Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Doctors Treat Wound On A Sariska Tiger’s Forehead That Was Infested With Maggots


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Indiatimes
Updated: October 08, 2018
After 23 lions died in the Gir sanctuary and a deadly virus is being cited as the reason behind the animal deaths, a tiger in the Sariska Reserve is being treated for maggots infection.
A doctor who came from Jaipur to treat the wildcat told Hindustan Times that the wound on the tiger’s forehead which was troubling it was infested with maggots. “The 12-year-old tiger was treated for the injury on its forehead. We have kept it in an enclosure for monitoring for 24 hours,” said Dr Arvind Mathur.
The Tiger Reserve officials came to know about the injury on Friday. Though the team tried to capture the tiger in the Kali Ghati forest range the tiger disappeared into the dense area of the forest.
Photo: Hindustan Times
The doctor further said that the tiger was tranquillized on Sunday morning and an injection was used to remove the maggots from the wound. After the necessary dressing of the wound, the tiger was put in an enclosure for monitoring.
The recent rampant deaths of lions in Gujarat’s Gir forest had triggered panic in the only abode of the Asiatic lion. Around 23 lions have been confirmed dead since September 12, including ten big cats which were rescued from the forest and were undergoing treatment at a rescue centre.
According to reports, four of the 11 lions that died between September 12 and September 16 were infected with canine distemper virus (CDV). The infection is caused by ticks, mostly found among dogs in the wild. This is the same virus which had wiped out nearly 1,000 lions from Tanzania’s Serengeti Reserve in 1994.
https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/doctors-treat-wound-on-a-sariska-tiger-s-forehead-that-was-infested-with-maggots-354430.html

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