Bald eagle 450 – the 450th patient of the Atlantic Veterinary College hospital in 2021 – is believed to be only the second bird in the world to receive surgery for a spinal cord compression
“It was maybe done on a penguin like 20 years ago, but there were no real papers on it,” wildlife technician Fiep de Bie said in a recent interview, adding that the procedure is “sometimes” done on cats or dogs.
The CT scan confirmed a spinal fracture, de Bie said. “It also showed a spinal cord compression. The nerves are sort of pinched. That caused paralysis.” “I always call animals, ‘Hey, buddy,”’ de Bie said. “Usually I wouldn’t talk to wildlife at all because we want them to be released. But sometimes, I just say ‘buddy,’ and I think one of the reporters picked up on that. And then it became Buddy.”
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