The hard work of the veterinarian

The most humane profession, perhaps, be called a doctor, healing animals.
One must have a great sense of kindness and compassion. Animals can not tell us that they have hurt, or they do not like.
A veterinarian should be a true professional with a human heart.






Time employee of the Almaty Zoo veterinary begins every day at 8 am with a small planning meetings



Each physician assigned to a certain section of animals and every day he is on the "five-minute" reports about the situation in their area, if necessary, to collectively decide on a particular occasion



Chief veterinarian of the Zoo Aibol Azbaevich Kuderin personally inspect food at the stern cuisine



Tainted, substandard food can be a source of parasitic and other animal diseases. Without inspection and permit a veterinary feed intake is not carried out. Each feed has a veterinary certificate, certificate of conformity of the quality of products delivered, and documents confirming laboratory research



Dauren and Azamat for today the first task - to immobilize a deer and immerse it for further transportation



Azamat Dusen - anesthetist. Methodically selects the right amount of soporific, taking into account the appearance, weight and age of the animal



With brass tube, the doctor sends a keenness Indian tranquilizer dart right on target



Deer in three minutes feels general tiredness, and in ten falls asleep



To once again not psychologically traumatize the animal, his eyes dark fabric throws



And the deer inside the box for further transportation



Veterinarian Marat pulled out of the cage of treated animals to birds of prey. This buzzard-legged Buzzard. He was caught on the road with a damaged wing in Koksu District of Almaty region and brought to our zoo



Inspection buzzard wings. Bird got under unknown circumstances wing fracture. Since Almaty veterinarians, ornithologists there is little, all affected wild birds carry here



If necessary, provide medical care, cure, then a month after the end of the quarantine is transmitted to open to the public section of the birds for further detention



Because the wing was broken open, and the staff remained the wound daily treated this place



Dauren Kenzhebaev examines fixed him land hoofed



In spring and autumn, as well as people, animals in the zoo suffer from diseases catarrhal nature



Azamat takes a blood sample from a condor to be sent to the laboratory. The bird in the future plans to travel to Serbia, and for this it is necessary to pass all the tests, to make sure that the animal is healthy



Even just walking past the paddock with elephants, Aibol Azbaevich looks to make their wards if all they have in order, as the appetite and appearance. Those, in turn, welcomed Dr.



Janat Estay, acting director of the Almaty Zoo, welcomes the carriage of "first aid". Today unusual day, to be held inspection of two snow leopards brought from Kyrgyzstan. Almaty Zoo has taken the responsibility to carry out a complex operation, together with its social partners from the treasury of Ophthalmology, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Reproduction Biotechnology of the Kazakh National Agrarian University and veterinary hospital "Solnyshko»



Participate in the life of leopards came the chief doctor Kazakh Research Institute of Eye Diseases, MD Suleimenov Marat Smagulovich. Experts volunteers themselves have decided to participate in order to save these unique animals. Administration of the zoo developed a project to rescue the snow leopards. The project involves not only experts on animal and doctors, but also sponsors a number of banks in the face of



Kanat Orynhanov, surgeon, candidate of veterinary sciences, for example, has conducted eye surgery on a female jaguar named Momyn. Damage to the eyelid she got into a brawl with a young fellow



Azamat makes an injection of sleeping pills first leopard. It all began in 2009, when Kyrgyzstan in captivity two snow leopards were born with congenital eye defects - Young were virtually blind. Due to the fact that there is no relevant veterinary services, which could hold a complex and expensive operation, Kyrgyz experts appealed to international organizations to assist in the rehabilitation of animals or distribute them in zoos the world



Otliknulsya Almaty Zoo, which in turn is obliged to carry out the operation leopards. Transportation of animals was also carried out by the Kazakh side



The two males at 2 and 5 years old, they have already reached the peak of puberty and are pure genetic line of this breed



Leopards required complex treatment in two stages. The official diagnosis - coloboma (underdevelopment) of the upper eyelid, vascular and pigmented keratitis, and one of the beasts also stabizm (strabismus)



According to experts, the pathology of the animals does not carry the genetic nature and inheritance is not transmitted. All of this can be successfully treated surgically. In the future, animals will give full-fledged offspring



Their parents caught by poachers. Once in the trap, the animals got physical injuries - have lost limbs. Later, they were in the private collection of former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. After the revolution in the neighboring country the animals were not wanted, and they took care of German rehabilitation center NGO "NABU". Later, while in zootsentre, this couple gave offspring



It's been almost two years since the Kyrgyz authorities intended to hand the two leopards. But because of political unrest in the country, they could not in time to make a decision, and the disease has progressed - sight is deteriorating day by day. If you do not do the surgery, the animals can get an eye infection, and it can lead to paralysis or death



Experts remind that due to the neglect of the disease, operation does not always guarantee full recovery of their goal - to prevent the onset of blindness, save remaining vision, and the ability of reproduction



In April, doctors have performed the first operation to remove the defect of the upper eyelid snow leopard named Pirate. The operation lasted a total of two hours for both eyes. Then the animal is in rehabilitation and restorative care of the zoo's veterinary



Within 16 days of full-time veterinarians observed washed their eyes every day and treated the place of surgical wounds the animal with necessary medicines. On the 17th day after the complete healing of the snow leopard was successfully returned to the enclosure. Now the animal feels well, appetite normalized



Work to save leopards continues ... 32. Work on the salvation of leopards continues ...



In May, the operation was made snow leopard named leader. Now Leopard feels good, he transferred to the Aviary



Six months later, the animal will move another step



Now, thanks to the intervention of specialists from Almaty leopards got a chance to stop the loss of vision. Of course, it will not be fully recovered, but at least retina disintegration and internal endogenous processes are suspended. Also, it has been restored exterior shell cosmetic eyes. Because fused century animal received an unbearable pain and discomfort - it's like a lifetime to have a mote in the eye every time a leopard blinked - ey wool scratched eyeball



These two males to become founders of a new clean line leopards in our zoo



Kyrgyzstan was invited Saltanat Seitova, director of the Center for the Protection of Wild Animals in Karakol, where the zoopitomnik. She's with a team of like-minded people to promote the project through the Government of Kyrgyzstan



Deputy director of finance Nurzhan Daurenbekov looks at the leopards. It is now one female leopards brought from the Czech Republic, and the second is expected to arrive from France to form stable pairs of these young leopards



Veterinarian Dauren disinfects the premises for the winter maintenance of hippos



Together with the head of the section of Ornithology, the doctor examines the laid eggs in an incubator



That this device - candling can determine the sex of the embryo in the egg



 - We do not have any one institution that would train specialists zoo business. Special emphasis on the treatment of wild animals nobody does. Graduates of veterinary colleges are left to practice to learn all the nuances of the treatment of animals, diagnosis and effective treatment - says Aibol Azbaevich



Veterinarians are the victim fox to handle injuries



Fox brought ordinary people, she scratched his ear, and then there was an open wound which became infected



Doctors made an incision, cleaned the wound and treated



Every day fox's ear was treated for a speedy recovery



At the end of May, a group of young naturalists, zoologists, together with zoo employees left at the farm near the village of Bayserke where set free their pets (file photo zoo)



Acting director of the zoo with the kids produces the most, but recovered fox (file photo zoo)



50. Ginger cheat does not believe his luck (photograph from the zoo archive)



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