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Watch Texas veterinarian provide acupuncture to geriatric animals with chronic pain

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Sarah Cannizzo is an associate veterinarian at Fort Worth Zoo in Texas .

She is certified to conduct acupuncture on the zoo's more than 7,000 creatures.

She has administered acupuncture to rabbits with gastrointestinal stasis and geriatric goats with chronic pain.

Last fall , she administered two groundbreaking doses of the elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus vaccine to a 3-year-old Asian elephant.

She studied at the University of Pennsylvania , interning at Angell Animal Medical in Boston , primarily working with domesticated cats and dogs, and an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited drive-thru safari in Oregon . She then completed her residency at North Carolina State University before landing her current role at the Forth Worth Zoo . She's been at the zoo for over seven years . Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY . Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross. Story idea? Email her at [email protected]..

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