PITTSTOWN — Mike, the orphaned bear cub, is facing a difficult medical situation.A preliminary look at the 10-pound cub's most recent blood work indicates his body is not metabolizing calcium. While he can get up on his hind legs, he is not upright on his front legs and that is cause for concern. "That's a hard thing to hear," Tracy Leaver, executive director of the Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Pittstown, said. "That just means potential weakness in the bones long term."

The cub is moving around with the full use of his hind legs, but he's basically scooting on his elbows and chest. "That's hard to see and hard to think of animal living that way," Leaver said. "His x-rays show that his elbows may not become functional."

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Mike, who by all accounts looks and behaves like any bear at his age, has been at Woodlands nearly four months after being found orphaned in the woods. It was several weeks into his time at the refuge that blood work and x-rays from a veterinary check determined his bones were not mineralizing properly which caused instability. The original plan was to place Mike in a den in early March to be fostered by a bear. That window of opportunity has closed because of his medical issues.

The team caring for the cub take a collective look at the results and discuss possible options for his care moving forward including different or increased calcium and Vitamin D supplements. Leaver mentioned the possibility of another round of blood work to see if there is improvement.

"I don't want to paint a happily ever after picture." says Leaver. "We've been pretty honest about that right from the beginning that we would do everything that we possibly can."

"Whatever final decisions are made on Mike, whatever his final outcome is, I can promise from the deepest part of my heart that that will be what's best for Mike, and maybe not what's necessarily best for our hearts."

Woodlands Wildlife Refuge is the only bear rehabilitation facility in New Jersey. They receive no state or federal funding and rely completely on donations.

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