Captive Lion and Tiger weights

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Yorkshire Wildlife Park
May 28, 2012 ·
An endangered tiger’s tooth operation sparked an emergency when her heart stopped during a dental operation.
Amur tiger Sayan was having a routine root canal filling when she suffered a rare reaction and had a cardiac arrest two hours into the procedure.
Vets at Yorkshire Wildlife Park immediately noticed 3 year-old Sayan’s vital signs were deteriorating. They gave heart massage and TWO shots of adrenaline to bring her back to life.
Vet Alan Tevendale, 31, said: "We noticed a change two hours into the operation and found no pulse or heart beat.
“We then immediately started cardiac massage and gave a shot of intravenous adrenaline. When this didn't work we had to give another shot of adrenaline directly into the heart whilst we continued cardiac massage.
“When I checked again she had a pulse and heartbeat. Gradually, she returned to a steady rhythm. After five minutes we took her off ventilation and she managed to breathe herself.
“This is very rare and was extremely stressful – the most stressful experience of my life. We are all so relieved she is now ok”
Sayan, who weighs around 160 kilos, had been acting grumpily and keepers at YWP, which is one of a handful of wildlife parks to have an on-call animal dentist, decided to get her teeth examined in case they were causing her discomfort.
A specialist dentist was called in to examine the tiger’s teeth. After a full check up he opted to perform a root canal filling to a lower canine.
But the operation which should have been straightforward took a dramatic twist last week.
“There is always a risk with anaesthetics but I have not seen this reaction in a tiger in 27 years and I have worked on hundreds of big cats.,” said dentist Peter Kertesz, who has a practice in Central London.“The good thing is that we had the expertise to cope with the emergency and, although her heart stopped for seven to ten minutes, Sayan was in good hands and she has made a great recovery.”
Sayan came to YWP in Branton near Doncaster to live in Land of the Tigers last year as part of the Amur Tiger Breeding Programme. Fewer than 400 Amur Siberian tigers are left in the wild because of habitat loss and poachers.
She had been kept in a separate but adjacent enclosure to 3 year-old male Vladimir for eight months while they got acclimatised to each other before being introduced on Valentine’s Day.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park Cheryl Williams said: "We are extremely grateful for the expertise and speed of the whole medical team.
“They were brilliant in bringing Sayan back to life."
"The welfare of our animals is our highest priority and I am delighted to report that Sayan is now back in the Land of The Tigers and seems much better tempered!”
The spectacular Land of The Tigers os one of the largest and most innovative tiger enclosures in Europe – with two pools, a waterfall and a stunning 150m walkway for visitors.
YWP is working with the studbook keeper for Amur Tiger European Breeding Programme, which aims to save the tiger from extinction
Sayan was allocated to YWP from the programme, which manages the movements of tigers and their breeding, selecting partners for their suitability and genetic diversity at zoos around Europe.
YWP hopes to welcome another pair of tigers soon as part of the European Breeding Programme. The tigers will live as pairs, as unlike lions, they are not a social cat that lives in large groups.
It is hoped in the future the tigers will make their own contribution to the programme, but any breeding is subject to the recommendation from the studbook keeper.

An old but gold photo of Sayan! #Caturday

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That's a big girl, 160kg at 3 years old.

Mt. Spokane Veterinary Hospital
A white Bengal tiger under anesthesia for a radiograph here at Mt. Spokane! This tiger weighs a little over 500 pounds and has been experiencing a limp for a couple days.

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Debbie Blackwell Is she from Cat Tails? Glad you all are there to fix all "Gods Creatures, great and small"!
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Mt. Spokane Veterinary Hospital Yes, this tiger is from cat tales! We love helping every animal that comes our way.



It may be a female but I doubt it at that size.


