Hang on Lolita....

Over the last few days, there have been conflicting reports coming out of the Miami Seaquarium regarding the health Lolita. Lights on late at night. Cars in the parking lot at late hours. A helicopter flown in, with 4 people with backpacks rushing to Lolita's tank area. When trying to contact the press and/or the park, concerned people were given the run around, told everything from nothing was going on to an unconfirmed report of 3 drownings in the park (which is false to my knowledge).

Finally, someone got ahold of a photo of the helicopter being flown into the park, to prove to the press that there really was something going on within the park- whatever it was. All of Lolita's shows have been recently been canceled, and something strange was just going on.

Photo taken by: Sherri Ocaso

Finally, CBS Miami.com released this article. This article states, "The star attraction at the Miami Seaquarium is “being treated for a tooth infection, a recurrence of a dental issue she had in 1994,” according to a statement from the popular marine theme park. “The whale stadium at Miami Seaquarium is temporarily closed. Although she is not performing shows, she is eating normally and being treated with antibiotics,” said the statement."

Tooth infections are no small feat for a whale. There is no "whale Novocaine", and I pray that her infection does not go septic. Hang in there Lolita. And, let's hope that we can start getting some real answers from the MSQ without having to provide them with proof that we know something is going on first. Enough hiding, this whale has been through enough.


Until  Next Time.....