Rescued Ruby

Here’s the story of Ruby, a wombat rescued from the pouch of her dead mother at about four months old. A kind couple took her in and gave her a loving home, giving her baths when she got dirty…




… and introducing her to their pet rottweiler, who took a liking to the new playmate.




Now Ruby’s a full member of the family, having taught herself how to use the cat door to come and go as she pleases.




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29 thoughts on “Rescued Ruby

  1. allein ? March 8, 2017 / 12:35 pm

    Womcat?

  2. Tina Kurfurst March 8, 2017 / 12:48 pm

    I love the “wombat trundle” when she comes rolling up to the door.

    • Murray C. March 8, 2017 / 1:59 pm

      I had exactly the same word come to mind as I watched that dear little chunky body – so sweet it makes my teeth hurt.

  3. Erin March 8, 2017 / 12:53 pm

    Wombats are exceedingly cute!

  4. Flowerfanatic March 8, 2017 / 12:56 pm

    I’d worry about who/what she’ll bring home and into the house thru that cat door!!

    • Duckie ? March 8, 2017 / 4:49 pm

      More wombats?

      • DebG March 8, 2017 / 5:09 pm

        oh please oh please oh please

  5. LunaChickFringe March 8, 2017 / 1:25 pm

    My life will not be complete until I a)get to feed/cuddle a baby bat, and b) bathe a wombat, in no particular order.

  6. Chase March 8, 2017 / 1:26 pm

    OMG the last video and her charming boop into the screen door. *melts*

  7. allein ? March 8, 2017 / 1:34 pm

    She almost looks like a piglet in the bath video.

  8. DebG March 8, 2017 / 2:03 pm

    Do . . . do you think these people would adopt me too?

  9. Catwhisperer March 8, 2017 / 2:15 pm

    This is me a la Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka: “I want a baby wombat, and I want it NOW!” *stamps foot*
    Obnoxious, I know – but it worked for her!

    • DebG March 8, 2017 / 2:16 pm

      It should work for all of us when it comes to wombats.

  10. Smartypants March 8, 2017 / 2:38 pm

    Furry little love tank! She’s found the perfect home.

    • Faye March 8, 2017 / 6:47 pm

      Yup! Lovetank!

    • Smartypants March 8, 2017 / 7:31 pm

      Usually I’m indifferent to various species of ‘tocks, but wombat butts (wombutts) are an exception. They’re so perfectly round! I just want to pick her up & carry her around like a baby.

      • allein ? March 8, 2017 / 8:27 pm

        How does such a round wombutt poop cubes?

        • Murray C. March 9, 2017 / 9:10 am

          ?

    • Muppet2171 March 8, 2017 / 7:49 pm

      Furry little love tank. That is my favorite description of a wombat EVER!

      • Ricky's Mom March 8, 2017 / 8:08 pm

        Hear, hear!

      • Smartypants March 9, 2017 / 1:33 am

        Thank you! I believe Faye originated ‘love tank’ – it has stuck with me (and now I have the B-52s’ ‘Love Shack’ in my head…) 😀

  11. Amyliz March 8, 2017 / 5:05 pm

    This can’t be real! It has to be a Disney movie! 😀

  12. Emmberrann March 8, 2017 / 7:06 pm

    Happy Wombat Wednesday! *happy noises*

  13. George Michael Sherry March 9, 2017 / 4:17 am

    I’m surprised baby wombats are so lanky. Usually the young are even chunkier than adults — shorter limbs relative to body size. Baby Ruby hardly looked like a wombat at all — not roly poly.

    She certainly likes it under that dog. She may think it’s a tree.

    As for cat/dog doors, with or without a wombat to set an example, I’ve never understood why houses that have them don’t wind up full of whatever wildlife can fit through and is strong enough to lift the door. In the US, raccoons and opossums, maybe a fox; in Aus, wombats and possums without the O, possibly a wallaby. It’s not like the door knows the difference and can keep undomesticated critters out.

    • Ricky's Mom March 9, 2017 / 7:54 am

      Actually, some doors do know the difference; the authorized critters have electronic collar keys or microchips that unlock the door. I don’t know how well they work, and I would think a raccoon could get around that, since they seem to get around everything else, but there it is.

    • Murray C. March 9, 2017 / 9:09 am

      I remember something I saw, probably on the internet, about a fawn asleep on the couch when the owner got home from work and it had found its way in through a doggie door. So, yes, unless you have the kind that relies on an electronic system you run a risk of having open house for the neighborhood wild life.

      • Clairdelune March 9, 2017 / 11:43 am

        And that would be bad because….??? 😀 😀

        • Murray C. March 9, 2017 / 2:01 pm

          Didn’t say it was bad……. Now, if it had been a bobcat that just ate your budgie, yes, that would be bad.

  14. Clairdelune March 9, 2017 / 11:52 am

    Ooooh, poor Sweet Ruby, it seems she’s looking for something furry to cuddle up with…but Nixon is not interested…. I wonder if a large, furry teddy bear would help. Or a very fuzzy blanket. SHE NEEDS TO BE CUDDLED!!! :-{

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