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"Kvido" U.S. Border Patrol canine, returned to duty after a first-of-its-kind surgical procedure to repair degenerative lumbosacral stenosis, a condition where the nerves prematurely degenerate. Dr. James Giles of the South Texas Veterinary Specialist in San Antonio, Texas, performed the procedure. Prior to this type of surgery, dogs with his particular condition would have been retired from service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrew Patterson)
170320-F-YO447-1005.JPG Photo By: Andrew Patterson

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - "Kvido" U.S. Border Patrol canine, returned to duty after a first-of-its-kind surgical procedure to repair degenerative lumbosacral stenosis, a condition where the nerves prematurely degenerate. Dr. James Giles of the South Texas Veterinary Specialist in San Antonio, Texas, performed the procedure. Prior to this type of surgery, dogs with his particular condition would have been retired from service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrew Patterson)


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