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 to cover the center’s unbudgeted veterinary expense. The ornate box turtle named Oneida had produced a very large egg that, rather than passing through her body, had gotten stuck. That was a life-threatening situation. But on March 3, the egg and numerous pre-ovulatory eggs called follicles were removed at the University of Illinois Veterinary Hospital in Urbana. And, to preclude an egg getting stuck again, Oneida’s entire reproductive system was removed, Kull said. Overall, Oneida went into surgery weighing 383 grams, and came out 30 grams lighter.
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* Quad City Times (March 18)
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