Tag: middle ear disease
Help Support Onion’s Satellite Tag!
For “Onion Flake,” everything that could go wrong, did. Onion Flake is a juvenile male harbor seal that stranded on Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts on September 17, 2015. He was rescued by the International Fund For Animal Welfare and admitted to the National Marine Life Center’s marine animal hospital the same day. Onion […]
Townsend Passes Final Inspection!
This morning, the NMLC team journeyed to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Computerized Scanning and Imaging Facility for a CT scan (CAT scan, a medical imaging procedure that uses computer-processed x-rays to produce slices of specific areas of the body) for Townsend, our harbor seal. A rarity at best for most seals, this was Townsend’s […]
CT scans at WHOI diagnose ear infection in Townsend
On the surface, Townsend the harbor seal looks healthy. He is active, alert, eating, and of good body weight. Unfortunately, as with many wild animals, his demeanor hides a serious illness. As we reported last month, shortly after arrival we noticed a discharge coming from Townsend’s left ear. We feared this could mean he had […]
Hello, and welcome back to…you guessed it, #FactFriday! Now its time for the facts! As you know, sea turtles can become entangled in fishing gear
Happy #wishlistwednesday to one and all! The items for this week, that we are VERY much in need of, are water heaters for our native
Happy #turtletuesday from NMLC's smallest patients, the Diamondback Terrapins!
Take a look at our patient Denali during his rescue by our friends at ifaw!
Come on by this afternoon to meet us, Castle Island Brewing Co. for the Meet the Fivers Event! It’s going to be loads of fun!
Have a wonderful #sealsunday everybody!
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