Elvis was found in a paddock by the farmer, unable to move his back legs. On arrival to LCA, following a 6-hour trip to collect him, we wasted no time getting him to a vet. It was determined that he had a compression on his spine inducive of trauma.
At first Elvis was terrified of his new carer and spent all his effort trying to get away from her. Suddenly, after only a couple of days in care, something in Elvis made him realise that he was in no danger from his kind carer and her family. Once a scared little lamb doing his best to distance himself from humans, he suddenly wanted to be picked up. The more he experienced the love they were offering the more he wanted it. As the swelling gradually subsided, aided by anti-inflammatories, an improvement in his use of his back legs has occurred. Elvis is having hydrotherapy sessions and his physiotherapist is very positive that he will regain the use of his back legs. Elvis may never be fully mobile but we now have every hope that he will once again walk unaided.
Sadly, Elvis did not recover in the way we hoped he would. His body became too heavy for his underdeveloped muscles to cope with. Elvis left us with a hole in many hearts but his legacy now continues with the The Elvis Foundation set up to remember this dear little lamb who touched hearts worldwide.
Photos: Meg Milde
