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KDLG |
Mishka, a sea otter from Port Moller, treated for asthma at Seattle Aquarium
KDLG Mishka, a one year old sea otter rescued from a fishing net in Port Moller now living at the Seattle Aquarium, was diagnosed with asthma after the wildfire season in Washington. Her veterinary team and handlers say she's responded well to use of an … |
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Nature World News |
Sea Otter Diagnosed With Asthma Learns To Use Inhaler
Nature World News Chest X-rays later confirmed she was having asthma attacks, which the aquarium staff treated with an oxygen mask and anti-inflammatory medicine. Sea otters are not the first animals to demonstrate they are susceptible to lung disease. Mishka's inhaler … |
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KLFY |
Seattle Aquarium trains otter to use inhaler for asthma
KLFY A young, furry sea otter named Mishka is learning how to use an inhaler after having an asthma attack at the Seattle Aquarium. (Photo Credit: Seattle Aquarium). SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Aquarium has diagnosed a sea otter with asthma and is training … |
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CBS News |
Sea otter with asthma learns to use an inhaler
CBS News After several medical tests, Mishka became the first-known sea otter (Enhydra lutris) to be diagnosed with asthma. Now, trainers are teaching Mishka how to use an inhaler — one that's not designed for sea otters (after all, Mishka is the first one … |
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Valdosta Daily Times |
Seattle Aquarium trains otter to use inhaler for asthma
Valdosta Daily Times In this undated frame from video provided by KING-TV, trainer, Sara Perry, uses food to teach the otter named Mishka to push her nose on an inhaler and take a deep breath at the Seattle Aquarium in Seattle. KING-TV reports Dr. Lesanna Lahner diagnosed … |
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Popdust |
Watch A Baby Sea Otter With Asthma Being Taught To Use An Inhaler
Popdust asthmatics—so, the compassionate team designed a little sea otter inhaler for her and even taught her how to use it. “We want to make this as fun as possible. Any kind of medical behavior you're training, you want to make sure it's nice and positive,” Dr. |
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Kearney Hub |
Aquarium trains sea otter to use inhaler for asthma
Kearney Hub SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Aquarium has diagnosed a sea otter with asthma and is training the animal to use an inhaler. KING-TV reports (http://kng5.tv/1iiQLrX) Dr. Lesanna Lahner diagnosed the otter, named Mishka, after she was having trouble … |
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Live Science |
Mishka, 1st Sea Otter with Asthma, Learns to Use an Inhaler
Live Science The air was hazy from forest fires, and Mishka, a 1-year-old sea otter at the Seattle Aquarium, could barely breathe. Aquarium staff jumped into action, putting an oxygen mask on the 45-lb. (20 kilograms) sea otter and administering anti-inflammatory … |
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Care2.com |
First Sea Otter With Asthma Trained to Use Inhaler
Care2.com Humans aren't the only species that can suffer from asthma. Land animals like cats, dogs and horses can have it. It can apparently affect marine life as well: For the first time ever, a sea otter, named Mishka, has been diagnosed with this respiratory … Mishka, One-Year Old Sea Otter Diagnosed with Asthma from Wildfire Smoke |
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An otter in Seattle is being treated for asthma after inhaling wildfire smoke.
OnEarth Magazine People aren't the only ones dealing with the health effects of this year's big burns—Mishka, a year-old otter living at the Seattle Aquarium, was exposed to aggravating smoke that drifted into the city from nearby blazes. His trainer is teaching him … |
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