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New limb for Triumph, the koala born with missing foot, thanks to Lismore dental prosthetist
A koala born with a foot missing has a new one after a dental prosthetist stepped forward to help “the little fella”.
Key points:
- Triumph, the koala, was found with his dying mother in 2017
- Friends of the Koala Marley Christian says Triumph’s whole demeanour has changed since getting the new limb
- An American company specialising in pet prosthetics also tried to make a limb for Triumph
The koala, named Triumph, was taken into care in 2017 after being found with his dying mother on a property near Lismore in northern New South Wales.
Vets discovered Triumph’s missing foot was an inexplicable birth defect and that it sometimes caused him pain.
His rescuer and vet nurse Marley Christian from Friends of the Koala began dressing Triumph’s stump with…
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