'She is cute and adorable, but she is a ball of fire'
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LYNNWOOD, Wash. -- One of the tiniest bears ever rescued around here is growing by leaps and bounds. She more than doubled her weight since coming to the PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood.
She came to PAWS in May, in bad shape. She was underweight, anemic and weak.
Wednesday she had a check-up to make sure she's recovering well.
PAWS veterinarian Dr. John Huckabee and his staff checked her tonsils, looked over her feet for cuts and drew blood. "She looks like she's in really good shape so far," he said during the exam. "We have found some crust on her skin to see if she might have a type of mange, scabies, which is unfortunately common but also treatable."
Someone found the cub in Oregon along the side of a road with her brother. The other cub was in such bad shape, he had to be euthanized.
While workers care for this cub, they do it with very little human interaction.
"She is cute and adorable, but she is a ball of fire," Dr. Huckabee said. "She doesn't want anything to do with people are we're going to keep it that way as long as she's here with us."
That will likely be until next spring, when she'll be strong enough to fend for herself in the wild. PAWS will return the bear to Oregon Fish and Wildlife, and they'll release her in the same area where they originally rescued her.
In the meantime, it is very expensive to raise a bear, and PAWS relies on donations. If you would like to help, visit paws.org.
She came to PAWS in May, in bad shape. She was underweight, anemic and weak.
Wednesday she had a check-up to make sure she's recovering well.
PAWS veterinarian Dr. John Huckabee and his staff checked her tonsils, looked over her feet for cuts and drew blood. "She looks like she's in really good shape so far," he said during the exam. "We have found some crust on her skin to see if she might have a type of mange, scabies, which is unfortunately common but also treatable."
Someone found the cub in Oregon along the side of a road with her brother. The other cub was in such bad shape, he had to be euthanized.
While workers care for this cub, they do it with very little human interaction.
"She is cute and adorable, but she is a ball of fire," Dr. Huckabee said. "She doesn't want anything to do with people are we're going to keep it that way as long as she's here with us."
That will likely be until next spring, when she'll be strong enough to fend for herself in the wild. PAWS will return the bear to Oregon Fish and Wildlife, and they'll release her in the same area where they originally rescued her.
In the meantime, it is very expensive to raise a bear, and PAWS relies on donations. If you would like to help, visit paws.org.
