Boki the brown bear set for brain surgery this week

By Staff reporter
Published 7th Oct 2024, 17:13 GMT
Updated 7th Oct 2024, 17:25 GMT
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A brown bear is set for brain surgery this week in the first operation of its kind in the UK.

Boki, a brown bear at the Wildwood Trust, near Canterbury, Kent, will be operated on later this week after an MRI scan revealed he has hydrocephalus, a build-up of fluid in the brain.placeholder image
Boki, a brown bear at the Wildwood Trust, near Canterbury, Kent, will be operated on later this week after an MRI scan revealed he has hydrocephalus, a build-up of fluid in the brain.

Boki, who is two-years-old, has been suffering from seizures and related health issues.

This will be the first time such an operation has been performed in the UK.placeholder image
This will be the first time such an operation has been performed in the UK.

Romain Pizzi, the first surgeon to perform a similar operation on a black bear in Asia, has agreed to operate on Boki.

A Facebook post from Wildwood Kent earlier in October said “without this surgery (Boki) would not survive the winter”.placeholder image
A Facebook post from Wildwood Kent earlier in October said “without this surgery (Boki) would not survive the winter”.

It added that the surgery and immediate aftercare for Boki would cost £20,000 and that it was “incredibly thankful” Mr Pizzi had “volunteered his time and team” to the case.

To find out more visit: wildwoodtrust.org/brown-bear-rescue.

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