A wallaby orphaned as a baby has been nursed back to health with the help of Royal Canin's Babydog milk.

After being reared on the Babydog Milk - designed for puppies whose mothers can't produce enough milk - Colin the wallaby has gone from strength to strength and has made the transition to solid foods.

Jan and Stuart Oates reared Colin after his mother's death, and Jan says: "It was a challenge, but he is such a character.  He really thrived on the Babydog Milk, and in fact loved it so much that weaning took a while.  He now eats a bird seed and rabbit flake mix, with exotic fruit, saffron cake and even crisps every now and again.  We are so grateful to Royal Canin for their help, because Colin was quite poorly before we got him onto the right milk.”

Royal Canin retail marketing manager Gemma Duffield says: “We were delighted to be able to help, and are delighted that Colin has done so well.  Feedback in the past has told us that other species have thrived on Royal Canin too, including meerkats, fox cubs and hoglets (baby hedgehogs).”