TEXT: Dr. Gretchen Cole, associate veterinarian at the Oklahoma City Zoo, feeds Ellie, a giraffe at the zoo, in Oklahoma City, Friday, April 4, 2014. Ellie's six-month-old daughter, Kyah, will undergo a radical surgery early next week that Oklahoma State University veterinarians hope will save her life. Kyah will undergo surgery at Oklahoma State University to repair a vessel in her heart that has wrapped around her esophagus, making it difficult for her to eat solid foods, at a time when her mother is trying to wean her.