Australian swimming great Giaan Rooney reveals how beloved family member had to be castrated in shocking medical emergency

Former Olympic swimmer Giaan Rooney has revealed the shocking circumstances that led to the castration of her family’s pet wallaby Wiz.

The mother-of-two, 41, sold her luxury Gold Coast property in 2021 to pursue a life as a macadamia farmer with her husband Sam Levett.

Last year, the family began caring for a young wallaby they named Wiz after the animal appeared in front of their car one day.

Over the past seven months, Wiz had joined a host of other wallabies on the farm and appeared “healthy and robust” until very recently.

‘Even when the ‘kids’ leave home, they still get into trouble, right?!?’ Rooney posted on Instagram.

Rooney and her family have been caring for the wallaby (pictured) since he appeared in front of their car last year and named him Wizz.

‘Every few weeks I do a welfare check as he still allows me to check on him, scratch him, remove large ticks while he eats some berries. It’s a pleasure!

“But this particular check stopped me in my tracks when I could clearly see that Wizz had damaged his scrotal sac…severely…either from a fight or a fence.”

Rooney shared a series of photos of the marsupial’s swollen scrotum and issued a “warning” to males.

“I managed to contact some incredibly compassionate wildlife veterinarians who saw the need to intervene medically as soon as possible and we came up with a plan,” he continued.

‘On Good Friday, we released (sedated) and neutered Wizz on our back table, removing damaged and infected tissue to ensure his survival.

‘He recovered in his old kennel thanks to the sheepskin that was in his bag for 12 hours and then ran away. We found him eating grass on the lawn as if nothing had happened!’

Rooney was happy to announce that Wizz now seems completely unaffected by all the drama and has been accepted back into the role of other kangaroos.

The swimming champion even thinks that Wizz could have become a father before he was castrated.

Rooney recently noticed the painful wound on the marsupial’s genitals, which he believes was caused by a fence or a fight.

Swimming legend arranged emergency surgery for wallaby Wizz

Rooney says Wizz has made a full recovery and doesn’t appear to be affected at all

“I love seeing him with his ‘girlfriend’ who is the same size as him and has a Joey in her purse,” Rooney wrote.

“It’s probably unlikely, but I really hope he became a father before his manhood was taken away.”