Mackenzie King
Patient Record
Species: Harbour Seal
Patient ID: PV2675
Admitted on: 2026/08/13
Collection Site: Thetis Island
Reason for Admission: Emaciated, Maternal Separation
Weight at Admission: 11.7 kg
Patient Status: in care
Time in Care: 31 days (1 month)
Current Habitat: Out of Quarantine
Once a patient has spent some time in quarantine and been given a clean bill of health, they are moved to a larger and deeper tub and leave quarantine. Here they can improve their skills until they are moved to a pool with other harbour seals.
Transfer History
Received from: IWNCC
Original Admission: 2026/08/04
Weight at Admission: 9.1 kg
Mode of Transport: Harbour Air
Symbolic Adoption
You can help us care for Mackenzie King and the more than 100 marine mammals we rescue, rehabilitate and release every year by symbolically adopting him today with a small donation to the rescue centre.
Patient Progress
Fish School Mackenzie King is now in fish school. He is currently learning how to eat fish on his own. All pups are initially hand-fed, but later fish is just thrown into their tub to give them an opportunity to dive for, grab and swallow the fish whole, head first. It's something all pups need to learn, and it requires quite some skill. Eventually, Mackenzie King will eat entirely on his own at which point he will graduate from fish school.
Patient Updates
There are no updates for Mackenzie King yet, but we are working on it. Please check back soon...
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