Baby Alpaca Gets Wheelchair as Gift to Walk Again

A 20-year-old woman from Germany recently offered to adopt an orphaned and disabled baby alpaca after she first saw the little mammal while visiting the farm of a friend.

According to a KSN report, the baby alpaca named Marie-Hope had a pair of seriously damaged back legs because of a traumatic birth in which both her mom and sister died.

When Ronja Pohl found the helpless baby alpaca, she already knew she wanted to do something -- anything she could to help the baby animal.

Immediately, according to a GreaterGood report, the 20-year-old "offered to adopt Marie-Hope" and took the little orphaned alpaca back to the farm where she's working in Frankfurt.

Custom Wheelchair for Animals

When Pohl arrived home with Marie-Hope, she scheduled an appointment with the veterinarian to assess the baby alpaca's condition.

The veterinarian did what was needed to be done to save Marie-Hope's impaired legs, although there was a need to amputate one leg.

Reuters reported that according to Pohl, the baby alpaca was hopping around as if she wanted to exhibit her strong character to everyone and wants to live even if both of her legs are injured.

The veterinarian got the 20-year-old woman in touch with a company that manufactures wheelchairs from animals.

The company was able to fit Marie-Hope with a wheelchair that enabled her to get around along with the other animals at the farm.

Pohl said that as soon as this young alpaca can carry weight on her third leg, she will get an artificial limb and join the alpaca herd of her boyfriend to live what she described as a normal alpaca life.

Best Gift: To Live a Normal Alpaca Life

According to the said news report, the world could use more humans like Pohl, who are willing to go above and beyond to provide care to those that need it.

Because of Pohl, this disabled, orphaned, and disabled baby alpaca has found a new chance at life, specifically, at a normal life along with other alpacas and that is the best gift any person could give her.

As soon as she bought the wheelchair, Marie-Hope felt like a totally new alpaca. She was hopping and trotting around the farm happily which, Pohl said, was such a joy to watch.

Describing how the alpaca is right now, the 20-year-old said the baby animal loves solving a lot of problems herself. She added, if Marie-Hope falls over, she will get up on her own if she feels like it.

Wheelchair for Small Pets

In 2017, a company based in New Hampshire, that manufactures wheelchairs initially for dogs, added a new model specifically designed for what the WMUR described as the littlest of pets.

During this time, Amherst-based HandicappedPets.com introduced its MINI Walkin' Wheels, developed for animals that weigh two to 10 pounds.

HandicappedPets.com president Mark Robinson said a loss of mobility needs not to be an end-of-life decision. He added, it should be just a minor inconvenience.

This company presently provides adjustable wheelchairs for any pet, be it a dog, cat, rabbit, lamb, or even a pig. Since it opened several years ago, the company's reach has spread. Globally, countries that never took care of their animals have started to treat them as family, said Robinson.

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