You may have read a post last week, or possibly heard about it on twitter, that our female red wolf (#1227) had surgery to remove a large mass from her chest. That was last Monday, and now we have a terrific video of the surgery to share with you! The video has been broken down into three 2-minute parts, which will be posted over the next three days (Tuesday through Thursday). The surgery was a great success, and the massRead more
Posts tagged: #veterinary care
How Now Brown Trout?
As Sherry mentioned previously, we have been concerned about a growth on one of the trout living in Carolina Wildlife. She arranged for the trout to travel to the College of Veterinary Medicine at NC State in Raleigh. It was a little strange wheeling a large cooler into the lobby of the small animal hospital where others were waiting with cats and dogs. I bet a lot of folks wondered what Katy and I had in there! The first stepRead more
Big Word of the Month: Zoonosis
When a disease causing organism passes from an animal to a human, scientists refer to it as a zoonosis. Rabies is a familiar zoonotic infection and is most often caused by an animal bite that introduces the virus into a person’s body. Rabies infections cause nearly 100% mortality in humans and bites by suspect animals require immediate medical attention. Because of the deadly nature of the disease, great measures are taken in the United States to vaccinate pets against theRead more
Creature Feature: Squealer the pot-bellied pig
Yes, his name is Squealer, but the keepers just call him Pig! You can probably guess how he got his name, though. Pot-bellied pigs often times react by squealing when they are petted or touched. This is one reason why you might want to think twice about having a pot-bellied pig as a pet, because you will not be successful at cuddling with it like you would a dog or cat! Pig was born in April of 2000, and wasRead more
Spotlight: Katy Harringer
Last month you saw a photo of Katy with Dr. Vanderford giving one of our lemurs their physical. Katy is our veterinary guru (her official title is Senior Keeper: Veterinary Specialist). Katy actually started at the Museum as a volunteer in the animal department almost four years ago. In the photo above she is doing some training with the red ruffed lemurs when the keepers were trying to get the lemurs used to going on the ground. Katy spends aRead more
A Glimpse at Barred Owl Veterinary Care
At first glance, you may not be able to tell that the picture above is a Barred Owl wrapped up in a “towel burrito”, but take a good look and you can see her head sticking out of one side! You might also notice the small scale underneath the Owl, as she is actually being weighed. Wrapping large birds into towels is an easy and effective way of handling them so that they cannot flap their wings and injure themselves.Read more