Wild Goose Was Taken To A Vet Clinic For Treatment, And His Longtime Girlfriend Managed To Find Him
We sometimes foolishly believe that our species is the only one capable of love, but nature has ways of constantly proving us wrong. Arnold's love story is the latest tale from the animal world.
The staff at the nearby Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts noticed that Arnold was having trouble walking and took him to the clinic for treatment. After an examination, they concluded that he had a foot injury and required surgery.
However, they never considered how his absence would affect his girlfriend. His mate had been with him for years, and she quickly noticed that he was missing from their pond.
“As we prepared to sedate Arnold and get him ready for surgery, we heard a faint tapping at the clinic door,” the staff at the center wrote. “We turned to see that his mate had waddled up onto the porch and was attempting to break into our clinic! She had somehow located him …”
Arnold's surgery went well, and the goose is on his way to a full recovery. "She remained there throughout the entire procedure, watching us work and never moving from the doorway," the staff wrote.
The staff placed Arnold near the door and opened it so the couple could be together. "They both seemed much more at ease in each other's presence," they added.
The vets expect Arnold to fully recover within the next few weeks. Fortunately, he will not have to face his troubles alone, as the staff plans to allow the visits to continue.
"We will do our best to get him back out quickly and will perform bandage changes and treatments in view of the doorway whenever possible so that his mate can check up on him," they wrote, adding: "Through sickness and health ..."
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