BEATING THE ODDS 🦒 Meet Msituni, a 3-month-old giraffe who is now living a healthier life at the SanDiegoZoo -
In fact, Msituni's life was in danger until recently. She was born with a disorder that caused her front legs to bend improperly -- making it difficult to stand or walk. "This is the first carpal joint hyperextension that I've worked on with a giraffe, and to see it in both limbs was pretty concerning," says senior veterinarian Matt Kinney, San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
To prevent her condition from getting worse, she was given casts. But they didn't allow full range of motion, so Kinney had to look for another solution. They teamed up with Hanger Clinic, which provides orthotic and prosthetic care, to create her very own customized braces. "When we first saw the giraffe, we actually took cast molds of both legs, and we ended up fabricating those," says Ara Mirzaian, certified orthotist at Hanger Clinic.
They were the right width and length, didn't poke her like other models they tried, and allowed her to walk more normally. Meanwhile, wildlife health staff was also treating Msituni with antibiotics for abnormalities in her blood and making specialized hoof extenders to fix the irregular position of her back legs. "Ultimately, her ability to be able to go out into a field habitat and be able to behave like a normal giraffe, integrate with the heard. That's the goal we're working towards.
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