Caring for Red Wolves, an iconic American species
From thesubtimes.com:
Beep. Beep. Beep. The heart monitor and other monitoring devices hum as veterinary professionals work in rhythm caring for their VIPs — very important patients, that is.
On the exam table in the veterinary clinic lies Terra, who is under anesthesia. The 8-year-old American Red Wolf has inflammatory bowel disease or IBD, a disease that’s common in people, pets and Red Wolves. The veterinary team has been researching IBD in Red Wolves for many years and is continually investigating innovative ways to treat it.
The team, led by Point Defiance Zoo’s Head Veterinarian Dr. Karen Wolf (yes, that’s her real name), is doing annual exams on 10 wolves over three days. The wolves live at the Tacoma zoo’s off-site breeding facility in Eatonville, Washington. Each exam averages about two hours.
