Emotional Deer Rescue - Road Traffic Accident

We've just had a call from a member of the public who saw a deer hit by a car. There's now two cars with it, just protecting it from the traffic. It's lying on the side of a road. All right, darling. All right, sweetheart. Eh? What's the matter? Eh? What's the matter? You're a big girl. You're a big girl. She hasn't got any terrible wounds on her. She's looking a bit shaken. She's a bit unhappy. There's just a bit of a gash above the eye, which I'd be very tempted to get stitched up by the vet. Take it home, stitch it up before we let it go. So I think I am going to take her home. You need it to act quickly. Deers are very nervous and don't cope well with being handled. All wild animals can suffer from capture myopathy and roe deer more than most. Good girl. Good girl. Capture myopathy creates a build-up of lactic acid, which causes muscles to die. Right, let's get her home as quick as we can. There we are. Well done. Not that deep. Is the skull all right? Yeah. The treatment here is much better than the NHS, isn't it? Straight in, straight out, get operated on and get sent home. You couldn't have it any better if you tried. Emma quickly stitched the three wounds on her face and gave her a painkiller. It was now time to release her straight away. We rushed back to where she was found. Into the back of these woods as quick as we can. I just hate all this litter. Look at it. We just have to pray that she'll stand for us. Listen to me. Listen to me. It's all over. If she puts her head back, this is a sign that she's giving up on life. So putting her head forward hopefully will refocus her effort to live. Come on. Come on. Come on. Here's a good girl. Come on. Come on. Here's a good girl. I know. Come on. Come on. You can do it. Come on. I know you're hurt. I know you're bruised. But you can do it. Off you go. Go on. Come on. You can go, sweet one. It was heartbreaking watching her struggling to stay up. This is the most worrying time for us because we never really know whether we've done the right thing or the wrong thing. I'm just convinced after years and years of doing this that this is the right thing for this deer. But she's right on the verge of making it or collapsing. She's right on the pivot. I hate the fact that she's fighting it but not managing to go. So close. I'm tempted just to take her a bit further out, put her behind that big stump there, that one, and come back in an hour or so and have a look. She needed more time to pull her thoughts together. She probably had a massive headache from her collision with the car. Go on. Go on. Off you go. Come on. Walk with me. Come on. Come on. Come on. Walk with me. I know. Come on. I know it's difficult. Come on. Come on. Concentrate. Go on. Come on. Come on. After a long time and a lot of effort, she perked up. Go on. The ears are up now. Go on. Go on. Come on. Concentrate on what you're doing. Go on. Go on, sweetheart. Go on. Go on. Go away. Go on. Go on. Oh, the wreck's been... I've never really done the right thing or the wrong thing. Oh, it's beautiful and horrible. Pretty damn remarkable, really.