{"id":439704,"date":"2026-01-30T22:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/439704\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T22:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:47:10","slug":"harbor-seal-with-belly-wound-lung-infection-rescued-from-jersey-shore-jetty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/439704\/","title":{"rendered":"Harbor seal with belly wound, lung infection rescued from Jersey Shore jetty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4YQZFNNBMFDTJFVQ5QQ3M3OOZQ\">A juvenile male harbor seal found badly injured along the shoreline in Bradley Beach is receiving medical care at the <a href=\"https:\/\/mmsc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/mmsc.org\/\">Marine Mammal Stranding Center<\/a> after being rescued on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"32QMHRMA5NFCRDYNVLM6SVEU7M\">Stranding center officials responded to a report of the injured animal lying on the beach at the 3rd Avenue jetty. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VXKFNEVY7ZF55JS2GCZJLZYCUY\">They found the seal suffering from a large open wound on his abdomen. The animal was lethargic with blood and foam visible around his mouth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LRJCCA2DPRBEHEHIJUMGFSMP7I\">The seal was taken to the stranding center in Brigantine for emergency medical treatment. The team cleaned his wound and began providing supportive care through tube feeding with a mixture of formula and electrolytes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UKPYQTNXE5GG7KUP3SC5447YIE\">During his medical examination, veterinary staff observed increased respiratory effort. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RYRRBLWXSZBJNMQWMJ7VBZOR3M\">The seal coughed up thick discharge and worms, leading to an immediate diagnosis and treatment for lungworm, which are parasitic roundworms that infest the lungs and respiratory passages. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DWXSWERWKFH3HHGYTCEPKBGR4I\">The team is monitoring for pneumonia, a common concern with lungworm infestations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FN7I5ZQ6ZFG2VELFOXFHYUL53A\">The 59-pound seal, the center\u2019s first patient of the season, is receiving oral and topical medications to prevent infection in his abdominal wound, along with pain medication for comfort during recovery. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WYAS76FKFZCBFI5RA7UH3HGFNU\">Stranding technicians are helping to feed the animal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WEMPSAT5LZDRRASIPIWDHZG5KY\">The seal is in stable condition, though his prognosis remains guarded due to the severity of his injuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A juvenile male harbor seal found badly injured along the shoreline in Bradley Beach is receiving medical care&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":439705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[79,201],"class_list":["post-439704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}