Fibromatosis in Wild Deer

Reader Contribution by Bruce Mcelmurray
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A few days ago we had a deer just outside our back door that looked horrible (see photo, above). I obtained a few photos of him and readers will see what the problem is from viewing the photo. Since it is a wild animal, it is hard to get any closer or have them hold still while you examine them. Thanks to some very good friends who viewed the photo and did some research, we have learned that this is fibromatosis.

I have found two web sites that go into more detail regarding this disease: Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The data states that fibromatosis is not life-threatening to deer and occurs infrequently. Up close, it looks pretty gross and the deer in the photo had large sacs hanging off it plus a raw wound on near its haunch that was approximately 6-8 inches in diameter and appeared to be raw and bleeding.

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