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Current Patients

Vixen
(Steno bredanensis)

Moonshine
(Stenella attenuata)

Harley
(Stenella longirostris)

Former Patients

Seven Dwarfs
(Steno bredanensis)

Mayo
(Tursiops truncatus)

Caesar II
(Tursiops truncatus)

Toro
(Tursiops truncatus)

Jack
(Tursiops truncatus)

Carter
(Tursiops truncatus)

Simone
(Kogia sima)

CR
(Tursiops truncatus)

Armand
(Kogia breviceps)

Ami
(Kogia breviceps)

Anna
(Kogia sima)

Maria
(Kogia sima)

Jade
(Tursiops truncatus)

Nemo
(Kogia breviceps)

Mia
(Kogia breviceps)

Jason
(Kogia breviceps)

Dana
(Kogia breviceps)

Hemingway
(Tursiops truncatus)

Hutch
(Kogia breviceps)

Ginny
(Delphinus delphis)

Peanut
(Tursiops truncatus)

Hercules
(Steno bredanensis)

Holly
(Steno bredanensis)

Pumbaa
(Mesoplodon europaeus)

Pasco
(Feresa attenuata)

Vera
(Kogia breviceps)

Alvin
(Steno bredanensis)

Blitzen
(Steno bredanensis)

Comet
(Steno bredanensis)

Donner
(Steno bredanensis)

Abbey
(Feresa attenuata)

Buster
(Tursiops truncatus
hybrid coastal/offshore)

Gulliver
(Tursiops truncatus
offshore stock)

Mark
(Tursiops truncatus)

Belle
(Tursiops truncatus)

Benny
(Tursiops truncatus
offshore stock)

Juno
(Kogia breviceps)

Richey
(Kogia breviceps)

Lunar
(Feresa attenuata)

Freeway
(Tursiops truncatus)

Matt
(Tursiops truncatus)

Case Synopsis for MML 9219 aka FB 300 aka Matt

Species: Tursiops truncatus (bottlenose dolphin)
Age Class: Adult
Gender: Male
Date Stranded: 24 Jun 1992
Location of Stranding: Matlacha Pass, Pine Island, FL
Date of Arrival at MML: 24 Jun 1992
Number of Days of Care: 37
Final Disposition: Released on 31 Jul 1992
Cause of Stranding: Entanglement in crab trap line
MML 9219 was weak, with abrasions from entanglement, muscle and liver damage. Lesions of the fungus Lobomycosis were present on the skin of the flukes and peduncle. He was started on prophylactic antibiotics, fluids, supportive care, and was transferred to a small lagoon on day 3. Matt began eating and swimming after 2 days. Recovery was uneventful. He was released back into Matlacha Pass and seen numerous times over the next 2.5 years.

Presentations
Gorzelany, J. F., "The rescue, rehabilitation, and reintroduction of an injured Atlantic bottlenose dolphin along the southwest Florida Coast. International Marine Animal Trainers Association conference, Bahamas, November 1992.

Gorzelany, J. F. and Wells, R. S., "Longterm resightings of two stranded bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) rehabilitated and reintroduced into southwest Florida waters." Society for Marine Mammalogy conference, Orlando, FL, 1995.


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