TO THE RESCUE: NC STATE VET MED SAVES BASS PRO SHOP FISH

A customer at the Bass Pro Shops in Concord, North Carolina, apparently threw a lure into a tank displaying live fish, and a largemouth bass grabbed it. While the bass struggled to free itself, a 50-pound blue catfish swallowed both the bass and the lure. Derek Bossi, supervisor of the Bass Pro Shops-Base Camp Live Exhibits Operations, called on #NCStateVetMed and Dr. Greg Lewbart, professor of aquatic animal medicine, to see whether there was anything to be done. Lewbart and his vet med team headed off to Concord and successfully performed surgery on the fish, giving three DVM students and one resident valuable experience.