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 Happy

aka MML 0414-D, HBOI 0440

Species: Rough toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis)  Age Class: Adult Gender: Male Date Stranded: August 6, 2004 Location of Stranding: Hutchinson Island, Florida (near Ft. Pierce) Date of Arrival at DWH: August 8, 2004 Number of Days of Care: 10 days Final Disposition: Died on August 17, 2004

Doc (left) swimming in formation with Dopey

This dolphin stranded with about 37 others of the same species. All were pushed back, but restranded again. Dolphin was brought to the Dolphin and Whale Hospital with six others of the same group for rehabilitation. 8/9 Dolphin has severe pneumonia, high white count and high liver values, external wounds, and is severely emaciated. Started on antibiotics and fluids. 8/15 Dolphin is showing little improvent and pneumonia is not responding to treatment. Changed antibiotics. 8/17 Dolphin began showing neurological symptoms and died suddenly at about 8 this morning. Necropsy revealed hemorrages in the brain and heart. Histopath is pending.

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