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Update on Egg-Bound Turtle at Iowa Nature Center
March 20, 2026 / In the News

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA; March 19) – The turtle at Nahant Marsh Education Center in Davenport, Iowa, that needed surgery to save her life has successfully undergone the procedure, thanks to the generosity of 96 donors who contributed…
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Unusual Surgery Helps BJ the Cat ‘Breathe Easy’

December 19, 2016 / Patient Stories

When Jan Jannusch noticed that her 13-year-old cat, BJ, was having trouble breathing, she took him to see a veterinarian. The cause of BJ’s problem turned out to be “idiopathic chylothorax,” a disease so rare…
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