Flu strikes
Category: Chimpanzee, Tacugama | Date: Oct 15 2008 | By: tacugama
Chimpanzees are tough but when it comes to respiratory infections, they suffer badly. At Tacugama we dread when flu strikes. Unfortunately, the flu season is here and all 27 chimps in Mamma Lucy’s group are coughing, sneezing and some have fever.
Marion and Josephine have been the worst affected. Marion spent one day refusing food or drinks, but eventually the medication worked and she is now recovering well, but Josephine has refused anything for three days.
Today we had no other option but to dart Josephine and give her a drip to provide her with fluid and nutrition. We were very concerned about her breathing as she was very congested, that’s why we had to supplement her with oxygen during the procedure (It is the first time we have had oxygen at Tacugama thanks to a recent donation by WSPA).
She recovered well from the anaesthesia and now we just need to wait and see how she will progress.
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News just in…….we have this evening received a new baby chimpanzee……more news on her soon.
Tags: Chimpanzee, sanctuary, Sierra Leone, Tacugama, wildlife
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About Bala
Bala Amarasekaran abandoned his original career as an accountant to establish Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in 1995. Together with the Government of Sierra Leone, he is working to secure the welfare and future of chimpanzees in Sierra Leone.
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- Nov 16th Wanda H. USD27.50
- Nov 15th Lucia C. USD100.00
- Nov 11th Yang H. USD20.00
- Nov 11th Tania M. USD66.00
- Nov 10th Kathy S. USD22.00
- Nov 9th Jill W. USD86.90
- Nov 4th Yvonne M. USD55.00
- Nov 1st Amy M. USD10.00
- Nov 1st Yang H. USD20.00
- Oct 24th Raúl C. USD79.00
- Oct 18th Simone S. USD86.90
- Oct 17th Christine C. USD20.00
- Oct 16th Brian W. USD86.90
- Oct 15th Helen S. USD86.90
- Oct 13th Lucia C. USD100.00
- Oct 12th Elisabeth C. USD86.90
- Oct 1st Yang H. USD20.00
- Sep 19th Arturo M. USD22.00
- Sep 18th Michael L. USD79.00
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5 Responses to “Flu strikes”
dee, on 15 Oct 2008
oh my, I’m sorry to hear that Mamma Lucy’s group isn’t feeling well.. influenza can be so serious..
poor sweet Josephine, I hope she is feeling better and I’ll be praying for her speedy recovery ..
glad & relieved to hear that Marion is feeling better and recovering well ..
I hope the new baby is well and that she knows you are trying to help her .. thank you Bala & all the team for taking care of all these beautiful intelligent beings .. bless you forever
sheryl, washington, dc, on 15 Oct 2008
Does the flu affect the chimps the same way it affects humans? If so, then I feel for everyone of the sick chimps. The flu sucks. I hope Josephine and Marion recover quickly and I hope the flu doesn’t infect any more chimps. I’m sure you’ll take very good care of them all.
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Annie, on 15 Oct 2008
poor babies……..I hope they get better!
Theresa, on 17 Oct 2008
I imagine you all have your hands full with the sick chimps. I hope the chimps not only recover soon but the flu doesn’t spread to other groups.
God Bless the WSPA for the oxygen donation. I hope Josephine is feeling better soon. Looking forward to hearing about the new baby although I wish babies would stop coming to the sanctuary. It never seems to end, does it?
Bala, again I am so grateful to you and your staff for the care and love you all provide these great animals.
Bernadette, on 21 Oct 2008
I hope they all get well soon, and the flu doesn’t spread to the other families.
Thank you for treating the chimps well.
I look forward to the update of the new baby.
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