Penny (Pocket) arrived on 17th November 2007
Penny arrived at the Sanctuary on the 17th of November 2007 after being found on the ferry slip way at Fionnphort wandering into town. She was all alone and there was no sign of her mother. Penny was transported here with the help of CalMac ferries who transported her from Craignure to Oban where staff were waiting for her. Upon arrival at the Sanctuary, she was examined to see if she had any injuries. She had a quite a few bite marks on her and bad damage to her left eye. She was dehydrated, underweight and malnourished. Penny is approximately 3 weeks old and weighs 9.6kgs and is starting to get better.

Hospital Update - December 2007 : Penny is enjoying her swims in the weaning pool and is now taking fish for herself. Her technique could be improved though as she still rips her fish up to eat it. Once she starts to eat them whole and reaches a weight of 20kg, she will be moved onto the next stage of rehabilitation and be moved outside.
PennyUpdate: 15th February 2008 - These photos of Penny were taken earlier today in the outdoor seal encounters´ pool. She currently weighs 22.8kg and likes to steal fish from Lorne, our resident seal, during feeding time. Penny´s yellow flipper tag number is 106. Penny
Update: March/April 2008 - Penny is doing very well in our outside pools and is now trying to steal fish from any seal that is around her at feeding times, her current weight is 25kg. The release weight for grey seals is 40kg.
Update: 5th May 2008 - Penny was released back into the wild on the 29th of April 2008 along with Archie, Spencer and Knobby. Greys being greys didn´t take long to get the message and disappear into the great beyond.
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