We’ve all heard the saying, “give them a hand and they’ll take your arm”. well, it’s true, human beings are complicated creatures, but what happens when who wants a hand isn’t a person, but a beaver. That’s what happened to this man in the United States.
One afternoon like any other, a family found Coco, the beaver, gravely injured in the middle of their patio. At first, they thought it was dead, so they got the shovel from the shed and began to bury the animal, but, as soon as they moved it a little, they realized that it was still breathing and they decided to lend a hand.
Poor Coco was very close to death. The family knew that there would be grave consequences for the animal, so before freeing it they decided to call the local authorities, specialized in wildlife to help Coco the best that they could. Ryan, who had treated beavers before, talked with the family, briefly checked on the animal and decided to take it away to try to save its life.
“The first thing I had to do was stabilize the animal, re-hydrate it and try to get back to a normal temperature. At the time the animal was found, Coco was with a temperature of almost 44 degrees and birds had already begun pecking at the body. Once we stabilized the animal we could take care of the wounds, every step was very hard, but we found out it was a very sweet, female beaver”.
