Waterholes Wildlife Sanctuary Specialising in Koalas & Kangaroos
Caring for sick, injured, orphaned and abandoned Kangaroos & Koalas.
Jeremy having his morning bottle.
Incredible how a wild Kangaroo can accept care so well. It is easy to fall in love with every patient we have in care. They are full of so much warmth for their carers.
We are on day 11 in care.
Yesterday he had his first session of acupuncture with the amazing vet Jacqui Jax from Gippsland Natural Veterinary .
A big thank you to Jacqui. The work she does is truly exceptional. I highly recommend her for any animal in need.
Jeremy has plenty of positive movement and doing everything right to get better fast.It won't be long till he is able to get himself up. It can take up to 6 weeks to regain their strength..
Thank you for supporting my work 🙏💞
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Keep going Jeremy. He is doing well Susie.
Hang in there, Jeremy! 🐨💕
Good Morning World
For the love of a Kangaroo!!
Jeremy, day 8 after being caught in a fence.
Hes doing so well!!
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Lovely to meet Jeremy yesterday. He is amazing. He is so bright and gentle. A very relaxed boy. His little yard works well with a great bed area in the corner a bit like a cubby house lol 😆
Good Morning World
For the love of a Kangaroo!!
Jeremy, day 8 after being caught in a fence.
Hes doing so well!!
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Nice explanation of the myopathy danger they face and I am liking the holistic approach being used. Jeremy looks bright and I really hope all continues to go well. Thankful to all who help.
The Shelter is extremely busy and we dont have a lot of time to do posts.
But here is one of our new patients.
Please meet Jeremy.
He is a 20kg Eastern Grey Kangaroo.
He was rescued and taken to "The Vets" located in Sale, last week.
He spent the night at the clinic, he had xrays and IV Fluid.
A big thankyou to vet Jeremy Mannix and to his Team for following my advice.
Jeremy received outstanding care at the clinic, I cant thank you enough.
Jeremy is recovering well and was able to be housed in outdoor small treatment pen rather than the normal, what I call, "the quiet room"
We have a special treatment rooms for housing trauma cases. This gives them the best chance to survive. Rooms are extremely low stimulation, dull light with no visibility to outside world. Housing is very quiet with no human activities or presence near by. Purely for shock and recovery.
This is very important Kangaroos are highly stressed animals and will simply drop dead from myopathy, it can be acute or chronic.
Myopathy is the biggest killer of Kangaroos, so they must be treated with utmost care.
We use homeopathic and western / chinese herbs for shock, kidney care and acupuncture once cortisol levels have stabilised.
It is an intensive treatment regime, with 100% success rate providing I can stop the effects of myopathy on kidneys. Kidney care is the key to survival and that is our main focus in treating trauma cases.
We allow animals to regain movement at their own pace, allowing the body to heal first and not put any undue stress on the animals body.
It takes anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 weeks for a Kangaroo to regain movement and strength, to be able to stand again.
There is a lot of work involved and it is extremely exhilarating seeing them recover.
Thankyou to Deborah Hurdle and Rose Mcintosh for your care and help to transport.
Thankyou to everyone that supports my work.
Thankyou to Gippsland Natural Veterinary for your incredible work with trama cases.
The results are just amazing.
Thankyou to Evergreen Natural Health for your ongoing care and supply of natural therapies, crucial for the survival of sick and injured, beating kidney failure.
Thankyou to Benny Mayhem for his ongoing financial support and to the community for donating at his concerts.
It costs anywhere from 3-5 thousand a month depending on supplies needed, to run the Shelter.
Thankyou to everyone for your donations and messages of encouragement.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Can wait to meet you tomorrow Jeremy ❤️ you look nice and settled for your acupuncture session ☯️
Hi Jeremy. You look nice and relaxed which is the key to recovery. Great to use the yards Susie. Nice and quiet out there with the bush sounds around to keep Jeremy settled. Xxx
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Waterholes Wildlife Sanctuary would like to wish everyone,
"A Happy Australia Day for 2026"
Thankyou to Everyone thats supports our work and cares for Australia's precious Wildlife.
