Ever heard a raccoon cry?
Oct. 6th, 2005 07:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
herveusSo last night, my son reports that a raccoon brazenly walked past our front porch ignoring the people standing there. After tangling with a cat, it was out in the street, where it managed to get slightly run over by a car.
As best as I can tell, it ended up with a broken hind leg. My son reported that it screamed real loud.
It dragged itself out of the road and took refuge under a parked car. We called Animal Control, and they said they'd send someone out right away. In the next 30+ minutes, the raccoon dragged itself about, occasionally chittering and moaning. I could see that it was a juvenile. It would limp ten feet and rest. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Eventually, I was able to get it to walk into a cardboard box. It would rest for a few minutes and then try to find a way out of the box. I think it was trying to put weight on the hurt leg, judging from the noise it was making. Animal Control did eventually show up and took the poor fellow off. I hope they were either able to treat the injury or put it out of its misery. My conscience is clear.
As best as I can tell, it ended up with a broken hind leg. My son reported that it screamed real loud.
It dragged itself out of the road and took refuge under a parked car. We called Animal Control, and they said they'd send someone out right away. In the next 30+ minutes, the raccoon dragged itself about, occasionally chittering and moaning. I could see that it was a juvenile. It would limp ten feet and rest. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Eventually, I was able to get it to walk into a cardboard box. It would rest for a few minutes and then try to find a way out of the box. I think it was trying to put weight on the hurt leg, judging from the noise it was making. Animal Control did eventually show up and took the poor fellow off. I hope they were either able to treat the injury or put it out of its misery. My conscience is clear.
