Zoo's CT Scanner Revolutionizes Animal Health

0:00On April 21st, Bannem Zoo and Norfolk just made history by using a CT scanner for the first time on its animals, giving vets crystal clear views of bones, organs, and soft issues for tough ongoing health issues. They scanned a bunch in one day, including penguins, a vulture, a cheetah, a tiger, and a sloth, with health from radiographers at Burgess Diagnostics, who rarely work on exotics. Those make up just 3% of their cases, mostly dogs. Zoo director Ross Snip called it a rare privilege after years in the game, and the team plans to share every insight with vets worldwide to boost. Care for these species. Vet Dr. Elliott Simpson Brown from the International Zoo Veterinary Group loves how the mobile scanner lets them check animals safely right on site, creating protocols that even help wild big cats through that ripple effect. For instance, they sedated a more tiger mishka in her habitat to scan for bone or spinal changes, checked one-eyed penguin, Bob, Mirkat Grub, and lethargic sloth, Arlo,

1:03whose keeper spotted subtle shifts no one else would miss, all non-invasively to rule out hidden problems fast. This sets a new standard for zoo medicine moving forward.