Black Bear Pat #4319 Severe Mange
Merlin ID: 436655
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Black Bear Patient #4319 May 31, 2018: Dr. Jane Meier and Volunteer, Dr. Petra Pierce along with FFAWC staff including RVT Gina Taylor attending. In addition to her overall physical check-up, we took more skin scrapings, biopsies from about ten different sites, along with hair follicle samples and of course more blood-work. Also true to form, she gained an additional 25 lbs and is now a whopping 105 lbs! Results were good and bad. Good news - Her blood lab work was great and there wasn't any evidence of any mange mites! Bad news...even after months of medication, she still has a lingering inflammatory dermatological skin infection and secondary dermatological fungal skin infection. She has been put back on antibiotics and anti-fungal medication. She has more hair grown in than last time - but obviously still very patchy. Her releasability outcome is still being monitored.
Keywords: Wildlife Center, rehab, wildlife, wild, black bear, Eve, bare bear, naked, hairless, mange, cub
This photo was uploaded on 7/2/18.
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Christine Barton/FFAWC
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