Earlier this week there was a fight in Cy’s group and Mave sustained an injury to her sexual swelling. It was a deep enough wound that Dr. Zamzow made the decision to organize a medical procedure in the clinic yesterday so she could thoroughly clean out the wound and help it heal. This was also a bonus opportunity to give Mave a thorough physical and dental cleaning, including an abdominal ultrasound, since Mave had previously had a large ovarian cyst removed before moving to the sanctuary.
Sofia doing the dental cleaning, Mekenzie, CRNA monitoring the anesthesia machine, and sonographer Mariah and Dr. Zamzow performing Mave’s abdominal ultrasound for her physical:
This morning nurse Honey B gave Mave’s toes a thorough inspection.
Mave relaxing in her recovery room:
Bonus! Jody and her cherry tomatoes:
Poor Mave.?…… I hope she feels better soon and Dora must be in a state of frenzy wondering what happened to her best bud….Please give her all her favorite COMFORT FOODS…….Get Well Soon Sweer Thing
Poor Mave. I hope that she will be alright. Those fights are scarey.
Oh, my dear Maeve…I am always saddened to learn that one of the residents has to have been taken infirm and to the clinic, and always so relieved to know that each of them receives excellent veterinary care. As Marie stated, I hope that Dora will soon be able to be with her best friend.
I hope that Nurse Beezie (“like mother, like daughter”) found the patient’s toes in good stead, and I hope that Jody has a few cherry tomatoes which she can spare for the convalescent…
Oh, Mave can look pleasant even in recovery!
Thanks again to the whole team! I hope the recovery is speedy!
Get well soon sweet Mave.
They always look so little on the table,
Thank you for doing such an amazing job of taking care of her:revolving_hearts:
Dear Mave, rest, eat, get better and soon Dora will take over your care! Thanks to everyone for the amazing care given to Mace and all the chimpanzees!!
Poor Mave. At our house we call you and Dora “Dove” in honor of you being such peaceful ladies. Much too peaceful, in fact, for life – or a family member – to bite you in the tush. Get well soon!
Dove. Sigh. I love this nickname. Thanks for letting us know.
Hang in there and get better, baby girl. You are a little star.
Dear, sweet Mave, get well soon. You look so cozy in all those blankets. Jody looks ‘guilty’ in her photo….did she steal those tomatoes from somebody I wonder?
Sweet Mave, feel better soon. You are loved. :monkey:
Oh No… sweet Mave… glad she is on the mend and hope she has a speedy recovery. It is amazing the wounds these guys can heal from… sending Mave a virtual hug… love you sweet girl… also glad Dr. Honey B is watching over her ?
Ouch, get well soon sweet one.
Sweet, dear, Mave. That might be the first photo of Mave I seen where she looks “flat”. Poor girl. Thank goodness Honey B is at her side to nurse her back to health. I’ll be sending healing vibes for a speedy recovery. XOXO
Thank you, everyone, for all the special care you always give when someone needs a trip to the medical clinic.
Oh I love my sweet Mave!! 🙁 Get well soon!! I am thinking good thoughts dear one…
sounds like more than a “cat fight” was involved…..what set it off..?
Oh so so sorry to hear this. We hope that sweet Mave is recovering well and back with her family soon. We know she has the best of care there with all of you. It must be so scary when these fights break out. Thank you for taking such good care of these special Chimp people.
I’m so grateful you have an outstanding medical team available. I know you rely upon them everyday for the health of the sanctuary residents, and even more in emergencies. You’ve come so far from the portable clinic!