Sep 11, 2013
via Strawberry Isle Marine Research Society:
On July 19, Peter (whale-watch driver/guide for Ocean Outfitters) shot Kawatsi (T020) rolling over and showing off his lump, pectoral flipper and white-eye patch. Research folks have known about this deformity for some time but aren’t sure what it is. Dr. Martin Haulena (Vancouver Aquarium Vet) suggests an abscess or seroma (ruptured small blood vessels). Dr. Stephen Raverty (Provincial Animal Health Center pathologist) agreed that it might be an abscess and added hernia or tumour to the list