Custard had a severe neck injury from fishing
lines...
Custard, a 2-3 month old male
grey seal, was rescued from Portstewart by Portrush Countryside Centre
Staff.
14th
February 2005
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Custard being
tipped out onto the beach before he takes his first lunge at
freedom.
14th
February 2005
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Custard
looks up at Tania before he makes his way out to sea.
You can still see his neck scar.
11th
January 2005
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Custard has
made an amazing recovery from his neck injury and was was moved
into the big pond on the 16th of February.
The photo shows just how badly scarred he is and how lucky he
is to be alive.
11th
January 2005
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Custard had
become entangled in a fishing net and had a deep wound around
his neck.
As the injury was so severe he was taken to a veterinary surgery
in Coleraine for immediate treatment. Here he was sedated so
that the netting could be removed and the wound thoroughly cleaned.
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After spending
a weekend at the vets being treated with fluids and antibiotics
he was picked up and brought back to the seal sanctuary on the
11th January.
The wound is healing well and he is eating 3kgs of herring a
day. That is about 25 to 30 fish! He is being kept in a flooded
quarentine pen and he will be kept there, and on antibiotics,
until his wound has healed completely.