Our country is very special and blessed to be home to, Koalas and Kangaroos and many beautiful species.
This photo is Nell, the very first female Koala I raised, from a tiny baby.
Over the years Nell had a number of babies, including twins.
She was very very special to me.
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If you find a Koala in need of help in the heat or in a fire zone, please DO NOT OFFER IT WATER BY TIPPING IT FROM A BOTTLE OR CUP INTO THEIR MOUTHS AND NEVER FORCE A KOALA TO DRINK.
Please note that Koalas can cause nasty injuries so if the Koala is resisting do not try and pick it up. If you are nowhere near help then the best way to hydrate koalas is to PLACE A BOWL OF WATER ON THE GROUND OR POUR THE WATER IN TO YOUR HAT/HELMET/CUP ETC AND HOLD NEAR KOALAS MOUTH SO THAT IT CAN LAP AT IT, FACE DOWN.
PLEASE remember that Koalas are arboreal and nocturnal. If you see one sitting on the ground during the day then please contact a wildlife rescue organisation. They are usually very stressed if they are at the point of allowing human interaction, so please do not try and take selfies with the animal as you are just causing continued stress.
PLEASE share this. "PLEASE DO NOT GIVE KOALAS WATER BY POURING IT. JUST LET THEM LAP AT THEIR OWN PACE. IF IT GETS IN THEIR LUNGS IT COULD KILL THEM.
*This image is Copyrighted©️ to Barefoot on the Ground.
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Sharing a menory from the 2019-20 fires to show people how they can support 2026 fire victims.
This is how we supported wildlife that survived fire.
15 feed stations were established and attended to everyday for 10 months.
It was a huge amount of work but so rewarding .
The fire grounds were baron, no food what-so-ever for the animals.
To establish where to put the food and water stations, my daughter and I drove out every night around midnight to look for signs of life we did this for abput 2 weeks.
If we spotted something alive, thats where we put food.
We did a large block out from the Sanctuary, consisting of Archies Track, Farm Track, Waterholes Road ,Deptford Road. It was extremely emotional time. We would spot a lone animal, a possum in the middle of absolutely no where and we would cry with utter disbelief thst something could be there alive. Our tears were joy we had found life, but sad aswell.
But then to offer food and night after night see the rewards was just incredible.
We had camera's monitoring also, to make sure and see what was feeding.
Thankyou to Matilda Rose
I described some areas as looking like the moon, just bare grey ash with what I called match sticks, dead trees.
Every day we collected food from IGA Eastwood in the Bairnsdale area, consisting of carrots, pears apples sweet potatoes sometimes water melons.
We cut them up and put bowls out at every feed station including water. We carted water and food every day.
I cannot describe the emotion of this. Even writing this post has reduced me to tears.
But my heart goes out to all thd fire victims of 2026. Nothing can describe what fire victims experience.
But there is happiness when we can save lives and support those that did survive.
I want to remember those people that helped me with the feed stations.
Jody Sutherland Bernadette Sutherland, Janis Cray and my precious Daughter Lillian Pulis
Your dedication, no words to thankyou all enough.
Janis, you and I spent 10 months alone feeding and then weaning those survivors.
Its not just a case of feed and then leave. We weaned them gradually from our supportive supplement food, as new natural food was regenerating. This was to make sure they were coping and able to support themselves. We monitored heavily.
So much work and that doesnt include all the Shelter work with the fire victims.
Injured, sick years of rehabilitation.
We were blessed to have vet Rebecca Walker and vet nurse Abbey Pogan from New Zealand stay with us for a coule of weeks after fires to help injured animals. Cant thank these beautiful people enough
But right now its the fire victims in the Central and Western Victoria that need help.
Please donate direct to Shelters in need in these areas and not big organisations. This will insure funds and supplies are received immediately, to people in need.
Thankyou so much for reading my long post.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🦘🐨🐾❤️❤️❤️
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Wow
Wow Susie. Brings back so much. You and Lily worked so hard with the feed stations. I was wrapt when I saw first animal. Gosh just remembering.
You are amazing 👏 Thanks for all you do for our precious native animals ❤️
