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She is an excellent forager and her diet was increased to help her get back to a healthy body condition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11\/07\/2025 <\/strong>She is eating well and defecating on her own. For a period of time, she received daily iron to help supplement her diet.  Her health continues to improve and currently receives vitamin supplements. <\/p>\n<p><strong>12\/17\/2025<\/strong> &#8220;Ellie&#8221; was successfully released on December 17th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>09\/11\/2025 &#8220;Ellie&#8221; was admitted into rehabilitation with a heavy epibiota load. There appears to be an injury to the tail that has caused an impacted colon. 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