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| October 31, 2009 | Ultrasound test conducted on an ailing tigress in Van Vihar National Park | | Bhopal: In a first of its kind incident in India, a team of veterinary doctors performed an ultrasound on an ailing tigress in Bhopal's Van Vihar National Park. The test detected Priya, the ailing tigress, had developed
an infection in her kidneys and uterus due to which she was not taking any meal
for one month. Dr. Atul Gupta, a veterinary doctor from the Van Vihar National
Park, termed the ultrasound as 'challenging', as it was very difficult to anaesthetize
the tigress. "We checked each and every organ of her body thoroughly and spotted
an infection in her kidneys and uterus. We performed this medical examination
to confirm the disorder that our medical team had diagnosed earlier," Dr. Gupta
added. According to the Director of the Van Vihar National Park, S S Rajput, the
tigress was having health problems for one month due to which she had refused
to take any food. It was later decided to conduct an ultrasound on Priya to confirm
the reason behind her illness. Rajput now said that after the ultrasound Priya
had been responding well to the medical treatments, and she was back to her normal
diet. "Priya was suffering from certain health problems for one month. Earlier,
we treated her with preliminary antibiotics, but she did not respond well to it.
So, we had to call in the doctors from the veterinary department, who diagnosed
an infection in kidney and uterus and since then, she has been responding well
to the treatment and is back to her normal diet," Rajput said. He also informed
that the tigress was rescued from a circus and is eleven years old. | |
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