Rays Story March 2026 

Ray is 12 years old now; a quiet and very independent fellow, we have only seen him twice  since his release in 2018.

He returned late march 2026

It's amazing he's still alive as we think pigs attacked him while he had mange, leaving him with numerous wounds in addition to the mange, and it's been touch and go. His calm temperament has meant he could be brought back into care and treated:- pain relief, antibiotics, and a comfy hay-filled box in his old nursery enclosure, where he devours huge tubs of fresh grass daily. He's still got quite a way to go yet, but he remains independent.

 Ray is now mange free, but actually looking worse as there’s still much fur to grow back. He’s more of a wombat shape and only 2 of the many bites are yet to granulate up to skin level! We're keeping the wound moist so it can heal upwards rather than scab over on top and have a lake of infection below (ice burg wound). He's eating huge amounts of fresh cut grass supplemented with a little sweet potato and pellets to increase nutrition and keep him warm in this critical healing stage. We're using Centrigen (purple dye) to keep any flies away when it was warmer. He's now standing on his back legs to bang on tin or wood to alert us that he's up and ready for his bowl of treats and more fresh grass. He can handle the antibiotic injections but getting oral pain relief in was mission impossible, but adding it to the sweet potato seems to work. We are very thankful for our vet and all her help. We're not there yet, but making good wombat paced progress.