A white stork arrived at the JNF's Wildlife Acclimatization Center in Agmon Hahula, who was found exhausted and in an extremely thin condition below a high voltage line. To the front clinic in Agmon.
Found by year of service trainees, Photo: Inbar Shlomit Rubin, JNF
Mai Avrahami, therapist and acclimatizer at the Habitat Acclimation Center in Agmon Hahula: "We started treatment for a condition called Capture Myopathy, known in the wild population of the world. The sufferers are animals that experience muscle damage as a result of extreme exertion Excess lactic acid which damages muscle tissue. "
The treatment of the stork began with the administration of fluids and vitamins, and continued with the posture attempt to train the muscles and physiotherapy in order to break down the acid accumulation, thus improving the state of muscle function.
Among the treatments, the stork is placed on the position facility, which was built especially by the service members Tomer, Yuval and Assaf.
During the walking exercises, which are performed three times a day for about 20 minutes, food is placed in front of the stork to encourage her to walk towards it.
Inbar Shlomit Rubin, JNF
"So far her ability to walk seems to be improving day by day, but it is a long process that can take many weeks," May adds.
"We are making every effort so that we can bring it back to a healthy and vital nature."
The Acclimation and Rehabilitation Center for Wildlife in Agmon Hahula was established by the Jewish National Fund in partnership with the Tel Hai Academic College, and is managed by veterinarian Dr. Rona Nadler Valencia.
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