🙏😚💕💕💕💕
Had a puppy almost die from parvo reaction vaccine also. Gave the puppy Parvo.
I was in the mountains and was seated 20 feet away from a group of raccoons eating food prepared by the homes owners nightly for the little guys. They were peaceful except when I moved too quickly. It was 40 degrees cold in the woods so I was a bit cold but none of the little guys would come over to warm me up. So I get my animal love from a no kill shelter in Los Angeles. It is amazing how the dogs and cats cuddle with me every time I sit down in the shelters many rooms. Loving animals is a real treat for them as well as me. 😍😺😻😼👣🐶🐶🐩🐿️🐻🦆🦆🐧🐧🐌🐟🐟
I’m sorry for your loss xo he was beautiful 🙏❤️
Animals do Matter like People!! Thanks for sharing the video good work!!👍
A question, Mark( pardon the pun): on a scale with humans, do they matter less than humans, equally with humans, or more than humans?
Hey Mark, how come you haven't taken the time to answer a question i asked you almost a month ago.
Too busy?
Awww... Poor lil guy...
Bitch aww 🍆👍😂😂
People just don't know how to be nice.
@@lana7565 , best to ignore them.
Wild animals have personality too if nothing else they respond to regular familiar faces and can become attached as well. How could we assume that wild animals don't have compassion the same as domesticated animals. It could be love or just a level of trust that is unusual and uncharacteristically powerful. Thank you for loving your pets.
At least he had a wonderful life with you for that special year you showed him love ❤️ and, he loved you! If you hadn’t found him and, helped him took care of him he would of died never being loved or even knowing what love is. 🤗
I remember the several marvelous Loki You Tube videos, especially the one with his master sitting
on the sofa watching TV and sharing a saucer of popcorn.
I love racoons. I had a flight of stairs and a big landing before I went into my kitchen. They would come up and look in my door and I would give them a treat. They had their water dish there too. After awhile they started to bring up their young. When I gave them a treat they would always grab my had and smell it before taking the food. Later on...they came into my kitchen..at that time about eight of them. They would sit around me while I gave them a peanut butter sandwich. They would get them one at a time and take them to their big water dish. I never petted them ever nor did I corner them. I enjoyed them very much.. sometimes I would sit there in the evening in bare feet but when they started sniffing my toes I wore shoes from then on. What sweet faces! Sorry to hear of your racoon. That is so sad.
Linda Johnson Most common urban wild life, such as raccoons and opossums are heavily infested with fleas. Fleas are difficult to exterminate.
They love you too Linda. They just don't quite know how to show it, that's all.
Raccoons are kind at that halfway point between being “wild” and a pet. Each one is different, so they need a way to go in and out. I know people that have had them. They are really neat.
I raised two orphaned raccoons. I didn’t have any problem returning them to the Wild because I didn’t try to make them my pets. I provided them with food and shelter until they were old enough to make it on their own. They came back to visit once but when they didn’t get a handout they moved on.
Okay, I did look at this again. Glad that they found an expert.
Question: when Lucky bit the man and he needed five stitches why wasn't rabies an issue since Lucky was in such a poor state in the beginning?
So, I must be a bit slow due to the accent. Who decided to get the parvo?
So Sweet🎂
Thankyou sharing your experience. Sorry that it ended the way it did.
We nearly lost a couple of ferrets to distemper injections/boosters. In fact, it was the boosters that caused the worst reactions. Just be careful with the fur kids.
Is it like allergic reactions? Or is it a reaction, from the animal being a carrier of the virus and somehow the vaccine entering the body interacts with the actual virus? Just asking, cuz I read that raccoons aren't only rabies carriers, but they are also distemper carriers as well
Poor lucky :(
It makes me VERY VERY happy that so many of you are finding out how dangerous vaccines really are!!!!!
It is not the vaccines fault. They couldn't have known that Lucky had a gene that would cause a bad reaction.
It makes me sad to know how many ignorant people are actually on the planet. If you have a moment, could you please tell me why Polio is no longer a threat in the United States?
Still waiting for a cogent reply Dennis. Why is Polio no longer a threat in the United States?
Anything to do with Dr. Jonas Salk by any chance, moron?
Does it make you very very sad to know all those who were crippled by, or died fron, Polio, who could have been saved by the Polio vaccine?
What are your thoughts on that scenario, moron?
Awwww so sad... lucky was lucky to have such sweet parents that loved him unconditionally. ❤
May he rest in peace. God bless the family who helped him.
God bless them
My story would take to long the one I had did return to the wild in 1956 I was three yrs. of age when he was left bahinde from the den my dad found him Port Saint Joe, Fl. I will never forget him Pohl dunk I called him for they don't have saliva so all food is put in water
I just stumbled across this video and am so so sorry to hear about this. You would think a wildlife vet would of told them about the threats of that kind of parvovirus vaccine. Poor Lucky. Hope Lucky is having the time of his life in heaven!
They can be very entertaining companions when they are given the respect they (and all living creatures) deserve.
GIVE ME THE BABY!!!! I WANT THE FURBABY!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS FURBABY!!!! I'M SMITTEN
Pamela Harrington ...it's dead, you know....
Time for a dose of reality for you. They're NOT fur babies; they're wild animals, with teeth and a propensity for diseases, like rabies. Time to grow up kid.
@@edchevalier269 One year later I hope you know now that this wasn't serious. Chill brroooo
@@tammy2751 Who?
@@tammy2751 Sure it wasn't.
Chill yourself toots.
This makes me mad that injection was made for dogs not raccoons and you killed that poor raccoon 😖
low down no good exactly. Why the hell would you vaccinate a wild animal? Seriously!!!!
assholes... and just how many animals have any of YOU attempted to save???
You gave him the best life possible ☺ Thank You
Those damn vacancies are worse than just taking your chances most of the time.
Tell that to the victims of the 1918 Flu pandemic that killed 50 million worldwide.
Oldsmokey don’t come crying to us when u die from small pokes
Good God in heaven. What a horrible ending.
Think of the thousands of human babies killed everyday by abortion. Ripped limb from limb by a "surgeon". I don't say that lightly; read their own accounts of how an abortion is performed. More than a few of them have documented this procedure in horrifying detail.
What do you think about that Hailey? If you're unaware of how these procedures are accomplished, then I suggest you google them. There's a very good one that was done in a Congressional hearing, and it's on video. I forget his name, but he detailed the procedure before Congress. it might be worth your while to watch it.
Then again, if you're one of those who believe that animals have higher status than humans, then there's little hope for you.
sorry for your loss😡
Kathy Raplee why the mad emoji?
hentai haven ikr
Oh so sweet and sad. Yes special people!
My condolences I hate it when an animal or human friend dies. It puts a hole in ones heart.
I miss my old pet racoon Ducky.
Rest in peacelittle friend.
Dude be rough when you want to release them like push him away or kick him gently or be rough as you want and try to walk away ignoring him
Even moose do that
Sorry to hear about the lost of your family member😐and God Bless you all.
What a kind heart this man has keep it up 👍😊🤗
Sad
rip
I'm so sorry sweetheart that happened to you rest in peace lucky I love you angel
I love people like this.
This is sad 😢
Should have Never given it a vaccine injection.
Awwww im sad he passed, bless their hearts for trying
“Unwillingly to let this happen, then ...” lol