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Anu

06/11/03

Ross uplifted a grey seal pup from Scapa Bay today. The female pup aged approx 4 - 5 weeks old was 75 per cent moulted, dehydrated and underweight at 10kg. It had a few lesions on its body and flippers as well as having an infected umbilicus. With Ross due to go his holidays travelling down the East coast, arrangements had been made for the seal pup to be transferred to Oban Sea Life Centre on the West coast. Ross tended to the pup with fluid therapy and medication commencing uplift, before it began its journey with Ross from the Orkney Islands to Aberdeen via Northlink Sea Ferries.

07/11/03

Ross and the pup travelled overnight arriving in Aberdeen at 8 am on the 8th.

08/11/03

From there the journey was made to BDMLR Montrose, where medics, Elaine Roft and Bob Pert, had further rehydration fluids and clean bedding ready for the young Grey. After rehydrating the pup and administering medication, the pup was given an hour to have a romp around the coastguard station for some exercise and fresh air. At 10.30 am, Elaine and Bob commenced on their round trip journey of some 300 miles to Oban Sea Life Centre where the staff were awaiting the arrival of their first Grey of the season. Ross liased with the medics en-route, who had further rehydration equipment and bedding with them. A progress report was then passed on to staff at Oban. 

The wee pup finally arrived at Oban at 14.30pm where it was left to rest for a half hour before a full examination was carried out prior to its first feed of multimilk. The pup, named "Anu" by the staff at the centre settled in well, and given the length of its journey was alert bright and active and was given the all clear from Jamie on its arrival.

12/11/03
Elaine spoke with Dairmaid today from Oban Sea Life Centre and he informed me that "Anu" is doing well. She has had routine blood samples taken which have been sent off for analysis, results will be in by the end of week. Dairmaid did say that to date, there is nothing untoward showing.

Some days after speaking with Dairmaid at Oban, sadly, Anu died. She was diagnosed as having a bowel blockage when it was noticed she wasn't passing faeces. She was treated with liquid paraffin but died despite the best efforts of the animal care team at Oban.