Rescuing a flying-fox dropped off to a vet: this is Jillie

Описание: This rescue was called in around 11pm just as I was about to step into the shower. I can't say I was delighted to go out on a rescue so late, however the rescue was incredibly local and it was so late nobody else was going to go, so I dragged myself out and collected this little lady.
Jillie is an adult female Grey-Headed Flying-Fox who was called in from a vet clinic as a Little Red Flying-Fox (it happens), who rarely come into the inner city.
From the rescue call, I pretty much knew that it wasn't going to be a Little Red, and it wasn't going to be OK despite the assessment and assurance that there was nothing wrong, the bat was alert and ready for a carer, I thought the bat would be in a bit of trouble.
A MOP found the bat on the ground, and picked her up and drove to the vet with the bat hanging on her shirt. To me, this means that this bat is not OK in any way. The MOP wasn't scratched or bitten during this rescue, which further cements my diagnosis from afar.

I was prepared for a vet pickup which required instant euthanasia given the vet and the circumstances as described in the rescue call. This particular practice doesn't generally let bats in the door (on safety grounds), and they wouldn't have let this bat particular bat in the door had the bat not been hanging on the MOP's shirt (which then becomes a health and safety issue and liability. Had the bat been in a box, they would have been turned away and told to call wildlife rescue.
I have given this practice my number and suggested that since it is so local (1km), that if they get a bat arriving, they should call me and I'll sort it out locally ASAP unless I'm not home.

The first thing I saw was that the bat was 3 point hanging and had a head tilt, which, as all my regular viewers know by now, is indicative of a head injury. The bat was very very quiet (also a bad indicator). I was lucky to be able to get fluids and analgesia from the vet, so when I got home I had nothing to do except put her to bed and go to bed myself.

In the morning she had a swollen blistered thumbs was breathing really badly and was not really responsive. I euthanased her which was the only thing I could do to shorten her suffering.
I'm reasonably sure she had been electrocuted from the development of her injuries.

Tolga Bat Hospital takes donations for me. Tolga is an awesome place in Far North Queensland, which has charity status. By sending donations to them, they get a percentage (and deserve every cent) and they can allocate money to me for batty expenses without it becoming part of my income stream (which makes tax time difficult).
https://tolgabathospital.org/donate/
Mention Megabattie or Meg in the PayPal message box and the money will find its way to me.
If no message box appears, please email Jenny to tell her that the money is for me.
IMPORTANT: If you pay through the PayPal Giving Fund, can you please email Jenny with the amount donated and the name under which you have donated, OR just forward along the PP receipt.
The Giving Fund doesn’t charge any fees (so the bats get more money) but PP doesn’t itemise out the amount, they just send a total every month, and we don’t know if the money is for Tolga or for Megabattie.
Here’s Jenny’s email.
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