‘We’re not in the big cat business.’ Branson shockwave specialist helps Little Rock Zoo serval cat

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 12:00 AM

BRANSON, Mo. – A Cox Medical Center Shockwave Lithotripsy Specialist uses a machine that blasts kidney, ureter and bladder stones away on a non-human patient, a serval cat.

According to a post from the Cox Medical Center Branson Facebook page, Don Wilson has been a part of the urology program with CoxHealth for more than two decades. He is an expert on a shockwave lithotripsy machine that sends 40,000 volts of energy through water to show the stone into sand-sized pieces, which allows the patients to pass through urine.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

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‘We’re not in the big cat business.’ Branson shockwave specialist helps Little Rock Zoo serval cat

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