March 7, 2018
This Juvenile Great Blue Heron presented with a leg fracture. Because herons are wading birds and have very long leg bones, fractures like this present a great challenge. Dr. Biascoechea performed an orthopedic repair yesterday using several surgical pins to properly position the bone for healing. We hope to get this fellow back in the […]
May 23, 2016
“Henry” is a Canada Goose who was struck by a car and left with a broken leg. Untreated, the leg healed at a 90-degree angle and he was unable to walk or even eat, and would have died without human intervention. He was rescued and turned over to our local waterfowl rehabilitator, Mr. Ruby of […]
March 8, 2016
The Center for Birds of Prey called us regarding a black vulture with a broken leg. We brought him in and took a radiograph and discovered that in addition to his fracture, he had at some point eaten carrion that had been previously shot and had a lead pellet in it, which remained inside the […]
September 10, 2013
“Quackers” is a Muscovy duck. He was brought to us after his owner noticed him limping on his left leg for a week. Radiographs showed a closed fracture of the leg with some early callous formation due to his attempts to walk on his broken leg. We performed orthopedic surgery on “Quackers”, removing the excess bone […]
