Be prepared for the cutest thing you’ll see today – a baby koala wearing a tiny arm cast.
The joey broke her arm after falling off a tree at a logging plantation in Melbourne, Australia.
And just to hit you in the feels, the koala was recently orphaned after her mum was euthanised.
The wee baba was then handed into the folks at Weribee Open Range Zoo who took care of her.
Weighing less than half a kilogram and at just 150 days old, a joey of this age should still be in its mother’s pouch.
When the koala mum and joey fell off the tree at the Victorian bluegum plantation, the mother was severely injured and was later put down.
But thankfully an animal carer bought the orphaned joey in to see the vets just in time.
They fed the youngster marsupial milk replacement through a syringe and fitter her with the cast to aid her recovery.
When they first bought her in, they didn’t realise her arm was broken.
After an x-ray revealed the injury, they fitted the cast on. But of course, she misses her mum so as well as ensuring around-the-clock care, carers gave her a replacement mum.
Sadly it’s not a real koala and comes in the form of a stuffed toy.
‘Bonding and company is really important to a joey of that age. Koala joeys are often given toys to provide comfort and teach them how to hang off the fur like they would with their mother.’ added Jess.
An animal carer will take care of the joey for the next few months before being released into the wild.
Good luck little joey.
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