Now this possum is dead,
but what I need to do is check if there's a baby in the pouch.
Oh, little guy.
Come on.
Oh, no.
This little girl's chances of survival are pretty slim.
But she's arrived on our doorstep and let's give it a go.
She deserves a chance, doesn't she?
Hey, Lis?
Yeah?
A dead possum's been brought in.
Can you look at her for me?
Oh, it looks like it's been dead for a while.
At the Bondi referral hospital, SASH,
a Ringtail possum has been brought in
after being found by a roadside.
Now, this possum is dead.
But what I need to do is check if it's a female,
if there's a baby in the pouch.
Because that's the most important thing we can do for now.
Oh, little guy.
Come on.
Oh, no.
Makes me so upset to see this because it's just,
he's just desperate for his mum.
And it's really important that we're going to keep him warm,
get some food into him,
and just keep our fingers crossed that he makes it.
Little one.
What I need to do is weigh him, and then that can give us
a good indication of how old he is
and whether he's going to be able to survive.
About 45, 46 grams.
He's right on the borderline of a safe weight.
Oh, sweetie.
Lisa must now act fast
to get vital nutrients into the young possum's system.
He can go in my pocket.
This is basically a milk supplement that we use for orphaned animals.
It's got glucose in it. It gives them fluid.
This is replacing his mother's milk.
So, if he doesn't get it, he's not going to survive.
Is it a girl or boy?
I think it's a girl.
A girl? I've been calling him a boy.
Alright, alright, alright.
Have a drink and then you can go into a warm bed.
Have a drink.
This little girl's chances of survival are pretty slim.
But she's arrived on our doorstep,
and she's got hair, and let's give it a go.
Why not?
She deserves a chance, doesn't she?
Hey? And you like your milk.
You do.
There you go. She's taking it
You are so tiny.
Our goal with her is to get her off to a wildlife carer
because they're equipped to look after
these little guys 24 hours a day.
And that's going to be her best chance.
Come on. Have a little bit more.
Specialist wildlife carer, Beverley, has just arrived
and is waiting to take custody of the orphan.
She's so adorable.
I must say, I'm getting a bit attached.
Well, I think we'll have to call her Lisa.
Little Lisa.
Lisa the possum is adorable and
it is sad to say goodbye
to her and was difficult when I was putting her back in the pouch,
and her little tail was holding onto my finger.
In you go.
They've lost Mum.
They've lost all the immunity
that they would get from Mum and they really struggle.
Yeah. So, we just hope for the best.
Thank you very much.
Good luck.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Little Lisa will be up in a tree, looking down on us all
and hopefully not causing too much havoc.
Oh, sweetheart.
As for Lisa the Ringtail possum,
she fought hard for several weeks.
But despite round the clock attention from wildlife carers,
sadly the orphan didn't survive.