The following injuries probably look fairly minor. The strange thing is that they linger on for a long time and don't get better, but worse. In some cases they get remarkably worse fast. I have included before and after photos below. The after photos show that the infection has cleared up, but the skin is still bald (the hair hasn't had a chance to grow back yet.)


Kiki's eye before


Kiki's eye after

Kiki developed an infection over one eye. Out of the three, Kiki was the easiest possum to treat (the most compliant patient), and her infection responded the most quickly to treatment. Kiki's fur has grown back completely.

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Švejk's ear before


Švejk's ear after

Švejk suffers from resistant infections. The photos above show his ear before and after treatment. (At the time of writing - 05/01/12, his fur is growing back.) Earlier in 2011, he had been treated for infection on both sides of his mouth.

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Marlon's left front leg before


Marlon's right front leg before

Marlon had unusual wounds on the insides of his front legs. We thought that perhaps he had encountered an unusual climbing surface. He responded well to antibiotics.


Marlon's left front leg after

The photo above is a good representation of how both front legs responded to antibiotics by the 10th day of treatment. After that, the skin became more white, and his fur began to grow back.

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Note: I receive both antibiotics and advice from a vet who has extensive experience treating wildlife - Dr Jim Pollock.