Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/farm-animals-teach-three-legged-deer-to-run/

There is something special about living in the country. It gives you the opportunity to see things that most people would never even have the chance of seeing. This includes some very special animals, some of which may be under your care and others that just happened to wander through the property.

In Australia, this was seen in a very special way with a deer named Rudie.

He was only two days old when he was brought to a vet clinic, and he needed some assistance. Although he was a healthy animal, he was missing a front leg.

Rudie was not one to give up quickly and although he struggled, he did not stop trying to walk. When people would come to the clinic, they would see that the deer was doing everything possible to stay on his feet. It was very touching to see.

Eventually, Rudie was adopted by a family to be a “therapy deer” and he was moved out into the country. On the property where Rudie now lives are other animals who have become close friends with this three-legged deer, including a cat and two dogs.

The family realized how special Rudie was so they made him his own Instagram account. It allows people from around the world to check in on his recovery and see how he is doing.

Typically, when a deer is born in the wild with only three legs, it is unlikely that it will survive. Now that he was part of a loving family, however, he had an opportunity to live and even thrive.

Rudie has grown from that three-legged fawn into a beautiful, six-year-old deer. He spends a lot of time on the farm with the rest of his animal family, which not only includes the dogs and cats but also horses and cows.

When Miranda, Rudie’s mom, spoke to The Dodo, she spoke about his personality, saying: “What he’s been through, you’d think he would be really shy, and he’s the total opposite!”

He is a special deer that has brought much into the lives of the family that took him in. You can see more about his life in the following video:

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Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog