Limbe Wildlife Centre

Due to the changes that have taken place in Wildlife Direct, we were silent for more then a week. We are still struggling a bit with the new program and I did not manage to put up a picture in this blog, but at least we are back! And in a week time a lot of things happen in the Limbe Wildlife Centre. There is one thing I want to tell you about, because it makes me so happy. I think we can finally say that Mona monkey Unity is doing well.

In an earlier blog I told you about Unity, the companion of putty-nosed monkey Spot, and the problem with her tail. What started as a small wound on her tail, turned into a big infection. Part of the tail had to be amputated, but the wound did not heal because Unity kept picking it. We tried to cover the wound with a tube, but this caused another infection. Another piece of her tail was taken off and we tried to keep it open this time. But again the wound did not heal and the bone was visible at the tip of the tale. Another operation was necessary and it was done last Friday.

And now she is doing well. The first critical 48 hours have passed and the stitches are holding! It seems like Unity is not interested in pulling the stitches out, so we are very pleased. Would it be the company of Spot that did the trick? Unity was with other Mona monkeys before, but maybe the combination with Spot is better. We don’t know, but we just hope that Unity will completely heal. I am sorry I cannot show you a picture of her with her too short tail. She looks kind of funny, but she can still jump around without loozing her balance.

Best wishes, Simone