Nkuhlu males

[Ngonya]

(7 hours ago)Tr1x24 Wrote: Any info about him walking? Those bites on knees look painful, it could easily break/dislocate some bones/ligaments there (BYM had same bite injuries, and got permanent limp).

nothing yet. But he was in a buffalo calf kill a couple of days ago with some Sand River females and some of his brothers. Hope for a fast recovery and i wish for no permanent damage. Check K4, much more serious injuries and he seems to be on his way to a full recovery, perhaps barely any permanent damage on his walk, i hope. 

(5 hours ago)BA0701 Wrote: appearing to trigger an onset of serious TB symptoms, I am of the belief that his permanent limp is likely the result of his having TB.

TB is such a unfortunate disease. Theres nothing to be done. As Tr1x already pointed before, it not something that they dan recover from, not 100%. The condition can get stable for sometime as long as they have a pride and keep themselves feed, but sometimes thats just not enough.
Tumbela brothers Scar and Limper. Dreadlock DeLaporte and Nkuhlu #4. All had their eventually demise as they slowly succumbed to the loss of condition even thought pride males. Reply

[BA0701]

(2 hours ago)Ngonya Wrote:

(7 hours ago)Tr1x24 Wrote: Any info about him walking? Those bites on knees look painful, it could easily break/dislocate some bones/ligaments there (BYM had same bite injuries, and got permanent limp).

nothing yet. But he was in a buffalo calf kill a couple of days ago with some Sand River females and some of his brothers. Hope for a fast recovery and i wish for no permanent damage. Check K4, much more serious injuries and he seems to be on his way to a full recovery, perhaps barely any permanent damage on his walk, i hope. 

(5 hours ago)BA0701 Wrote: appearing to trigger an onset of serious TB symptoms, I am of the belief that his permanent limp is likely the result of his having TB.

TB is such a unfortunate disease. Theres nothing to be done. As Tr1x already pointed before, it not something that they dan recover from, not 100%. The condition can get stable for sometime as long as they have a pride and keep themselves feed, but sometimes thats just not enough.
Tumbela brothers Scar and Limper. Dreadlock DeLaporte and Nkuhlu #4. All had their eventually demise as they slowly succumbed to the loss of condition even thought pride males.

Agreed, TB is so awful, the suffering it caused these creatures is tremendous, and heartbreaking. Once the bones have worn through the skin, caused by the spiny growths that TB causes to build up on the bones, it is just a matter of time. If the disease itself does not kill them, the pain and their immobility caused by these growths, will. Either due to their inability to catch prey, or escape threats. It is terrible! Reply