grizzer – Jul 6, 2012 12:00 AM

Grizzer's abscess has drained, and there appears to be no more issues. It's hard to say what caused it, it could have been a poke from a branch or it may have been a bug bite (more likely considering the bugs). We never saw signs of a real wound, but the lump is gone and he has no sensitivity to the area. In the upcoming weeks, if Luna gets her release from the surgeon's to have more activity, we plan on moving Grizzer back into his new habitat and let the pups interact in the pack holding area (the front part of Grizzer's enclosure). This will only occur for a few hours a day, but it's critical that the pups know this area well, as this is the site for the introduction to Aidan and Denali. We have already done a session with Oscar in this area while we were cleaning Grizzer's pond, Grizzer was very excited to come back in and sniff the areas where Oscar cached. We expect he'll have the same stimulus with the pups.