She isn鈥檛 feeling 鈥楾ipsy鈥� any more thanks to the hard work of the volunteers at the South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls.

The great horned owl ingested a poisonous mouse back in March and lost its vision as well became paralyzed.

Volunteers at SORCO rushed the owl to the veterinarian who was able to give it an antidote; however, it was unclear if the bird would make it.

SORCO took the bird into its care, naming it 鈥橳ipsy鈥� as the owl took sometime to regain its use of its legs.

Slowly Tipsy鈥檚 vision returned and she made a full recovery, allowing to SORCO to return Tipsy to the wild over the weekend.

SORCO manager Dale Belvedere is now warning homeowners about the dangers of using poison to treat a rodent problem.

鈥淲hen poison is used for a rodent problem it takes several days for the rodent to die after consumption. The poison makes them haemorrhage internally - a very slow, cruel death,鈥� said Belvedere. 鈥淩emember that once a raptor, mammal or house pet consumes the affected rodent, it then is poisoned as well.鈥�

Lucky for Tipsy she was able to recover thanks to the rescue and rehab at SORCO, and is reported to be very happily back in the wild.

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