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Patient Update May 13th

May 13, 2019 Buckbeak

Patient Update: 5/13/19  Welcome back to the National Marine Life Center’s Patient Update! As this is our first update of 2019, I’d like to kick things into gear by trying out something a little different from the previous patient updates. We have been very busy this year with the Unusual Mortality Event (UME) continuing on […]

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Patient Update: May 31st

May 31, 2018 Bruiser

Patient Update: May 31st SEALS:                   Charles “Charlie” – Charlie is still battling the flu. Because of this, he gets tired very easily and spikes fevers on and off. We are giving him fluids as needed, treating him with antibiotics and putting cool, wet blankets in his […]

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Patient Update: May 17th

May 17, 2018 Bruiser

Patient Update: May 17th SEALS:             Charles “Charlie”– Charlie, our harbor seal pup, has shed his white, lanugo coat and is now sporting a speckled, silver coat. He has already gained some weight and is looking nice and chunky like a seal pup should! He loves his daily swim time and […]

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Patient Update: May 4th

May 4, 2018 Bruiser

Patient Update: May 4th SEALS             Charles “Charlie” – Charlie is our first harbor seal pup of the season! He was rescued in Ellisville, Plymouth on April 23rd and brought to us by our friends at New England Aquarium after confirming his mom had abandoned him. Charlie was born premature as you can […]

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From Pups to Weanlings: What’s on the Menu?

Sep 4, 2017 food

During peak pupping season for Harbor Seals here at NMLC, our patients are fed every four hours beginning at 7am until 11pm.  When Harbor Seal pupping season begins in late spring, we begin to receive our first patients of the season that have either been abandoned by mom due to human interaction, or simply because […]

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