Luke was rescued on 9th November 2013

Species : Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)

Sex : Male

Age : Approximately 2-3 weeks (at rescue)

Weight : 14kg (at rescue)

Found : Melfort (south of Oban)
Pup No. 2 (no named at the present)
This 2 - 3 weeks wee seal pup was brought to the care of the Scottish SEA LIFE Sanctuary by SSPCA staff. It was found alone quite far from any known seal colony and if it was left without any help, it would very likely not survive. Considering the weather has been particularly stormy for last couple of days, it was probably separated from its mother.

Admission medical checks of this pup only strengthened this theory as there doesn´t seem to be much wrong with it. It needs feeding up and some time to shed its baby coat before it can go into the water but no antibiotics or other drugs were needed.

Presence of its baby coat suggests that this pup is probably approximately 2-3 weeks old. It has a nice set of strong teeth already and therefore we have skipped feeding it milk or fish soup and we have moved straight onto feeding it whole fish. Hopefully he will soon figure out that he likes fish and will start taking them himself.
Update: 16th November 2013 - This pup is still in the hospital´s pen and will be moved to the weaning pool in next few weeks.

This gorgeous little boy needs your help to name him! Come along to the Sanctuary´s Christmas Funday on Sunday 24th November and you could be the one that chooses his name.
Luke and Jessie in the weaning pool Update: 2nd December 2013 - We are pleased to announce that this pup has been named Luke. He is not fluffy white anymore and has been moved into the hospital´s weaning pool which he is sharing with another rescued pup.

Update: 8th December 2013 - Luke has been joined by another rescued pup, Jessie, in the weaning pool. They are best of friends now following an initial disputes over fish.
Update: 16th February 2014 - Luke is now ready to be returned to the wild but waiting for the vet to check him.

Click here to see two further photos of Luke taken in the outside seal enclosure pool on 14th February 2014.

Update: 20th March 2014 - Luke was returned to the wild on 19th March 2014.
Luke in the outside seal enclosure


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