Lion Injected With 24-Karat Gold Pellets To Cure Arthritis…

Associated Press December 7, 2005 at 02:24 PM
AP/Rome Bioparco Zoo

Veterinarians at Rome's zoo treated an elderly lion for arthritis by inserting some 50 gold pellets into the animal's muscles, officials said Wednesday.

The Asian lion, named Bellamy, had difficulty walking until the procedure two weeks ago in which 24-karat gold pellets were inserted into his spinal muscles near the joints, said the zoo's chief veterinarian, Klaus Gunther Friedrich.

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