By Jaigar O'Neill | Community Engagement Coordinator
Lucy the koala joey and her mother were viciously attacked by a dog, leaving Lucy to fend for herself. When Lucy arrived at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital she was dehydrated, distressed and breathing with difficulty. X-rays showed that she had suffered a collapsed lung and was bleeding into her chest and abdomen. During her veterinary examination, tiny Lucy had a seizure due to her injuries, keeping the hospital team on high alert, as they re-inflated her lung and closely monitored her heartbeat, breathing and oxygenation until her condition stabilised. Almost 24 hours after the attack, Lucy’s condition had improved but her long road to recovery had only just begun.
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