by Carolyn.Leopard | Jul 5, 2012 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents
CC-ALF-12-06-06-01 6/29/12 Fitzy stopped eating Friday 6/22 and continued refusing food which resulted in her having repeat x-rays 6/26 at RIAC. No specific diagnosis could be determined except the possibility of GI obstruction. She was given a laxative at RIAC...
by Carolyn.Leopard | Jun 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
6/20/12 CC-ALF-12-06-06-01 6/18/12 Fitzy refused food on Monday. 6/19/12 Tuesday, she ate more than 200 g, part of it was offered by tongs. 6/20/12 Today Fitzy’s tank had some plastic floating in it when I arrived at 9:30 a.m. but it had not been in the tank...
by Carolyn.Leopard | Jun 18, 2012 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents
6/16/12 CC-ALR-12-06-06-01 Upon my arrival Fitzy was sleeping on the bottom of the tank with minimal water. The water is lowered at night so she can rest on the bottom of the tank and breath without lifting her head. If she could dive, she would probably rest at night...
by Carolyn.Leopard | Jun 15, 2012 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents
6/13/12 CC-ALF-12-06-06-01 An attempt to feed Fitzy in the morning failed so Christian and Kristin force fed her (total of 173.3 grams) in the afternoon. 6/14/12 Exciting day! In the morning I tried to feed Fitzy a capelin with forceps (stick feeding) but she...
by Carolyn.Leopard | Jun 15, 2012 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents
6/11/12 CC-ALF-12-06-06-01 Fitzy had not eaten on her own by Monday so the decision was made to force feed her. Aquarists Christian Legner and Kristin Clark, our “top-notch team” for this procedure, removed Fitzy from the tank and got her first weight,...