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Wildlife Dentistry! Featuring tooth extractions, dental x-rays, and root canal procedures performed on our carnivore patients 👍

A post shared by Elvina Yau (@elvina_the_explorer) on Jul 13, 2018 at 4:16am PDT

Pretty sure I’m the first person on earth to be bitten by a baby rhino…this is what happens when the vet student is told to keep the rhinos busy 🦏. A cool adaptation for these guys are their mouths which are designed to be biological vacuums so that they can graze as much grass (or knee) as possible in any given gulp! Their cousins, the Greater One Horned Asian Rhino, the Sumatran and the Javan rhinos are browsers. Their lips are specially designed to seek out and eat specific plant species in dense forest. The Sumatran Rhino for example has over 200 identified plants that they eat for specific nutritional properties! Knowing the nutritional behaviors and needs of your domestic and nondomestic animals is essential towards mitigating nutrional-related diseases which is a big problem in zoo’s especially for those browsing species. #kneesarefriendsnotfood #rhinofacts #rhinoconservation #selfiefriday #funfriday #cornellvet #vetstudent #thewilds 🌎🦏🌏

A post shared by William Fugina (@the_wild_vet) on Jun 29, 2018 at 11:20am PDT

Got to assist with my first nighttime darting! 🎯💉☻ Brown hyaenas are nocturnal carnivores, so we immobilized them in the evening and collected blood, hair, and saliva samples as well as morphometric measurements. The leg stripe patterns are unique to each individual, like human fingerprints! #hyena #immobilization #darting #wildlife #conservation #research #fieldwork #nightshift #vetmed #vetstudent #cornellvet #otjiwarongo #namibia #africa #AfriCat #okonjima @africat_foundation @okonjima_lodge B & W 📷: Romain Charrier

A post shared by Elvina Yau (@elvina_the_explorer) on Jun 21, 2018 at 1:13pm PDT

Happy #worldgiraffeday 🦒. Here at #thewilds they train the giraffes for a variety of tasks that make us veterinarians’ lives easier. These learned behaviors also facilitate animal enrichment and public education. Today the giraffes contributed to world giraffe day by helping us paint to raise money for #giraffeconservation . There are 9 subspecies of giraffe, with the rothschild being the most endangered. 80% of the global giraffe population has declined in the last decade from poaching. No individual has the same configuration of spots similar to human fingerprints. #giraffe #conservation #vetmed #art #cornellvet #livingthedream 🌎🦒🌏

A post shared by William Fugina (@the_wild_vet) on Jun 21, 2018 at 10:27am PDT

Highlight of the day: Acting as the student anesthetist for a procedure on Carlos, a beloved puma here at The Belize Zoo. Carlos underwent oral surgery and received an ultrasound examination to evaluate his health. Everything went smoothly! • Puma, cougar, and mountain lion are all names for the same species (Puma concolor). Although many of us associate cougars with mountain ranges in North America, they are also found throughout Central America, including here in Belize! • 📸 @the_wild_vet • #belize #belizezoo #puma #cougar #mountainlion #bigcats #catstagram #bigcatsofinstagram #bigcatconservation #wildlifeconservation #cornellvet #vetmed #medvet #vetschool

A post shared by Zack Dvornicky-Raymond (@zeedeearr) on Jan 16, 2018 at 6:23pm PST

Last case of the trip: Victor the Kinkajou hadn’t been eating well for a few days, so we had to do a thorough evaluation from teeth to tail. Part of that investigation involved abdominal ultrasound to try to identify possible causes of his inappetance. Pictured here, our awesome zoo/wildlife resident taught me some new tricks and techniques while we scanned the abdomen. • #cornellvet #vetmed #medvet #vetschool #vetstudent #learnbydoing #ultrasound

A post shared by Zack Dvornicky-Raymond (@zeedeearr) on Jan 20, 2018 at 4:35pm PST

Jaguars, Pumas, American Crocs and Jaguarundi Spays. Twas a great day at the Belize Zoo with the Cornell Vet Crew. We worked on 3 of Belize’s 5 wild Felids providing thorough physical and dental exams. I also pet an American Croc. #hawaiianscrubs #jaguar #puma #jaguarundi #belizezoo #vetmed #cornellvet #lovemyprofession

A post shared by William Fugina (@the_wild_vet) on Jan 17, 2018 at 5:20pm PST

71 days I have spent in Indonesia. Today as I sit in the airport about to commence my 30 hours of travel home, the reality of this life changing experience begins to set in. This has been the adventure of my life time, having faced the extremes of every emotion and surpassing limitations that I never thought possible. 71 days in Indonesia and I am humbled to realize that I know nothing compared to those that grew up here. I have so much to learn from the many mentors and role models I have made during this journey. Words cannot describe the gratitude and admiration I have for the individuals whom made this adventure happen for me. I am eternally grateful for what you have done to shape the veterinarian and global citizen I aspire to be. Until next time Indonesia 🇮🇩! 🌎🦏🐘🌏#cornellvet #globalcitizen #conservation #onehealth #planetaryhealth #globalvetmed #globaltravelers #worldelephantday

A post shared by William Fugina (@the_wild_vet) on Aug 11, 2017 at 12:39am PDT

Everyday I see so many feral animals in Indonesia, particularly cats. Many of these cats are in rough shape and could use veterinary care. If I had the resources I would be running around the clock spays/neuters, vaccinate, treating for the worms, fleas and mites and doing diagnostic workups to look for viral diseases such as feline herpes and calicivirus. Many seem to have a combination of these conditions. So, today I decided to put my stethoscope, pen light and butter crackers to good use doing as many basic physical exams as the feral animals would allow. Some let me give thorough PEs such as this family of cats and others gave me about 3 kitty minutes before trying to bite me. I found much of what I mentioned above. Who knows, maybe the veterinary students at Bogor can use my histories of these animals to develop some treatment plans. Regardless, it felt good to brush up on my physical exam and to wrangle fractious cats again 🐈 🐱! #cornellvet #feralcat #kitten #veterinariansabroad #conservation #treatallanimals #indonesia #bogor #onehealth #planetaryhealth

A post shared by William Fugina (@the_wild_vet) on Jun 25, 2017 at 4:58am PDT

It's tough finding newborns in the tall grass! Mothers often leave their fawn/calf in a spot where they are covered and safe while she travels to get food and water. This practice is called "tucking" and many ungulates do it. It makes a health check into more of a 'baby hide and seek'! #smithsonian #thewilds #conservation #WeSaveSpecies #veterinarymedicine #hideandseek #wildlifevet #totallycandid @the_wildscumberland

A post shared by Zack Dvornicky-Raymond (@zeedeearr) on Jun 24, 2017 at 2:31pm PDT

🎆🎵🇱🇷 Oh say can you seeeee! Happy 4th of July from Baby Sikhum, whose name means "Golden Blessing" in Thai 😄 #babyelephants #independenceday #wildlife

A post shared by Elvina Yau (@elvina_the_explorer) on Jul 4, 2017 at 4:30am PDT

#workoutwednesday trying to keep this massive jaguar head stabilized while our amazing anesthesia staff places an endotracheal tube. Fun facts: Jaguars have the strongest bite force of any cat (around 2000 psi) enabling them to hunt tough skinned critters such as caimans and sea turtles! Photocred and clinical expertise to @martaromano2012 #cornellvet #belizezoo #jaguar #savetherainforrest

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