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April 1, 2008

Medical leave is ending for two gray seals

Spring break is over for two gray seals at Mystic Aquarium.

There was food and medicine and surely lots of oohing and aahing, but it’s time to get back to business as usual.

So this Thursday the animals, which were being nursed back to health by the Aquarium’s rescue clinic, will be released back into the wild in Charlestown.

One of the animals was found on Feb. 1 in Maine. After staying overnight at the University of New England in Maine, he was taken to Mystic because of his low white blood cell count and thin frame.

The other was rescued Feb. 28 in New Jersey, where he stayed over night before being transferred to Mystic. The seal had “thick green discharge” from his nose and a high white blood cell count.

Both animals were given antibiotics, fattened up, and are awaiting their final blood tests, scheduled for tomorrow. If all goes well, they’ll be released Thursday from Mystic’s seal-release central: Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 11:38 AM | Permalink

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