World-famous squirrel, Little Thumbelina Girl, recovering from life-saving surgery May 28, 2022 The rescue squirrel that captured hearts around the world is now back home in New York after life-altering surgery in Florida funded largely with… Continue Reading
The gene-edited pig heart given to a dying patient was infected with a pig virus May 5, 2022 Traces of a virus known to infect pigs were found in a 57-year-old Maryland man who survived for two months with a heart transplanted… Continue Reading
Vets perform cataract surgery to save penguin’s sight at Chester Zoo April 27, 2021 Munch, a 4-year-old Humboldt penguin, began behaving oddly at the Chester Zoo. He was tripping. He couldn’t find fish in his pool. His swimming… Continue Reading
Calgary Zoo lemur enjoys “golden years” after cataract surgery December 16, 2020 Radish, like many senior citizens, had failing eyesight. Cataracts had clouded the 29-year-old red-fronted lemur’s vision. She was still a busy lemur, but she… Continue Reading
Former US president Jimmy Carter recovering after fall on way to turkey hunt May 15, 2019 Former US president Jimmy Carter, the oldest living ex-president in US history had surgery after falling while on his way to a turkey hunt…. Continue Reading
Woman arrested after performing surgery on puppy in her living room June 30, 2017 Police say 20 animals were seized from the home of an Ames, Iowa woman accused of trying to perform surgery on a puppy in… Continue Reading
UPDATE: Turtle name Bank who had 915 coins removed from belly dies March 22, 2017 A sad update to report: the coin eating sea turtle from Thailand has died after failing to recover from surgery to remove all the… Continue Reading
Wednesday Zen Moment: Animal shelter worker cuddles dog waking up from surgery July 20, 2016 It was a quiet moment between a shelter worker and a shelter dog. But after that moment was caught on video and shared around… Continue Reading
Historic surgery, blood transfusion couldn’t save life of sea otter hit by boat October 8, 2015 Corky, the injured sea otter rescued after being hit by a boat, has died at the Vancouver Aquarium. Officials performed a groundbreaking surgery, which… Continue Reading
Baby koala bear Phantom clings to mom Lizzy during surgery June 10, 2015 This picture breaks my heart and obviously touched the hearts of the Australia Zoo vet staff who were amazed to see the devotion of… Continue Reading
