The little wallaby that shared so much joy and laughter with us died on Saturday. I called to check up on him, and got the news.
Wallabies are very susceptible to something called stress myopathy.
This little wallaby was chased by school children who wanted to collect the reward for finding him and because very sick from the stress of being chased. On Friday night it seemed like he was going to pull through, but yesterday morning he wouldn't eat or drink and finally passed on to wallaby heaven. The nurse who runs the assisted care home where the little wallaby lived was so kind about sharing about him with me. I still hope to go over and meet the mother wallaby and the other animals that live at the home. This will be my regular appointment time, M-F, for the next 7 weeks or so.