News & Stories: Cases
Cases
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A Troubled Turtle
Eastern Box Turtle 25-611 Meet 25-611, a male eastern box turtle. He came to us with an aural abscess–an issue commonly seen with turtles of…
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Eastern Box Turtles, Frequent WMC Patients
The eastern box turtle is by far one of the most commonly received turtles that the Wildlife Medical Clinic (WMC) treats in its facility. Whether…
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Bobcat Bulletin: A Wild Case Update
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) American bobcats are a medium sized cat that can be up to two feet tall at the shoulders and weigh upwards of…
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A Stinky Situation
Case Intake The Wildlife Medical Clinic has seen quite a few Virginia opossums this year and these are often a favorite species in the clinic…
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Case Study: The Fix on Fractures
The Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) is one of six subspecies of the Common Box Turtle and is found in the eastern United States.…
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Diagnostic Tools in Wildlife Medicine
Observation and Diagnostic Tools When a good Samaritan brings in a Great horned owl that cannot fly or a lethargic Eastern box turtle with no…
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Grounded but not Defeated: An Owl’s Recovery Journey
Arrival and Initial Concerns On August 31, 2025, the Wildlife Medical Clinic received an adult Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) that had been found grounded…
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When a Shell, Isn’t Just a Shell
Intake At the beginning of October, the Wildlife Medical Clinic welcomed a Painted Turtle brought in by a licensed wildlife rehabilitator from Illinois. Sadly, this…
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Ambassador Animals To The Rescue
On February 5, 2026, a juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk presented to the Wildlife Medical Clinic emaciated and with a depressed mentation, not able to hold itself…
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Turtles, Bunnies, and Cats, Oh My!
Why is it so important to keep our domestic animals inside and on a leash? While pets love to have outside time and their pet…