Holy Wow! A Hospital Patient Like No Other.

PhillyAnt Published 12/22/2013

A veterinarian student had the opportunity to perform a medical checkup on a Silverback Gorilla. Unfortunately I could not find more pictures so this is a small gallery. I had to share it though because WOW! Could you imagine if this beast woke up?

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Seeing this massive, extraordinary beast incapacitated is a sight in itself
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Knowing this animal could tear the entire room apart if he woke up is terrifying
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The student admitted it was a little scary, but the drugs were tested thoroughly so they knew it would be okay.
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Gorillas are really prone to cardiac disease when in captivity, so this was a routine workup
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The student wrote, We kept him intubated for as long as possible. Before we took him off of gas, we administered a good dose of an opiod to slow the recovery.
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We also made sure to pad his recovery room if there was any dysphoria.
7.
Wow!
8.
Awesome!
9.
Amazing!

1.
Seeing this massive, extraordinary beast incapacitated is a sight in itself
2.
Knowing this animal could tear the entire room apart if he woke up is terrifying
3.
The student admitted it was a little scary, but the drugs were tested thoroughly so they knew it would be okay.
4.
Gorillas are really prone to cardiac disease when in captivity, so this was a routine workup
5.
The student wrote, We kept him intubated for as long as possible. Before we took him off of gas, we administered a good dose of an opiod to slow the recovery.
6.
We also made sure to pad his recovery room if there was any dysphoria.
7.
Wow!
8.
Awesome!
9.
Amazing!