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07, 2019
Hawk with a Fractured Wing
A red-tailed hawk was found on the runway at Long Beach airport and brought into our Wildlife Program with a broken wing. Our ultimate goal is to fix the wing and release the hawk back into the wild. There is no guarantee that will happen, but we are willing to give it a try. Graphic surgical photos later in this page. Our Wildlife Program admission form gives you more details when it was brought in by Long Beach Animal Control on September 29th, 2018 It had a band to help us trace its origin (number 1967) and learn more about
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07, 2019
Rabbit with a broken front leg
This bunny broke his front leg. Learn how we diagnosed it and applied a splint by visiting this link on our web site.
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07, 2019
Guinea Pig with bladder stones
This is Mr. Darcy and his mom. He had bladder stones that we removed this week. You can learn more about it from this link at our Guinea Pig Diseases page.
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06, 2019
Orphaned Kitten Care
Dr. Kennedy volunteers as foster care for orphaned kittens, with the Southern California Siamese Rescue organization (cs.siameserescue.org). Animal shelters typically get flooded with young orphaned kittens in the springtime, and this year is no exception. Unfortunately, they cannot provide the care needed by very young kittens, who are often suffering from a variety of respiratory and intestinal infections, as well as fleas and viruses. Kitten rescue organizations such as SCSR pick up these orphans and find foster volunteers who can raise them until they're old enough to be adopted out. They're spayed and neutered before adoption, as well as being
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06, 2019
Dove With a Secret Message
Check out our latest Facebook link about a dove that came into our Wildlife Program this past week. You can access it from the homepage of our web site, or follow the Facebook link at the top right of our homepage. It's an interesting one!