Ash was rescued on 18th June 2016
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Ash, male common seal pup, was rescued on 18th June 2016 from Hunstanton power boat ramp by a member of the public after being found underweight and separated from his mum.
He was only a few days old on arrival at the seal rescue hospital and weighed less than 9kgs.
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Update - 20th June 2016 : Ash is on the special fish soup mixture made by the dedicated Animal Care Team and is being fed every 4 hours. Today he also received a whole herring fish as the team start to wean him onto solid food. It went down well and the team are optimistic that he will progress quickly with the other hospital residents. He has already put on a kilo since his arrival!
Update - 24th June 2016 : Ash has been very poorly this week as he has an internal infection that revealed itself on the second day in the hospital. The vet has been out to examine him but for the minute its very touch-and-go, the seal pup is on a hydration drip, anti-inflammatory medication to take down the swelling and keep his temperature under control, and antibiotics to treat the infection but he is very poorly. The staff are working around the clock to try pull him through.
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Update - 27th June 2016 : Click here to see a larger version of this photo of Ash taken on 26th June 2016 in hospital pen number 7.
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Update - 24th July 2016 : Ash is currently in the hospital pen number 4 and weighs 19.45kgs.
Click here to see a larger version of this photo of Ash taken on 23rd July 2016.
His flipper tag number 11 (blue).
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Update - 4th September 2016 : This photo of Ash was taken on 3rd September 2016 in the hospital´s swim pool.
He is currently sharing this swim pool with two other rescued pups named Jiggly Puff and Bonnie.
Click here to see a larger version of this photo.
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Update - 23rd October 2016 : Ash is now in the outside seal enclosure learning how to compete for fish with the other rescued seal pups and resident seals. He will be released back to the wild very soon.
Ash gets excited at feeding time and splashes around waiting to grab a fish.
Click here to see a larger version of this and a further photo.
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Update - 30th November 2016 : Ash along with Birdo, Jiggly Puff, Misty, Jax, Lara, Fiona and Snorlax were returned to the wild on 28th November 2016 on the beach outside the Sanctuary at 4 o´clock...just at sunset.
Click here to read about the seal release in the online Eastern Daily Press.
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