A large panda cub has undergone surgical procedure to have a lemon-sized piece of bamboo faraway from his gut.
Bei Bei, the one-year-old male cub, was operated on on the Smithsonian Nationwide Zoo's veterinary hospital on Friday after zookeepers observed he was extra sleepy than typical and had not a lot of an urge for food.
Volunteer surgeons eliminated a big piece of bamboo from his gut, a process which vets stated saved his life.
He was returned to the zoo after the profitable operation however is not going to take pleasure in bamboo once more as a part of his food plan for a while.
Bei Bei, a one-year-old large panda cub on the Smithsonian Nationwide Zoo, underwent surgical procedure on Friday to have a lemon-sized lump of bamboo faraway from his small gut
Smithsonian zookeepers grew to become involved when Bei Bei, who usually boasts a 'voracious urge for food' stopped consuming.
Employees gave him anti-nausea medicine and monitored his progress, bringing him to the veterinary hospital after they noticed no indicators of enchancment.
There, vets carried out an ultrasound of the panda cub's abdomen which revealed the massive mass lodged in his small gut.
They inserted an endoscopic digital camera to evaluate his situation earlier than working in Friday morning.
Bei Bei was later returned to the panda habitat to get better the place he will probably be restricted to water in a single day.
Zoo keepers will regularly introduce delicate meals together with candy potatoes and pears again into his food plan. The zoo stated it deliberate to cut his bamboo extra finely sooner or later.
'I'm extraordinarily proud and grateful for our staff of keepers, veterinarians, animal care workers, volunteer medical consultants and all workers who've helped facilitate the pressing response,' stated Director Dennis Kelly on Friday.
Zookeepers observed one thing was unsuitable when Bei Bei, who usually has a powerful urge for food, stopped consuming
The panda cub (above in a earlier ) is now recovering in his enclosure on the Smithsonian
Bei Bei was born in August final yr. He's pictured above being examined by vets instantly afterwards
Michelle Obama visited the zoo in September final yr to call the panda with the First Woman of the Individuals's Republic of China
'Bei Bei's prognosis is superb. The problem will probably be for our staff to observe him safely and that requires his cooperation.
'We'll preserve everybody on top of things as he recovers,' he added.
Bei Bei is one among 4 large pandas presently being cared for by the zoo. Earlier this month, keepers gave an excited replace on his development and detailed his spectacular urge for food.
'Bei Bei is turning into an increasing number of impartial from his mom Mei Xiang each day.
'He has a voracious urge for food, and depends little or no on milk from Mei Xiang. He weighs 90 kilos (the most important of Mei Xiang's three cubs at this age) and will get his personal food plan of bamboo, biscuits, apples, candy potatoes and pears,' stated panda keeper Nicole MacCorkle.
Bei Bei was named by Michelle Obama and the First Woman of the Individuals's Republic of China Peng Liyuan final September.
He's the second cub of Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, who're additionally cared for on the zoo. Bao Bao, their feminine cub, is housed there.
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