lakota – Aug 15, 2002 12:00 AM

continuation of earlier log: At 8:30 am, Lakota was on the large rock in front of the observation window attempting to sit/lay down. She was a bit off balance, but mobile. Lori Schmidt arrived back on site at around 8:40 am and immediately put the Arctic wolves in the smaller holding pen and then Lakota and Lucas were placed in the pack holding pen with Mackenzie, separate from Shadow and Malik. Lakota was isolated in the enclosed holding pen with a straw bed. She immediately lay down and allowed Lori Schmidt to observe her wounds, but became aggressive to the touch of her neck. There were definite signs of bleeding on her neck, showing one puncture to the left side of her neck. The bite wounds were not as serious as her psychological state; she was extremely shaken by the incident and began showing signs of shock. Dr. Joyce Riveroll was on site as an Assistant Curator for the summer and monitored Lakota's respiration. Her respiration went as low as 12, but increased and steadied to 14 – 16 breaths per minute with stimulation. Her pupils were fixed and dilated. She became aggressive when a body temperature was attempted, so actual body temp was never recorded. She was covered with straw to retain body heat. Dr. Chip Hanson was contacted and immediately came to the center for an examination and discussion of Lakota's situation. Lori Schmidt attempted to give Lakota a subcutaneous antibiotic but found her neck muscles extremely rigid, due to intensive muscle trauma from the bites or possible trauma of internal bleeding. A subcutaneous injection (given toward the mid-back) of 100 mg of Baytril and 90 mg of Ketofen were given as antibiotic and anti-inflammatory. At about 10:40 am, she seemed to have calmed down and was resting comfortably.