A two-year-old brown bear is undergoing pioneering brain surgery, making him the first ever bear to undergo the procedure in the UK.
An MRI found that Boki has fluid on the brain - which a specialist veterinary surgeon will drain using key-hole surgery. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
An MRI found that Boki has fluid on the brain - which a specialist veterinary surgeon will drain using key-hole surgery. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00So, there's a lot of shaving, so we've had to shave a lot of that thick fur, particularly
00:05around his head, and we're installing something called a stent, which will pass fluid via
00:11a tube from his head through his body, where he'll be able to urinate out excess fluids.
00:18We felt, on balance, there was a better chance of giving Boccy the life that he deserves.
00:22He's already had a challenging background, and we wanted to provide him with the chance
00:27to thrive and do really well.
00:29In discussion with the veterinary team, they felt that this could work.