Wildlife vets create ‘snowshoes’ for injured mockingbirdSeptember 8, 2016Sometimes, you have to get creative when treating a teeny-tiny patient. That’s what the veterinary staff of the California Wildlife Center in Malibu, Calif., did when they found a Northern Mockingbird whose feet were “knuckling.” This meant the bird couldn’t open her feet to perch or even stand.
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UC Davis veterinarians help return bald eagle to wildSeptember 8, 2016In May 2016, a wounded male bald eagle was found on the side of a highway in Northern California. The bird was taken to a local California Department of Fish and Wildlife game warden, who delivered him to Shasta Wildlife Rescue (SWR) in Anderson, Calif.
Kansas State searches for disease link in amphibians, peopleSeptember 7, 2016Pigs and chickens are well-known vectors for human influenza, but frogs and salamanders? Kansas State University veterinarians are looking at wild amphibians as possible reservoirs for influenza and other human diseases.
Texas A&M restoring penguin eyesightJuly 27, 2016Texas A&M University veterinarians are striving to become national experts on penguin cataract surgery. Their potential patients aren’t thousands of miles away in Antarctica but at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas.
Komodo dragon thriving after surgery, thanks to Denver Zoo vetsJune 30, 2016When Anika, a pregnant 6-year-old Komodo dragon at The Denzer Zoo was lethargic and not gaining any weight, her keeper Tim Trout grew worried. She was taken in for an emergency exam and the news wasn't good: She had peritonitis.
Vet gives bullied fish a prosthetic eyeJune 28, 2016A fish named Kiwi wasn't doing well when he developed a cataract. His tank mates started bullying him. Kiwi was taken to Megan Baebler of Kersting Veterinary Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo. She removed the cataract, and then the eye.
Seal with broken jaw treated by UK vetJune 28, 2016A young seal is recovering at Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary in Norfolk, UK, after being found abandoned with a broken jaw. Named Bonnie, the seal's injury was so bad that the veterinarian who worked on her Chris Tansley said he had only seen such injuries on cats who had had a bad fall or been hit by a car,
Vets save young jackdaw that swallowed tweezersJune 17, 2016After a young jackdaw swallowed a pair of tweezers, he was taken to the RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich, Cheshire, UK. The tweezers were so large, they almost took up the length of his body, as seen in a radiograph.
All about zoo and aquarium vetsJune 17, 2016Veterinarians work hands-on with all types of animals every day. Some treat cats and dogs, while others care for exotic animals like camels and tigers, perform surgery on goldfish, or assist in programs to rebuild the populations of endangered species.
Vets help orange seagull that fell in curry vatJune 9, 2016One vat of curry plus one seagull equals an orange seagull. That's what happened to a gull, nicknamed "Gullfrazie" on Facebook, according to The Guardian.
