Hi Please post Thank you Dear All I would like to hear your opinion regarding a stranding case we are dealing with in the last two days in Israel. A mature male, probably old bottle-nose dolphin (200kg, 2,5 meters) was seen a few days ago swimming next to the shore. 2 days later he was caught and released from fishing net and a few hours later we found him on the shoreline and brought him for rehabilitation in a 9 meter diameter, 1.2 meter depth pool with sea water. Before collecting him, he vomited/regurgitated partly digested fish. The dolphin looks apathic and swims slowly and mostly rolled on its right side Breathing 4-6 breathings every minute, seem strenuous and with a bad breath-smell But for sure the most significant finding is the constant side swimming.in the past 30 hours A short movie can be viewed here: http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4458098,00.html The dolphin received Baytril and Amoxy LA intra-muscularly plus one shot of Dexamycin We gave him by tube 3 liters of water to the stomach Blood results showed: There is leukocytosis. Occasional left shift (bands) and Doehle bodies are present in the neutrophils. The monocytes are bland. There are small well differentiated lymphocytes, occasional medium and rare large size reactive lymphocytes with increased basophilic cytoplasm are noted. There is no anemia in the smear, polychromasia is rare. Platelet number is estimated ~4/HPF. The cytological findings are consistent with an inflammatory process Partial ultra sonography didn’t detect clear pathology, maybe some pathological pneumonia-like findings in its lungs We will be very interested to receive any thoughts and recommendations for further treatment Thank you very much Danny Morick IMMRAC veterinarian dannymorick@gmail.com -- __________________________________________________________________ Aviad Scheinin, Ph.D shani.aviad@gmail.com The Mediterranean Marine Biodiversity Program coordinator - Hamaarag (Israel's National Ecosystem Program) http://www.hamaarag.org.il/ Chairman, IMMRAC - Israel Marine Mammal Research & Assistance center http://immrac.org/ ECS (European Cetacean Society) council member Home address: Tirat Shalom, P.B. 1356, Nes-Ziona 74052, Israel Tel 972-8-9406584 Mobile 052-3571193 __________________________________________________________________