- A female koala is set to make a full recovery after she was hit by a car in NSW
- The koala, named Sahara, received stitches to her face and around one eye
- Veterinarians found chewed up leaves in her mouth which led to an infection
A female koala nicknamed Sahara is set to make a full recovery, after she was hit by a car in New South Wales.
Little Sahara received stitches to her face after colliding with a car on October 3.
She is recovering at the Port Stephens Sanctuary, in the Hunter Region, after being treated by veterinarians.
A female koala nicknamed Sahara is set to make a full recovery after being hit by a car
Little Sahara received stitches to her face after colliding with a car on October 3
In a video by the Port Stephens staff, the koala can be seen with a nasty gash in her face and around one eye.
Sue Swain, a rescuer with the sanctuary, said Sahara is on the road to recovery.
‘[There was] a big drain in her face, her eye looks much better after the sutures came out,’ she said.
Ms Swain said there was a hole from the wound on Sahara’s face to the inside of her mouth.
The koala can be seen with a nasty gash in her face and around one eye, where she needed sutures
‘There was chewed up leaf inside her mouth, that’s what led to the infection,’ she said.
‘Dr Don debrided it and flushed it out then sutured a drain in place that will come out in 3 days.
‘Poor little girl is having a very tough time. Hopefully she will heal quickly now.’