RUPERT, THE LITTLE DEER, IS A LITTLE DEAR

Remember my recent "Tribute to Animals" post? Well, something has happened that bears out
my premise and warms our hearts again. This tiny deer, now named "Little Rupert", whose mother was fatally injured by a car, was delivered by Caesarian section at a wildlife hospital
when his mother could not be saved.

Little Rupert, at just six inches tall and weighing a little over a pound, is so small he can fit in an adult's hand. He now lives in an incubator in the intensive care unit at Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Buckinghamshire. It is a nice appropriate-sounding hospital for little deer, don't you think?

Les Stocker, the hospital's founder, said "Rupert's mother had very severe injuries. We brought him out and got him breathing, and then he went into an incubator on oxygen. He is now being fed by a tube."

Staff members believe that Rupert, now five days old, will make a full recovery. Mr. Stocky said:
"Deer are very, very, tricky, but this one has spirit. He's an extremely feisty little guy and quite pushy."

Oh, the MIRACLES OF CREATION!!

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