All about Eden.....

This week we had to change the water of Eden's tank, so we went to the sea to fill the 25L containers. Filling the tank was not easy. On the first run Vanessa and I had to get in the water which was very rough.........so of course.........We ended up getting very wet. In the second run for water we tried a place with more rocks and less waves but me.........as always.......I fell on my butt and hurt  myself due to the slippery rocks: thankfully Vanessa was nearby to help me get back on my feet!! It was quiet funny, because I fell butt-first into the water, which is not common at all!! LUCKILY......,nobody had a camera to take a picture. Either way, we had lots of fun.

Sea water collection

Back in the centre, Eden has become stronger and stronger, so it is becoming harder for us to feed him. He is still refusing to eat and of course, he doesn't like it when we put the tube through his mouth to feed him. He is becoming more stubborn by not opening his mouth, but we are more stubborn than him in that we will make sure he gains weight and energy so he can recover fast and get back into the sea.

off to be tube fed!

 The better news are that he has pooped! That is a great signal of his recovery as his digestive system is clearly going back to normal slowly.  Vanessa tried to identify the stuff inside the poop, which mostly looked like Eden's had quite a lot of barnicles in his diet. On the flipside, his buoyancy problem does not seem to get better, and we are starting to consider extracting the air inside ourselves with a syringe. We will make sure to contact the vets properly first though!   

Tube feeding Eden