Edinburgh Zoo's red panda goes to the vet for toothache
Edinburgh Zoo's red panda, Bruce, underwent a dental procedure to remove a problematic tooth after keepers noticed he was not eating. The eleven-year-old animal was placed under general anaesthesia for the extraction and a full health check-up by Royal Zoological Society of Scotland vets. Following the successful treatment, Bruce was given a clean bill of health and returned to his habitat.
- ▪Keepers at Edinburgh Zoo noticed that Bruce, an eleven-year-old red panda, was not eating his food, prompting a veterinary visit.
- ▪Vets from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland removed a problematic tooth from Bruce while he was under general anaesthesia.
- ▪Red pandas are classified as endangered by the IUCN, with fewer than 10,000 remaining in the wild due to habitat loss and poaching.
- ▪Red pandas are native to the eastern Himalayas and south western China and are more closely related to raccoons than to giant pandas.
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Edinburgh Zoo's red panda goes to the vet for toothacheImage source, RZSSImage caption, Say Pand-aaah: Vets found Bruce was suffering from tooth achePublished56 minutes agoEdinburgh Zoo's red panda makes a visit to the dentist look easy after having his tooth removed during a health check-up.Keepers noticed that Bruce was not eating his food. They sent him to Royal Zoological Society of Scotland vets who discovered he was suffering from toothache.Eleven-year-old Bruce laid on his back under a general anaesthetic, as they removed the problem tooth and checked him for other illnesses.The endangered red panda, who arrived in Edinburgh in 2016, was given a clean bill of health and returned to his habitat.Image source, RZSSImage caption, Bruce went back to his habitat after a full check-up by…
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