A lady I know is a devoted animal lover, if she sees any creature large or small, that is in trouble, she is there to lend a helping hand. Sometimes she gets carried away and takes on a responsibility she cannot handle, that is when she calls the people she knows to give her a helping hand., and I`m one of those people.
The other day she called me sounding desperate -- oh please, you must come over, I have a big problem that I cannot solve by myself, can you help me? So I went over to her place, and she shows me a box. I`m thinking -- her problem is a box? -- Then I look inside, and there they are: three really young ducklings. Oh, I say, what in the world are you doing with these three baby ducks?
She tells me that when she went for her usual stroll in the park, she found them. And when I asked her if she looked for the mother duck, she claims she did, but could not find her, and she just would not leave them there to die or be eaten by a predator. But she did not know where she could find an animal clinic and could I help her find one, and could I please take the ducklings home with me.
I told her that, yes I would find an animal clinic, and then I had to take the ducklings with me on the subway and to my home. As soon as I got home, I called an animal clinic that was not too far from my place and explained the situation to them. I asked them if I could go there that same day on an emergency basis, and bring the duckling to them.
The receptionist, at first hesitated, but hearing the desperation in my voice, said OK. So I immediately went over there, as soon as she saw them, she said -- oh no... they are very sick, we have to put them in isolation! When I asked why, she said that they had some kind of parasite on their feathers, and maybe that`s why the mother duck abandoned them. Can you save them I asked, she said they would be quarantined and the veterinarian would have to check them and make a diagnosis.
I decided to take the number of this clinic, and the doctor`s name give it to my friend who found the ducklings and let her continue her good deed with them.
