ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

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Surgical management of subcutaneous cyst on the forelimb of a Royal Bengal Tiger 

"A 5 year-old female Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) was reported as having a cyst-like structure on the left forelimb, confirmed by physical examination under general anaesthesia with xylazine and ketamine and fine needle aspiration. Surgical intervention was done by making a small stab incision with drainage of bloody fluid. The inner cyst wall was disrupted and packed with gauze soaked in tincture of iodine. No suture was given. Ceftriaxone (Trizon vet®, ACME Laboratories limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh) 30mg/kg body weight was injected daily for seven days intramuscularly. Antiseptic dressing was done every alternate day for 7 days. After one week the cyst cavity and inflammation subsided and complete recovery was evident. (Bangl. vet. 2013. Vol. 30, No. 2, 78 – 80)"

"An unusual soft fluctuating lump on the axial region of a five year-old Royal Bengal tiger, weighing 170 kg from the Safari Park, Gazipur, Bangladesh was reported to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. There were no signs of systemic illness, pain and discomfort. "

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