{"id":22783,"date":"2022-02-11T18:48:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T16:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=22783"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:46:57","slug":"veterinarians-save-bearded-vulture-that-swallowed-a-knife-in-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/veterinarians-save-bearded-vulture-that-swallowed-a-knife-in-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterinarians save Bearded Vulture that swallowed a knife in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A<a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/vultures\/bearded-vulture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Bearded Vulture<\/a> is known for its incredible ability to swallow and digest bones, even ones the size of a sheep&#8217;s vertebrae. But unfortunately, sometimes individuals accidentally swallow hazardous items that put their lives at risk \u2013 there are cases with tubes and even an axe! One such case recently occurred in Georgia, when a Bearded Vulture swallowed a utility knife. Thankfully, the vulture received help in time, and it seems that everything will turn out alright.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bearded-vulture-in-distress-rescued-in-georgia\"><strong>Bearded Vulture in distress rescued in Georgia<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A local citizen in Nichbisi, Georgia, recently discovered a Bearded Vulture unable to fly and informed&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zoo.ge\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tbilisi zoo<\/a>, who took in the bird. The zookeepers provided a safe space, food and fluids, and after the first few days, the vulture calmed down, making it safer to undergo additional examinations. So, staff from&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Nature-Conservation-Georgia-111006300520992\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature Conservation Georgia<\/a>&nbsp;and Tbilisi zoo visited the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vetexclinic\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Veterinary Clinic Vetex<\/a>&nbsp;to have a better look at the bird&#8217;s condition. An x-ray revealed what was wrong \u2013 the Bearded Vulture swallowed a 20 cm long utility knife.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"challenging-operation-a-success\"><strong>Challenging operation a success<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2084\" data-id=\"22791\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2420-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2420-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2420-300x244.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2420-1024x833.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2420-768x625.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2420-1536x1250.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2420-2048x1667.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption>\u00a9 Vetex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"22794\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2429.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2429.jpeg 1333w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2429-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2429-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2429-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><figcaption>\u00a9  Nature Conservation Georgia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"22792\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2423.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2423.jpeg 1333w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2423-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2423-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2423-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><figcaption>\u00a9  Nature Conservation Georgia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2426.jpeg\" alt=\"Veterinarians save Bearded Vulture that swallowed a knife in Georgia\" class=\"wp-image-22793\" width=\"-230\" height=\"-306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2426.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2426-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption>\u00a9  Nature Conservation Georgia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandro Bagatelia, an experienced veterinarian qualified in bird medicine, and his team decided to remove the knife as soon as possible, which required a rather complicated and ambitious operation. Using a gastroscope and small manipulators, the Vetex team managed to safely remove the knife from the vulture\u2019s gastrointestinal tract without causing bleeding or other damage. Now, the Bearded Vulture is undergoing rehabilitation in Tbilisi zoo, where it receives fluids, prescribed medicines and proper food. We hope the vulture makes a full recovery and returns to the wild soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well done to all parties involved for their contribution in saving the Bearded Vulture: the Veterinary Clinic Vetex for performing the operation, the zoo for their rehabilitation efforts and Nature Conservation Georgia for covering all the related expenses.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bearded Vulture is known for its incredible ability to swallow and digest bones, even ones the size of a sheep&#8217;s vertebrae. But unfortunately, sometimes individuals accidentally swallow hazardous items that put their lives at risk \u2013 there are cases with tubes and even an axe! One such case recently occurred in Georgia, when a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[147,12],"class_list":["post-22783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-2022-02","tag-beardedvulture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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