Posts Tagged ‘lion dentistry’
Animal Dentist Opens Surgery for Big Cats
As well as tigers, lions and jaguars, Brazilian animal dentist Dr Roberto Fecchio has also worked on the smiles of elephants, hippos and rhinos. But focusing his work on fearsome felines, he has now launched a new practice especially for big cats. 35 year old Dr Fecchio aims to improve not just oral hygiene, but the […]
Brave Dentist Holds His Nerve to perform Dental Surgery on a Lion
An Australian dentist has held his nerve and successfully operated on Harare, a lion from Melbourne Zoo. Dr Stephen Coles, a specialist dental vet, had to operate on the 180 kg lion after one of his teeth broke off at the gum and the root of the tooth became infected. The lion was unable to […]
