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Offbeat News tagged with surgery

Brazil Toddler Awake After Needles Removed
Offbeat  (tags: children, surgery, needles, Brazil, father, 2 yr. old, boy )

Tonya
- 2 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Next step is surgery to take more from bladder, intestines
3 comments
Cat Swallows Christmas Tree Decoration, Needs Surgery (Photos)
Offbeat  (tags: cat, swallows christmas decoration, little christmas tree, surgery, recovering )

Simone
- 6 days ago - examiner.com
Veterinarians in England were startled to find a small Christmas tree figurine glowing back at them from the x-ray of a sickly one year-old cat named Leah. "Various conditions can cause chronic vomiting and weight loss in cats so there were several
1 comment
Reindeer Fit for Christmas After Keyhole Surgery
Offbeat  (tags: animals, reindeer, surgery, environment, protection )

Cher
- 9 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
A reindeer was all set for Christmas after undergoing life-saving keyhole surgery in what is thought to be a world first.
5 comments
Blind Vulture To Undergo Cataract Surgery
Offbeat  (tags: animals, vultures, blind, surgery, environment, protection )

Cher
- 70 days ago - ecoworldly.com
A young African white-backed vulture is preparing to undergo cataract surgery in hopes of restoring his eyesight.
1 comment
Paralysed Dog Walks Again After Pioneering Treatment That Could Help Humans With Spinal Injuries
Offbeat  (tags: surgery, spinal injuries, courgeous dog, walking )

Simone
- 78 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
A dog who was paralysed has taken his first steps after pioneering treatment by scientists at Cambridge University. Experts hope the procedure could eventually be used to help humans with severe spinal injuries after its success in getting pet pooch
2 comments
Polly the Dog Swallows 1000 Magnets, Computer Mouse and Gloves
Offbeat  (tags: australia, blue heeler dog, surgery, swallowed, magnets, survivor )

Simone
- 116 days ago - news.com.au
POLLY the iron-guts pooch has animal magnetism. The blue heeler swallowed 1000 magnets, weighing a kilogram, forcing life-saving emergency surgery. The blue heeler swallowed 1000 magnets, weighing a kilogram, forcing life-saving emergency surgery.
3 comments
Tortoise Saved By B&Q Drill
Offbeat  (tags: tiny tortoise, surgery, drill, veternarian, saved, unusual )

Simone
- 118 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
The three-year-old spur-thighed tortoise called Twinnie who is the size of a 50p coin would have died if the half inch wide stone blocking her bladder had not been removed. But her owner Lorna Parker, 46, from Norwich, spent £400 on surgery to remove
3 comments
Clinton to Have Surgery to Repair Elbow Fractured in a Fall
Offbeat  (tags: Politics, Hillary Clinton, Surgery, White House )

Alisa
- 188 days ago - nytimes.com
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will have to undergo surgery to repair a fractured right elbow, caused when she slipped and fell on her way to a White House meeting on Wednesday evening.
5 comments
Dog In Danger Of Being Put Down Rescued
Offbeat  (tags: dog, rescue, from pound, surgery, ears )

Kathy
- 229 days ago - wlwt.com
A group of local pet lovers stepped in to make sure a beloved family dog isn't put to sleep. Amy and Brandon Hardin said that after he disappeared last Monday, their dog Max was found by Campbell County Animal Control agents.
1 comment
Save Our Samson: Britain's Biggest Dog at 6ft 6in Needs a Life-Saving Operation or Faces Being Put Down
Offbeat  (tags: Samson, Britain's biggest dog, needs, surgery, help )

Kathy
- 449 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
He is Britain's biggest dog, a title that brings in a steady income of pats and scratches. But fame does not pay the vet's bills, as Samson the Great Dane-Newfoundland cross has discovered.
2 comments
Tanzania Surgery Mix-Up Man Dies
Offbeat  (tags: Tanzania, Africa, Surgery, Hospital, dies, operation )

Kate
- 761 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The Tanzanian man who had a knee operation when he had a tumour in his brain, has died after finally having the operation he required.
4 comments
Cell Phones Light Up Operating Room During Blackout
Offbeat  (tags: cell_phone, surgery, blackout, Argentina )

Pretty
- 876 days ago - today.reuters.com
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The light from the cell phone screens allowed surgeons to complete an emergency appendix operation during a blackout in a city in central Argentina, reports said on Saturday.
4 comments
   

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