{"id":16079,"date":"2021-10-20T18:09:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T22:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=16079"},"modified":"2021-10-20T22:58:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T02:58:10","slug":"a-great-day-for-the-swans-lake-morton-swans-given-clean-bill-of-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/10\/20\/a-great-day-for-the-swans-lake-morton-swans-given-clean-bill-of-health\/","title":{"rendered":"A Great Day for the swan\u2019s – Lake Morton swans given clean bill of health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A day after Lakeland parks and recreation workers corralled 62 swans at Lake Morton; the birds on Wednesday received a relatively clean bill of health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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City of Lakeland Parks Division workers gathered up the swans Tuesday for veterinary check-ups administered by My Pet\u2019s Animal Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cFortunately, we are dealing with fewer parasites than last year and fewer eye issues,” said Price Dickson, associate veterinarian at the animal hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The veterinarian staff checks the swans’ weight, eyes, ears, and noses. They also take blood samples of each swan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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None of the swans had any issues that would have required a trip to the animal hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cThis is the first year in a while that we haven’t had to send one,\u201d said Grounds Maintenance Supervisor Steve Platt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the good reports, some swans are dealing with wounds on the bottom of their feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnfortunately, those are due to them being overweight and when they walk into the roads, scuffing the bottom of their feet and getting an infection,\u201d Dickson said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n