A Baby Fawn dies - this is so sad!?

When wildlife rehabilitators are called, we go for the most obvious answers. A fawn by itself is usually not in any sort of danger--except from humans. In probably 90% of cases, the advice to leave the fawn alone is absolutely the best possible advice. Unfortunately, this case is one of the few exceptions where interference might have helped.

Does will leave the fawn in an area and they will then go off somewhere else. This is to protect the fawn--the fawn has no scent, the doe has a heavy scent that will entice predators. For the fawn's own protection, the doe leaves the fawn. In most cases, when humans see the fawn they want to "rescue" it. In most cases, this is the worst that can happen to the fawn as it will be placed into captivity and raised in an artificial environment. (Or in some states where required by law, the fawn would be euthanised.) Only when the fawn is in known danger is a rescue recommended.

To be fair, you did not describe any danger signs--which would be sunken eyes, pale gums, emaciation, diarrhea, etc. This does not mean that you are at fault--only that you have not been trained to observe these signs. If the rehabber had been aware of these symptoms I'm sure the advice would have been different.

That you did not notice them is not your fault, they may not have been there--it is possible the fawn was hit by a car and had internal injuries, or had eaten some recently sprayed foliage, etc. Without a necropsy it is impossible to tell what the fawn died from--injuries, disease, or neglect.

So you did what would have been the proper course in 90% of the cases and without further knowledge of the medical symptoms, you did the best you were able to. And for that, you should be commended.

I'm sorry to hear that. Sometimes it is best to do what you did, and leave it be. You know that sometimes mother birds leave their babies if a human touches it so maybe the mother would have left the baby fawn if she were around. If the fawn had died in your care, you would feel even worse, I'm sure. It seems like there is no fault on your behalf, just if you ever come across a situation like this again, do what you feel is right. The only thing you can do is learn, and I hope you feel better.

Few months back, I bought a fish tank with 4 little sweet fishes. I loved them a lot. Since our lobby received lot of sunlight, we had to drop the curtains at noon to keep the temperature of water in the tank stable. One day I forgot to do that..............and the following night my poor gold fish died.

I cried a lot over it. I couldn't wash away my guilt. My mother told me that "It is all part of life. If you take these things by heart, you won't be able to progress." I know this won't give ypu peace of mind but with the passing of time............ you'd realise

i like animals too and sense very undesirable for her. yet.....there are some issues that people in basic terms can't do for her. The replace in weight loss application (apples) could have affected her......:( From: Kassykitten

OH MY GOSH!!! YOU KILLED BAMBI!!!