Seal - Page 2

anna m · 26-11-2009, 07:37 PM

Sounds like there was nothing you could have done

My brothers would kill an animal in pain and dying but I'm not sure if I could. I know that the rabbit my other half found last year had myximittosis and we took it to the vet who put it down. He/she was with me for 3 days over Christmas/New Year period not able to get to the vets because they were closed. That was a nightmare

Jillyp · 27-11-2009, 06:04 AM

How sad.. .those eyes will haunt me

tartaruga amore · 27-11-2009, 02:23 PM

oh what a shame Alan, guess you were just to late

you do have scottish SPCA - 03000 999 999 should you ever need it

Scarbough sealife centre take in seals from all over the country and vets have a legal obligation to treat any wild animal in pain, and your local police normally have a list of helpful people should anyone ever come across something like this

lol paulo better be taking notes of helpful people for his seals,

tartaruga amore · 27-11-2009, 02:24 PM

oh and pm me paulo if you want to know which local vets are wildlife friendly

paulo peach · 27-11-2009, 02:57 PM

consider this a PM

tartaruga amore · 27-11-2009, 06:50 PM

oh and yes Alan, you could have been charged for killing it, although laws differ in scotland, so not 100% sure

**Alan1** · 27-11-2009, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tartaruga amore

oh and yes Alan, you could have been charged for killing it, although laws differ in scotland, so not 100% sure

Yes SSPCA we have here. It's a 2.5 - 3 mile walk from there to civilisation

tartaruga amore · 28-11-2009, 08:14 AM

i have no doubts that nothing could be done for that seal Alan but never let a location put you off, most animal rescue people are nuts anyway, and a 3 mile walk would not put them off

but hey, i am not having a go, i know how upset you must have been, just thought i would mention incase it would ever be useful to someone

**Alan1** · 28-11-2009, 09:18 AM

I'm still thinking I could have got to the top of the hill and maybe got a signal to text someone to phone the SSPCA or something. They could have got there by boat maybe as there is that slipway thing there which I assume is for bringing small boats up on to the shore.

edit> but then it wouldn't have helped either as it was dead within about 20 minutes

tartaruga amore · 28-11-2009, 09:35 AM

with the best will in the world, you could not have saved it, the mere fact that it could be approached so easy, meant it was on its last legs
they are like birds, very good at hiding their illness until they are just about to die, and if there was no other seals about, that what it had come ashore to do

i doubt that it was the injurys that killed it, i am betting it got them from being ill, it make have had pvd [ distemper ] in the last few years it has wiped out our seal populations, about 2 years ago there was huge concern about it being passed onto dogs, because of the amounts of seals that were getting washed up on our beaches

26-11-2009, 07:37 PM	#11
anna m Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 4,091	Sounds like there was nothing you could have done My brothers would kill an animal in pain and dying but I'm not sure if I could. I know that the rabbit my other half found last year had myximittosis and we took it to the vet who put it down. He/she was with me for 3 days over Christmas/New Year period not able to get to the vets because they were closed. That was a nightmare __________________ One by one the Penquins steal my sanity

27-11-2009, 06:04 AM	#12
Jillyp Member Hatchling Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 727	How sad.. .those eyes will haunt me __________________ Jill

27-11-2009, 02:57 PM	#15
paulo peach Member Incubating Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Middlesbrough (ish) Posts: 194	consider this a PM __________________ Free Expression As Revolution

28-11-2009, 09:18 AM	#19
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	I'm still thinking I could have got to the top of the hill and maybe got a signal to text someone to phone the SSPCA or something. They could have got there by boat maybe as there is that slipway thing there which I assume is for bringing small boats up on to the shore. edit> but then it wouldn't have helped either as it was dead within about 20 minutes Last edited by Alan1; 28-11-2009 at 09:21 AM.

27-11-2009, 02:23 PM	#13
tartaruga amore Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,353	oh what a shame Alan, guess you were just to late you do have scottish SPCA - 03000 999 999 should you ever need it Scarbough sealife centre take in seals from all over the country and vets have a legal obligation to treat any wild animal in pain, and your local police normally have a list of helpful people should anyone ever come across something like this lol paulo better be taking notes of helpful people for his seals,

27-11-2009, 02:24 PM	#14
tartaruga amore Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,353	oh and pm me paulo if you want to know which local vets are wildlife friendly

27-11-2009, 06:50 PM	#16
tartaruga amore Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,353	oh and yes Alan, you could have been charged for killing it, although laws differ in scotland, so not 100% sure

28-11-2009, 08:14 AM	#18
tartaruga amore Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,353	i have no doubts that nothing could be done for that seal Alan but never let a location put you off, most animal rescue people are nuts anyway, and a 3 mile walk would not put them off but hey, i am not having a go, i know how upset you must have been, just thought i would mention incase it would ever be useful to someone

28-11-2009, 09:35 AM	#20
tartaruga amore Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,353	with the best will in the world, you could not have saved it, the mere fact that it could be approached so easy, meant it was on its last legs they are like birds, very good at hiding their illness until they are just about to die, and if there was no other seals about, that what it had come ashore to do i doubt that it was the injurys that killed it, i am betting it got them from being ill, it make have had pvd [ distemper ] in the last few years it has wiped out our seal populations, about 2 years ago there was huge concern about it being passed onto dogs, because of the amounts of seals that were getting washed up on our beaches

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