Slippery Possum

We picked up this baby brushtail possum from the Woofpurnay Vet Clinic in Narre Warren North. For a possum he looked very strange and was very smelly! When I rubbed my hand down his back, my hand was covered in an oily and dirty film. Smelling him, I realised it was some sort of motor oil. After 3 washes with dishwashing liquid the oil finally started to come off him. For about a week he had a film over his eyes and we were not sure if this would affect his sight long term. With regular drops to his eyes, Oily made a full recovery and was finally able to be released.