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The nature and animal park Terra Natura Murcia has saved one of her pups lady oryx (Oryx dammah) which had fractured a leg and could not walk.
Caregivers transferred him to operate and is now recovering under the supervision veterinarians expect to recover in a few weeks.
Raising oryx, just three months had a compound fracture in his right front leg.
Caregivers, who are unaware of circumstantial where fracture the animal examined and taken to a veterinary clinic as soon as they detected the lesion was made.
There he was determined to operate and placed a uniplanar / bilateral external fixation.
The animal is now back at Terra Natura Murcia and is following a course of anti-inflammatories and painkillers that contribute to a rapid recovery under the constant supervision of their caretakers.
These fractures are common in wild animals like oryx and from Terra Natura Murcia always trying to improve their quality of life.
The lady oryx are a kind of African antelope is considered extinct in the wild, so it is very important to preserve them in captivity.
They are characterized by brown-cream fur and long curved horns that have since birth.
Source: Agencias
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