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OH NO! Premie Elephant in Pittsburgh Not Doing So Well
Topic Started: Aug 23 2017, 04:36 PM (88 Views)
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium says that their baby elephant is gravely ill.

The zoo sent out information on Wednesday afternoon that the baby elephant’s health has taken a turn for the worse and she is in critical condition.

Zoo staff says the next 24 to 48 hours will be critical for the new baby female elephant.

The zoo says she is teething and that she has a sore mouth. That’s causing her to not eat, which has caused her to not gain weight.

Normally that wouldn’t be a problem, but since the calf was born premature and underweight, every pound is important.

A feeding tube has been inserted to provide her with dietary needs every two hours.

The zoo provided the following information:

We were hoping that when we were able to pump milk from Nan, one of our female elephants who is still producing milk, we would be able to provide a valuable fatty supplement alongside the milk replacement. We recently sent Nan’s milk to be analyzed to determine if it contains a high enough fat content since the composition of milk can change after years of nursing. The nutritional analysis showed the formula and Nan’s milk provide an appropriate diet for the little calf. She is still not eating the amounts we would like to see at this stage though.

We reached out to experts at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust who care for orphaned elephant calves in the wild. This helped us ensure we have all of the information to care for the calf. They eased our concerns somewhat when they said calves typically do not want to eat during teething, which can result in weight loss. They also sleep more and are irritable. The experts also cautioned us that there are times when the little calves do not recover.

The baby calf was born a month early at the zoo’s International Conservation Center in Somerset County. She weighed only 184 pounds when born, which is 52 pounds below the normal median birth weight.

The baby elephant made her public debut last month.
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Aug 23 2017, 04:36 PM
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium says that their baby elephant is gravely ill.

The zoo sent out information on Wednesday afternoon that the baby elephant’s health has taken a turn for the worse and she is in critical condition.

Zoo staff says the next 24 to 48 hours will be critical for the new baby female elephant.

The zoo says she is teething and that she has a sore mouth. That’s causing her to not eat, which has caused her to not gain weight.

Normally that wouldn’t be a problem, but since the calf was born premature and underweight, every pound is important.

A feeding tube has been inserted to provide her with dietary needs every two hours.

The zoo provided the following information:

We were hoping that when we were able to pump milk from Nan, one of our female elephants who is still producing milk, we would be able to provide a valuable fatty supplement alongside the milk replacement. We recently sent Nan’s milk to be analyzed to determine if it contains a high enough fat content since the composition of milk can change after years of nursing. The nutritional analysis showed the formula and Nan’s milk provide an appropriate diet for the little calf. She is still not eating the amounts we would like to see at this stage though.

We reached out to experts at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust who care for orphaned elephant calves in the wild. This helped us ensure we have all of the information to care for the calf. They eased our concerns somewhat when they said calves typically do not want to eat during teething, which can result in weight loss. They also sleep more and are irritable. The experts also cautioned us that there are times when the little calves do not recover.

The baby calf was born a month early at the zoo’s International Conservation Center in Somerset County. She weighed only 184 pounds when born, which is 52 pounds below the normal median birth weight.

The baby elephant made her public debut last month.
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/08/23/pittsburgh-zoo-elephant-sick/

Link to story. She's a cutie too!
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Yes, adorable and cute. Hoping for the best.
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Tybee
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Aww, poor baby. I hope she pulls through. Hopefully the feeding tube will get her well.
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I hope she gets better soon.
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Erna
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They should be allowed to roam free in the wild, not in zoos.

Also, there should be a bounty on poachers. That would stop the poaching within one week, we reckon.
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The baby elephant is doing better. She's feeding again and has been up and about.

Erna -- I would normally agree with you, but elephants at this zoo are rescues that wouldn't be able to survive on their own in the wild or are children of these rescues.
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Tybee
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That's great news!
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She died. Not sure why, but she was euthanized yesterday.





http://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-zoos-elephant-calf-passes-away/12138245
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How sad. I assume they'll do a necropsy to find out what was wrong.
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Aug 30 2017, 10:47 AM
She died. Not sure why, but she was euthanized yesterday.





http://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-zoos-elephant-calf-passes-away/12138245
:( very sad news.
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