Juno 6047248 Baby Elephant, Multicolour

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While the mass responded to treatments, the cancer became more aggressive and again started to grow at an alarming rate in November 2020.

The zoo's final treatment option was to remove the mass, a very rare and challenging surgery. While the surgery successfully made Juno more comfortable for a few months, the cancer tissue could not be removed entirely, eventually leading to complications and recurrence during the healing process. Childhood is gone in the blink of an eye [except the sleepless nights part, that lasts for decades I think] and I wanted to enjoy every moment I could and make it as fun as possible.

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Juno has had six treatments since the first in March 2017. After each one the tumor has shrunk, and once it's grown again, another treatment is performed. "In a perfect world, you would do this probably once every two or three weeks, maybe three or four times - that's what we would do in a dog or a cat," says Impellizeri. "In an 8000 pound Asian elephant, there's no way to justify that frequency of anesthesia. So we had to make some modifications, but has it been enough to keep this at bay and it has kept it from progressing." Juno was euthanized in the presence of animal keepers who cared for her since her arrival at the zoo. A complete necropsy will be performed as part of standard practice. Before we dive into the side-by-side product comparisons, let's find out a little more about the brands themselves.

Juno my baby elephant from Spin Master is a super cute animatronic elephant suitable for ages 5 plus. We were sent Juno for the purpose of this review but all opinions are my own. And this experience may have repercussions beyond the life of this one elephant. Impellizeri is impressed that a smaller zoo like El Paso has enthusiastically pursued such a cutting edge treatment – which truly is unique. While other practices use similar devices, his is the only practice in the US using a generator made by the Italian company EvviVax. "It gives us more options for treating areas nobody else can treat," he says. "And at the same time, nobody else has the immunotherapy." He hopes that Juno's case will help other animals – and maybe even humans - by letting more people know what's possible. "Whether it's a zoo or a really dedicated owner, I think this will better educate exotic animal holdings about what can be done, and at the same time it brings to light what's emerging on the human side for newer ways to target the cancer cells and minimize negative side effects," he says.The good news was that the mass didn't seem to be growing very fast. Given her age – she was around 50 years old – they decided a less aggressive treatment was called for. "We wanted to slow it down," she says. "The goal was to be as noninvasive as possible and let her continue living her normal zoo elephant life."