{"id":48482,"date":"2025-07-30T14:39:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/healing-hands-dombay-endre\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:51:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:51:02","slug":"healing-hands-dombay-endre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/healing-hands-dombay-endre\/","title":{"rendered":"Healing Hands: Dombay Endre"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you find an injured wild animal and contact the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<\/a><\/strong>, chances are we will refer you to a local veterinarian \u2013 part of a national rescue network founded almost a decade ago.<\/span><\/p>

If the animal is found in Bra\u0219ov County, you may be directed to Dr. Dombay Endre<\/strong> \u2013 a veterinarian who, like his colleagues, never hesitates to help, even if it means working without expecting compensation.<\/span><\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>

One of the most memorable moments for Dr. Endre was the 2016 conference <\/span>\u201cSaving injured wildlife \u2013 veterinary aspects\u201d<\/i><\/a><\/strong>, organised in Miercurea Nirajului by the Milvus Group and Vets4Wild. Looking back, he recalls a friend’s words: <\/span>\u201cEndre, we\u2019re finally at a conference where no one\u2019s talking about how much they make per case \u2013 we\u2019re among vets with childlike hearts, proud to help and save lives.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>

For Endre, this vocation came naturally. He knew from childhood that he wanted to become a vet. With the support of his parents and grandparents, he began helping injured wild animals from an early age. Later, when he was invited to join our network of like-minded vets committed to giving wild animals a second chance at freedom, everything fell into place \u2013 it felt like a natural extension of his childhood dream. \n \n<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>

Since then, he\u2019s treated mostly injured birds, but also small mammals, hedgehogs, deer, foxes. Many cases left a mark, but one stands out: a mother hedgehog killed by a dog, leaving five little ones behind. \n<\/p>

\u201cWe took them in and started caring for them at the clinic. As they grew, colleagues and family gave them names. The real success, for me, was when months later they wandered off on their own. It happened years ago, but even today, when I see a hedgehog wandering through the neighbourhood on a rainy night, I dare to hope it\u2019s one of mine \u2013 or one of their descendants.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 he remembers.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>

Endre admits that there are many tragic cases, often caused by well-meaning people who take bird chicks or deer fawns that don\u2019t actually need rescuing. Sadly, many such situations end badly \u2013 outcomes that could be avoided if people sought proper guidance first. \n<\/p>

Of course, there are also funny moments. In one case, a lady contacted him about a stork that had been standing in front of a block of flats in Bra\u0219ov for three days, refusing to fly away. \n<\/p>

\u201cIt felt kind of weird (\u2026), but since my intervention was needed I rushed to help. The woman said the bird was in a small green patch behind the building. I walked around, and there it was \u2013 a plastic garden stork. Turns out she couldn\u2019t see well, and the neighbours had just added the statue to brighten up the courtyard.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>

While that stork didn\u2019t need rescuing, dozens of real birds did \u2013 and now soar freely thanks to Dombay Endre and the many vets who do this work out of passion and compassion. \n<\/p>

We take this opportunity to sincerely thank all the vets and volunteers<\/strong> involved in wildlife rescue, since their story is inspiring for all of us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

If you are a veterinarian willing to help a wild animal in need, or a volunteer who could care for a \u201cpatient\u201d for a few days, do not hesitate to contact our Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre at the emergency number: 0722533816.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you find an injured wild animal and contact the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, chances are we will refer you to a local veterinarian \u2013 part of a national rescue network founded almost a decade ago.If the animal is found in Bra\u0219ov County, you may be directed to Dr. Dombay Endre \u2013 a veterinarian who, like […]","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":48476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","omw_enable_modal_window":"enable","osh_disable_topbar_sticky":"default","osh_disable_header_sticky":"default","osh_sticky_header_style":"default","osh_sticky_header_effect":"","osh_custom_sticky_logo":0,"osh_custom_retina_sticky_logo":0,"osh_custom_sticky_logo_height":0,"osh_background_color":"","osh_links_color":"","osh_links_hover_color":"","osh_links_active_color":"","osh_links_bg_color":"","osh_links_hover_bg_color":"","osh_links_active_bg_color":"","osh_menu_social_links_color":"","osh_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[4796,3759],"class_list":["post-48482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-medic-en","tag-wildlife-rehabilitation-centre","entry","has-media","owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal","owp-btn-normal","owp-tabs-layout-horizontal","has-no-thumbnails","has-product-nav"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48482"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48483,"href":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48482\/revisions\/48483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}