Dolphin & Whale Hospital Mote Marine Laboratory

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 Anna

aka MML0232

Species: Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia sima)  Age Class: Juvenile Gender: Female Date Stranded: 17 Sept. 2002 Location of Stranding: Anna Maria Island, Florida Date of Arrival at DWH: 17 Sept. 2002 Number of Days of Care: <1 Final Disposition: Died 17 Sept. 2002
This whale was found beached on Anna Maria Island. It was badly scraped up from the stranding event. It was brought to Mote's Dolphin and Whale Hospital, where it was found to be suffering from what appeared to be pulmonary edema. Treatment was attempted, but the whale died shortly after arrival.
Necropsy of this whale revealed bilateral pulmonary edema and severe constipation with severe dehydration. There were also a large number of parasites found in the first two stomachs, but very little evidence that the whale had eaten in the last week or so.

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