Decompression Spinal Surgery for 19 year old Bear!
May 9, 2014 22:11:43 GMT -8
Post by Lαrα on May 9, 2014 22:11:43 GMT -8
Yes i did say bear! He is a 19 year old Syria brown bear who resides at a zoo in Israel. 'Mango' as he is known, underwent decompression surgery on wednesday to relieve a herniated disc that was causing him paralysis. 
Zoologists first noticed Mango had a problem when he started to show signs of paralysis in his hind legs in the last few weeks, said Dr. Merav Shamir, who led the surgery on the furry patient.
"It started acutely," she said. "He wasn't able to move his right hind limb and it progressively deteriorated over the following 48 hours to become completely paralyzed on the hind limbs."
"It started acutely," she said. "He wasn't able to move his right hind limb and it progressively deteriorated over the following 48 hours to become completely paralyzed on the hind limbs."
Good luck Mango!
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