Tag: Animal Dentistry
19
Sep
Australian vets come up with innovative orthodontic solution for a pet python with an overbite
Vets in Australia have come up with an innovative solution for a pet python with an overbite. The owners of Toothless, a green tree python, rushed her to the vets after she sustained jaw damage while eating. Toothless was chomping on her usual fodder when her left lower jawbone folded…
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15
Feb
My, what big teeth you’ve got! Elton the tiger gets a visit from the dentist
A dentist who has expertise in treating nature’s giants was called upon to treat Elton the tiger this week. Woburn Safari Park’s Amur tiger needed urgent treatment after breaking one of his canine teeth. Dr Peter Kertesz, one of the world’s leading zoological dentists, was asked to visit Elton and…
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