If you need to perform a CT scan on a nearly 400-pound sick alligator, you better make it snappy.
That is what veterinarians at the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine had to do this week when faced with a hulking patient named Brooke.
The 376-pound alligator living at St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park was brought in for tests after displaying intermittent head-rolling and other symptoms in the lagoon where he’s lived for nearly 20 years.
As part of the veterinary exam, the scaly patient was tied to a board and had his eyes covered with a towel to sprare him any street while Dr. Bridget Walker drew his blood.
Photos shared by the college on its Facebook page Thursday showed Walker bravely straddling the giant reptile while a man stood directly in front of Brooke to keep his toothy maw secured.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/07/28/florida-vets-perform-ct-scan-on-376-pound-alligator/
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