I live in a semi rural area with tons of racoons, opossums, deer, foxes, etc. We live on a road that ends in a cul-de-sac and has dirt road leading from it to a warren of mobile homes and houses. This is a lower income area, so some of the people who live here are not "pleasant" to live near.
In the past week, two raccoons have died on our property. The first was found by my mom near a tree. According to her he had no signs of predation or disease, but all the bones in his back half were shattered (she (wearing gloves) said he felt like a sack of jelly with sharp sticks).:yikes: The last one was today. This one appeared to have been poisoned (it was still alive, AC had to come out and shoot it). He was uncoordinated, confused and appeared to be in pain.
Neither had blood, wounds or abrasions. Both were on the plump side, with no signs of vomiting, discharge or diarrhea.
In the nearly six years we have lived here, not a single raccoon besides these two has been found dead on our property. Also, one of the cats in a nearby feral colony has a scab on her head from a rather large wound (too big to be from a cat fight or dog attack).
In the past week, two raccoons have died on our property. The first was found by my mom near a tree. According to her he had no signs of predation or disease, but all the bones in his back half were shattered (she (wearing gloves) said he felt like a sack of jelly with sharp sticks).:yikes: The last one was today. This one appeared to have been poisoned (it was still alive, AC had to come out and shoot it). He was uncoordinated, confused and appeared to be in pain.
Neither had blood, wounds or abrasions. Both were on the plump side, with no signs of vomiting, discharge or diarrhea.
In the nearly six years we have lived here, not a single raccoon besides these two has been found dead on our property. Also, one of the cats in a nearby feral colony has a scab on her head from a rather large wound (too big to be from a cat fight or dog attack).