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"... He's now back at the barn, and his impaction is all cleared up. Unfortunately, he's developed a patent urachus (he's leaking urine from his umbilical stump), probably from straining while he was impacted. We've got him on meds, and on Wednesday he's going in to the vet hospital for surgery to correct the problem. He should be alright after that, as long as the surgery goes well. He's much brighter and more energetic and playful now though, which is a great sign. Thanks to everyone who wished him well in the previous entry!" [photos at link]
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Several people weigh in with experience shark diving at Stuart Cove in the Bahamas. One person links with photos. Clearly, the instructions were, go down/weight heavy, stay there, don't move, and keep your hands close to your body or out of sight. Towards the end, we see that the dive masters are at the center with their paying patrons arrayed around them in a circle, enjoying the gathering of the sharks. Then, the DMs feed the sharks chum on a stick. I can't tell if they have bang sticks or not.
That's a lot of sharks. Reef sharks, so big fish really, not maneaters, but still, they have the teeth. I"ll bet that one heck of a jolt of adrenaline. Hmm, the dive shop has specialty shark dives complete with chain mail arms (only). http://www.dive-bahamas.com/pages/diving/shark-shooter.html I got kind of blase about white tipped reef sharks when I was diving around the Big Island, because they're everywhere, competing with the largest sea turtles for the biggest underwater caves so they both can hide from tiger and bull sharks, but they were just sleeping/hanging out on the sand in their caves, not swimming around. Any fish with a body about as big as mine and so much more agile in the water? would freak me right out.
"... He's now back at the barn, and his impaction is all cleared up. Unfortunately, he's developed a patent urachus (he's leaking urine from his umbilical stump), probably from straining while he was impacted. We've got him on meds, and on Wednesday he's going in to the vet hospital for surgery to correct the problem. He should be alright after that, as long as the surgery goes well. He's much brighter and more energetic and playful now though, which is a great sign. Thanks to everyone who wished him well in the previous entry!" [photos at link]
http://community.livejournal.com/scuba_diving/223171.html?nc=5
Several people weigh in with experience shark diving at Stuart Cove in the Bahamas. One person links with photos. Clearly, the instructions were, go down/weight heavy, stay there, don't move, and keep your hands close to your body or out of sight. Towards the end, we see that the dive masters are at the center with their paying patrons arrayed around them in a circle, enjoying the gathering of the sharks. Then, the DMs feed the sharks chum on a stick. I can't tell if they have bang sticks or not.
That's a lot of sharks. Reef sharks, so big fish really, not maneaters, but still, they have the teeth. I"ll bet that one heck of a jolt of adrenaline. Hmm, the dive shop has specialty shark dives complete with chain mail arms (only). http://www.dive-bahamas.com/pages/diving/shark-shooter.html I got kind of blase about white tipped reef sharks when I was diving around the Big Island, because they're everywhere, competing with the largest sea turtles for the biggest underwater caves so they both can hide from tiger and bull sharks, but they were just sleeping/hanging out on the sand in their caves, not swimming around. Any fish with a body about as big as mine and so much more agile in the water? would freak me right out.