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Dear readers ! It was very motivating and exciting to see ailing lioness and other animals for me and my students team during visit of Zoological Garden, at Rani Bagh, Hyderabad. It was purely personal visit and solely for our knowledge and awareness of students. We requested verbally and personally to Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Sanjrani, District officer, Hyderabad (one of my friend and ex-student) therefore he granted permission for my students to visit the Zoological Garden, Hyderabad. We are thankful for his protocol and kind courtesy which he has provided to our team. When, we arrived at Zoological Garden, Mr. Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh, (contractor for food and medicines at zoological garden) was waiting for us as he was directed by Dr. Sanjrani, District officer, Hyderabad. Dr. Sanjrani also informed the Incharge Veterinarian for our visit but unfortunately Dr. Manzoor Ahmed Bhurt was busy in his personal affairs. We reached there at 4:30 pm after our university duty hours. We moved toward the cage of lioness. She was suffering from a wound in her paw. Wound got maggots, so she was operated for de-clawing, and managed the wound for maggots. A team was called yesterday from Hyderabad and the National Zoo, Karachi. They provided appropriate treatment to the animal. We observed that wound of left paw of lioness was closed with 2/0 chromic catgut and stitches from wound were broken and opened. I am surprised to see lioness was left without postoperative care and treatment after declawing. It was suppose to be left for 2nd intension wound healing. The lioness was much healthy, and was not laming. She was treated with an antiseptic and Fly Repellent solution. To protect her from flies and preventing from infections.
This case reminded me ten years ago story of the same type of case in the Zoological Garden, Hyderabad. When, twenty years old ailing lioness “Rani” died in the same Zoo due to ignorance. She had a chronic otitis externa complain due to maggots. She was also injured few days before death in fighting to her husband in their cage as reported by authorities. Veterinarians had performed post-mortem which did not reveal any other problem in lioness. The lioness had given birth to six young ones in her life in the Zoological Garden, Hyderabad. Two of them were lived in the zoo and others were replaced in exchange of other animals. Unfortunately, she did not received the treatment due lack of facililties like anaesthetic gun and experts. Today is also same position, anaesthetic gun and surgical instruments are not avialble in the zoo. I am afraid that Once again same story may not be repeated. Therefore, it is requested to higher authorities (DCO and District Nazim, Hyderabad specially and other authorities particularly), public, vets and NGO’s to show their interest and save the life of the ailing lioness. Watch the video for risky method and technique applied to treat the lioness.
This case reminded me ten years ago story of the same type of case in the Zoological Garden, Hyderabad. When, twenty years old ailing lioness “Rani” died in the same Zoo due to ignorance. She had a chronic otitis externa complain due to maggots. She was also injured few days before death in fighting to her husband in their cage as reported by authorities. Veterinarians had performed post-mortem which did not reveal any other problem in lioness. The lioness had given birth to six young ones in her life in the Zoological Garden, Hyderabad. Two of them were lived in the zoo and others were replaced in exchange of other animals. Unfortunately, she did not received the treatment due lack of facililties like anaesthetic gun and experts. Today is also same position, anaesthetic gun and surgical instruments are not avialble in the zoo. I am afraid that Once again same story may not be repeated. Therefore, it is requested to higher authorities (DCO and District Nazim, Hyderabad specially and other authorities particularly), public, vets and NGO’s to show their interest and save the life of the ailing lioness. Watch the video for risky method and technique applied to treat the lioness.
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