An inevitable part of being married to a wildlife veterinarian is going out at all hours day or night to help injured animals. On television these wildlife rescues usually have happy endings. In real life they seldom have happy endings and I’ve found myself holding animals through the last minutes of their lives until I’m worn out with it. I don’t know if those last few moments of companionship and comfort are important to a wild animal, but I have to believe that it must be.
An inevitable part of being married to a wildlife veterinarian is going out at all hours day or night to help injured animals. On television these wildlife rescues usually have happy endings. In real life they seldom have happy endings and I’ve found myself holding animals through the last minutes of their lives until I’m worn out with it. I don’t know if those last few moments of companionship and comfort are important to a wild animal, but I have to believe that it must be.