Vets discovered that 11-year-old Bruce was suffering from a poorly tooth

Edinburgh Zoo’s red panda Bruce has been given a clean bill of health after a full-body MOT.

Keepers were concerned about the 11-year-old red panda when they noticed that he was lacking an appetite.

Vets at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) placed Bruce under general anaesthesia and found that Bruce was suffering from a poorly tooth.

Bruce was put under general anaesthetic as vets worked to remove his problem tooth | RZSS

placeholder image — Bruce was put under general anaesthetic as vets worked to remove his problem tooth | RZSS

A picture released by RZSS shows vets removing the irritating tooth while the fluffy mammal lies strewn out on the operating table with a hairdryer next to his head.

After getting the all clear, Bruce is back to napping in pine trees and looking for more bamboo to snack on.

Bruce arrived at the zoo in 2016 and is the grandfather of Priya who moved into Highland Wildlife Park earlier this year.

Red pandas are native to eastern Himalayas and southwestern China classified as endangered with as few as 2,500 red pandas remaining in the wild.

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