After responding to a call from local resident Sharon Forbes, The Trust darted the monkey and gave it shock therapy (intravenous liquids and dextrose, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs) and returned it to the range in which it was found.  The electrocution wounds looked mild and based on the time / date of the reported electrocution on local un-insulated power lines, we and the veterinarians believed that it had passed the worst stages of electrocution recovery.

The Trust monitored the monkey all Friday afternoon and returned Saturday morning - happy to observe locomotion to different forest patches and healthy and voracious eating of all food provided.  Although, it was clear that there was severe damage to the limbs, no open wounds or bleeding was observed, so the Colobus ate by bending to the food, or using wrists to manipulate the food.  The Colobus chose to rest in the shade behind a wall and in between cars in a local parking lot and was fed fresh wild foods hourly.

After a call later that day, it was clear that the reaction to the electrocution was forthcoming and severe.  The Colobus had completely discontinued eating and moving.  Having lost all use of both hands, legs and tail, within 4 hours, the Colobus had bitten chewed all wrists and legs to the bone and had rapid dehydration and rot of all limbs.  One leg and one hand were essentially chewed off and massive, self-inflicted wounds were observed half-way up each limb.

Friday, assess wounds and administering shock treatment.	Assessment of topical wounds, hair loss and overall physical health.	Saturday, left hand and wrist chewed away, severe damage.	Colobus feet with rapid interior damage, 4 hours of chewing.

Dan administered anesthetic by using a blow-dart and Trust volunteers Aaron and Amos helped to remove the Colobus and bring him back to the Colobus Cottage veterinary clinic where the wounds were assessed.  After it was clear that there was massive and irrecoverable injury, both hands, feet and most of the arms and legs must be amputated with no release to the wild possible and extreme levels of ongoing pan, the monkey was euthanased.

Although unfortunate and with unavoidable results, key details information was gathered by The Trust in the areas of identifying the progression of electrocution in Colobus monkeys, treatments and assessing electrocution wounds from topical injuries - in this case very mild topical skin and hair injuries leading to the aforementioned ends, as well as documentation of these stages during observation.