Abused vervet monkey makes good recovery
A vervet monkey rescued by a good Samaritan is recovering at CROW.
BABY Irene, a vervet monkey who sustained severe burn wounds on her feet after being dragged by a group of young boys along hot tar, has made a good recovery in the care of The Centre For Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW).
Kevin Rundle, a builder by trade, witnessed the incident and stopped his car to save baby Irene. After insisting that they let go of her, Baby Irene ran into the bush and was found the following morning on a dirt road nearby.
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The monkey had severe burn wounds on both her feet and two puncture holes that were badly infected. She was also very dehydrated. Her wounds were treated by applying burn ointment and changing the bandages about three times a day.
After spending 10 days in the Intensive Care Unit at CROW, Baby Irene is now moving around and doing much better. She will be kept in a separate enclosure until she is strong enough to join the rest of the nursery group of eight babies.
Baby Irene, who is about 3.5 months old, is named after the Empangeni Depot’s Irene Liversage who rushed the injured vervet to Empangeni Veterinary Hospital where she was treated until she was delivered to CROW.
“The monkey was so badly injured, that she went up to Kevin in order for him to help her,” said Liversage.
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