Final Disposition
Euthanized on 24 September 1998
Pasco was in fair body condition, weak but able to float, exhibiting some fluke motion, especially when placed in custom floating harness. This Feresa too (see Abbey and Lunar) exhibited tail arching behavior (stress?) while being held by people, but not during transport, nor as much while in the floating harness. Leukopenia, elevated liver values, anemia, intestinal and respiratory parasites, dehydration, inappetance, and many superficial shark bite wounds characterized this case. In addition to antibiotics, Pasco was given deworming medications for nematodes, trematodes, and cestodes. Radiographs revealed seven old, fractured ribs that were healed.
Pasco was given two acupuncture treatments in order to stimulate his immune system, improve breathing, and to increase his strength- of questionable benefit in this case. Pasco was abnormally sedate following the second treatment, perhaps due to overstimulation.