Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

A baby otter is recovering with a wildlife rehabber after being found recently.

According to veterinarian Dr. Mark Grossman, a dog owner in Kill Devil Hills saw their dog walking around with something in his mouth. Upon inspection, they found an approximately two week old river otter.

The dog’s owners brought the otter pup to rehabber Becky Marlin. Grossman said Marlin was worried about the pup and brought her to Roanoke Island Animal Clinic to get checked out. The baby otter was hypoglycemic, hypothermic and may have aspirated and had pneumonia, according to Grossman.

“Becky is feeding, keeping [her] warm and feeding [her] frequently,” said Grossman. “She also is administering antibiotics twice daily. So far, the little girl is doing very well . . . she’s in good hands.”

READ ABOUT MORE NEWS AND EVENTS HERE.

RECENT HEADLINES:

From in class to online: Area schools transition to new way of learning

Beach Food Pantry keeping up with growing demand