Pekingese Pauli is sick, weak with age and suffers so badly from dementia that he has not only lost his sense of direction, but also his joy of life. The 13-year-old dog hardly eats anything anymore, can hardly see and generally seems weak...See morePekingese Pauli is sick, weak with age and suffers so badly from dementia that he has not only lost his sense of direction, but also his joy of life. The 13-year-old dog hardly eats anything anymore, can hardly see and generally seems weak and anxious. Stephanie Petersen and his owner must decide whether to spare Pauli further suffering and put him down. But the island veterinarian Pauli is not ready to give up yet. A yellow-breasted macaw needs an operation with risky anesthesia The Karlsruhe bird specialist Gerd Britsch has to operate on a yellow-breasted macaw. Due to a fungal infection of the respiratory tract, tissue nodules have formed in the lungs. They have to be surgically removed so that the parrot does not suffocate. But the operation also carries a risk, not least because of the anesthesia. The Maine Coon cat Flori needs an amputation The small animal specialists Marion Link and Ilka Jopp are planning an operation. The young Main Coon cat Flori has dislocated a toe on her front paw. Since the cat's toe cannot be put back in place, surgeon Ilka Jopp sees no other option than amputation. Written by
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