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A 16-foot-tall giraffe batted its long eyelashes in thanks at an Oklahoma chiropractor who traveled nearly two hours to loosen the animal's jaw.
Dr. Joren Whitley, 34, owns the practice Oklahoma Chiropractic that specializes in spinal manipulation for humans and animals of all sizes from baby kittens and bats to giraffes.
In a video uploaded on TikTok, Whitley is seen twisting and turning the giraffe's neck before hearing an audible popping noise and prompting the animal snuggles against his head in evident gratitude.
Whitley is seen twisting and turning the giraffe's neck before hearing an audible popping noise in a video posted on TikTok
Gerry the giraffe (pictured) didn't appear to be in pain but was also experiencing small problems in his upper and lower neck.
Whitley traveled from Oklahoma City to a ranch in Ardmore, Oklahoma to examine Gerry the giraffe after he received an unusual call that the African mammal wasn't chewing properly.
'Gerry's jaw had great range of motion moving one direction, but it did not have the same range of motion on the other side,' Whitley told The Washington Post.
The giraffe didn't appear to be in pain but was also experiencing small problems in his upper and lower neck.
Whitley stood on a platform over Gerry's head and placed his hands on either side of the animal's neck before pushing it backwards and turning it side-to-side.
Gerry is seen in the video twisting his head back and forth after Whitley successfully cracked it and said: 'Now, that's moving
