Seeing images of wild animals in a hospital — a setting normally reserved for humans — conjures up a few emotions.
There's an immediate sadness of seeing an animal that is sick or in need of medical care, but there's also a feeling of awe and gratitude.
We very rarely get to see such beautiful and regal creatures up close and personal and so vulnerable. While some of these images can evoke feelings of anguish, they also remind us that some animals are fortunate enough to receive some of the best and most nurturing medical care on the planet.
Reuters photographers have taken incredible photos of animals receiving top-notch treatment in veterinary hospitals, clinics, and zoos across the globe. Check out these unbelievable photos below.
A 2-year-old orangutan gets a checkup at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi, Thailand.
Veterinarians at an animal hospital in Shenyang, China steady a Eurasian eagle-owl, who suffered a bone fracture in its right wing, during an x-ray.
Veterinarians give a cheetah cub a health check at Chester Zoo in northern England.
Budapest Zoo's oldest gorilla, Liesel, is prepped for an operation in Budapest. She was 32 at the time of this photo, which was taken in 2009.
Giant panda Lin Hui's cub is measured by a veterinarian at the Chiang Mai Zoo in the Thailand.
Zoo staff prep 19-year-old brown bear, Mango, for surgery at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv, Israel.
A koala named Petra gets medication after an operation at Sydney Wildlife World in Australia.
A biologist applies medicine to a freshwater turtle in a clinic in La Garita de Alajuela, Costa Rica.
Tango, an 11-year-old male jaguar, gets his teeth cleaned during a full medical examination at the Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina.
A team of veterinarians and zoo staff prepare 8-year-old lion, Samuni, for surgery at the Ramat Gan Safari Zoo near Tel Aviv, Israel.
Nearly 18-year-old lioness, Fafa, gets a scanned at a veterinary clinic in Brazil.
Baby kangaroo, Tijana, peeks out of an incubator in the Belgrade zoo in Serbia.
20-year-old marine loggerhead turtle, Fender, gets a scan in Beit Dagan, Israel.
Thai veterinarians give a smuggled orangutan a health check-up and draw blood for a DNA test in Ratchaburi, Thailand.
An injured panda is prepped for a scan at the Fourth Military Medical University in Xi'an, China.
A veterinarian in Pontianak, Indonesia gives Anyin, a sick orangutan, a check-up as it awaits transportation to a hospital.
Pedang, a 14-year-old male Sumatran tiger suffering from a chronic ear infection, is treated with acupuncture at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv, Israel.
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