COPAL


THE TIGER WHO FLEW HALFWAY ACROSS THE WORLD FOR A BETTER LIFE..!
(He weighs 260kg, has a bone-crushing bite and paws the size of dinner plates, but Phevos the tiger is the latest victim of Greece's economic crisis - and this week he left the country for a new home on other side of the world.)
Most of the time Phevos is a gentle creature. I sat with him the day before his journey, and he was quiet, content and passive.
"He reacts very well to being softly spoken to. He listens when I talk to him. He twitches his ears, and he loves having his head rubbed," says David Barnes, a former RSPCA inspector.
Barnes has spent the past year arranging to rescue Phevos from a small zoo in Trikala, central Greece, which has struggled to look after its exotic animals in the face of the cuts which have hit every aspect of Greek life.
"But he is a tiger. I've seen him turn - he did it the other day - when he sees someone he doesn't like. That tells me straight away, something bad happened there. He's very, very, clever."
Barnes talks to Phevos continuously. The 41 stone (573lb) tiger knows and recognises human faces and reacts positively to people he trusts.
The zoo used to have a resident vet but it couldn't afford to employ her. She is still consulted occasionally but there is no longer constant veterinary care.
For a long time, Barnes was also worried that some animals weren't getting the right food. Then in March the other tiger at Trikala, Athena, died from complications brought on by a badly infected paw.
"It was neglect," says Barnes. "Pure and simple. If that had happened in Britain there would have been prosecutions without a shadow of a doubt. It took four months just to get permission from the Greek government to anaesthetise her. That's crazy."
Until his departure from Greece, Phevos - who is part Bengal tiger and part Siberian - was actually owned by the Greek government.
The new home for Phevos is the Lions, Tigers and Bears Sanctuary in Alpine, California. He'll be with other tigers there, and will get the veterinary attention he needs for hip dysplasia - a congenital problem which causes pain when he walks.
It probably stems from interbreeding in the travelling circus where he began his life. Barnes rescued him from the circus 13 years ago so this is the second time he has intervened to improve his quality of life.
For Barnes, the main hurdle in this whole process has been less to do with the practical challenges of shipping a large tiger, and more about finding a route through the maze of bureaucracy.
"Around every corner there was something blocking the way," he says. "It took eight months to sort out the paperwork. I've been emailing, texting, and telephoning. There've been times when I've thought it's not going to happen. But once I'd decided I was going to do it, I had to do it. I had to carry it through."
It took extensive negotiation with the Greek and US governments, as well as the local authorities in Trikala. Special permits had to be obtained under CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) because there are only about 3,000 tigers left in the wild.
A last minute hitch emerged a couple of hours before departure, when a new demand came from the shipping agents that under IATA (International Air Transport Association) regulations each air hole in Phevos's crate had to be 5cm wide. A carpenter was rushed to the zoo, so some holes could be widened.
"Then we had to deal with customs and the veterinary authorities for health certificates - he's been vaccinated, micro-chipped, and he's been blood-tested. But the longest wait wasn't Greece. It was the American authorities for the import licence," says Barnes.
"From what I understand, the USA does not actively encourage the importation of big cats because they think they've got enough in the USA. The sanctuary he's going to has never brought an animal in from outside the country before."
Then getting Phevos into the crate was another challenge. Even the sight of his favourite meal - a chicken (he eats 35 a week) - failed to tempt him in. Eventually after 30 minutes of failed coaxing, a vet tranquilized him and he was dragged in by ropes attached to his paws, after which he was woken up again.
Before dawn on Wednesday, the crate was hoisted into the air by crane and deposited in a truck which took him from Trikala to Athens. Barnes and I followed in our car as the sun rose over the mountains of central Greece - Phevos, which means Sun God, made his way towards the airport and a new life.
In Trikala there are complex emotions about losing Phevos.
"We're feeling strange today," says Odisseas Raptis who runs e-Trikala, part of the municipal government which owns the zoo.
"I don't know if we are happy or we are sad. First of all we are happy that Phevos is going to a better place to live the rest of his life in peace and better conditions.
"But on the other hand we're sad because we are used to having tigers here in Trikala. Honestly speaking, overall we're feeling sad," he says.
He admits that the animals at the zoo should have been looked after better.
"There's been a lack of money for years and we haven't had enough specialist knowledge of how to treat these exotic animals. Of course we are not happy that animals have suffered here, but we've always wanted the best for them. That's why we are sending him to the US."
And it seems Phevos may not be the only one on the move - Barnes says his next task is to get some of the other animals at the zoo rehoused.
His wish list includes a female Coati Mundi - a member of the raccoon family from South America, a male wallaby, a male Skyros pony and some miniature zebu. Almost all these animals are alone because their companions have died.
After a six-hour drive we arrived at Athens Airport, and word quickly went around among the cargo staff that they had an unusual traveller in their midst. Crowds of handlers - people well used to shipping goods across the world - milled around the crate taking photographs and peering through the air holes. Inside the crate Phevos appeared to be unfazed, despite the noise, excitement, and moving vehicles of a busy loading bay.
Staff fixed extra labels to the crate saying "Attention. This Animal Bites."
A few hours later Phevos was loaded onto a Boeing 767, into a pressurised section at the front of the aircraft hold, for the first leg of the flight - to London Heathrow.
The novelty factor was also apparent when we boarded the plane. Word went round among the passengers that there was a tiger on board. One of the stewards told me they'd all watched the crate being loaded. "I've never flown with a tiger before," one of them said. "It's really exciting."
After spending the night in quarantine at Heathrow, Phevos continued his journey on Thursday to San Diego, California.
Barnes was there every step of the way. "I've rescued many animals before… but this is by far the biggest thing I've ever done on my own. I'm proud of what I've achieved," he says. "I've made a lot of friends in Trikala and in Greece over the years and I'm really grateful that everyone has been so helpful.
"He's going to a better life - that's what it's all about."
By Andrew Bomford
BBC News
source: http://www.bbc.com/

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