Ruben has been watching from the crate. He is still sleepy. He was sedated for travel two days ago and today for a veterinary check, so is sleeping it off. He was covered with a shade cloth, and there was a nice breeze, but he has since been insulated with hay bales and will be monitored through the night. Earlier, Rey Ayacucho came over to watch him (third slide below).
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After Ruben’s long journey home from Armenia to Africa, the hold-up at the airport, and facing a night in quarantine at Dr Peter Caldwell’s Old Chapel Veterinary Clinic, his day ended with a magical moment as he came face-to-face with Easy, a lioness from the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary who is also currently at the Old Chapel clinic.
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Easy, our gentle lioness rescued from a circus in Colombia, has been thoroughly examined by Dr Peter Caldwell at Old Chapel Veterinary Clinic, with blood tests, an X-ray and a gastroscopy.
Preliminary findings reveal a low blood count and ulcerative colitis. Easy will remain in hospital while Peter investigates the cause and options for treatment. In the meantime, she is snuggling in her teff-filled room and being closely monitored by the veterinary team.
Max is recovering in hospital after being sedated for X-rays and an ultrasound. The good news is that his heart is fine and it does not appear to be cancer. He has some signs of tonsillitis and it is believed he has had feline allergic bronchitis or feline asthma. The X-rays are yet to be reviewed and Dr Caldwell will be keeping him in hospital for a week for observation. Max was weighed and came in at a handsome 159kg/350lbs.
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Despite an initial improvement after medication, Max continues to have a chest infection, first identified when he began to wheeze during feeding. He is now at Old Chapel Veterinary Hospital where he will undergo tests to try to establish the cause. We are all hoping it will be an infection that can be dealt with and not anything more serious.
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Lupe is a warrior princess. Like other members of her Guatemala tiger family we rescued who suffered multiple health issues due to circus life, Lupe also has seizures, for which she receives medication to keep them at bay.
Although Lupe and our other circus survivors are safe at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, the damage they endured in their previous lives can haunt them. In addition to inbreeding, poor nutrition in the circus results in nerve and spine malformations, which trigger seizures and damage the brain. That is why when we rescue an animal, we are committed to providing the very best, lifelong care. It costs $1,300 per month to care for a tiger or lion, so any help you can give truly makes a difference. Donate US $ | Donate UK £
It has lifted our spirits to see Smith looking more like his old self – although still showing signs where he was shaved for scans during his prolonged stay in hospital. Smith’s heart condition is serious, and we are in uncharted territory in terms of treatment.
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The huge, beloved lion remains in hospital where Dr Caldwell has concluded that the root of his ill health issues is a heart problem. As our pic shows, Smith is relaxed and he is eating and taking his medication, but his condition is serious and Dr Caldwell will do what he can for our boy. We dearly hope that he will be back at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary soon. Please send your love, thoughts and prayers to Smith. (Smith has no mane because he was castrated before ADI rescued him from a circus in Peru)
Smith is responding to treatment at Old Chapel Veterinary Hospital in Dr Peter Caldwell’s care and seems to be regaining his strength now. He enjoys sunning himself in the tunnel outside his hospital room and happily takes his medications out there (third pic). Good news is that he is eating 4kg a day. We can’t wait to get our big old boy back to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary but want to get him back to his old self.
We are so grateful to an anonymous donor who has supported the ADIWS veterinary costs. With the background of these animals and the fact that many are getting older now, this would have been a very difficult challenge without their help. Please remember that it is often the day to day, long term care of animals, feeding, transport, staff to look after them etc, for the years after they have been rescued that pose the biggest challenge for ourselves and indeed many sanctuaries.
Please send your thoughts and love to Smith, who is back in hospital. We were so pleased when Smith appeared to have bounced back after a slow recovery from a gastric infection, and was reunited with his brother Rey Cusco. Sadly, Smith’s condition deteriorated again, he stopped eating so we quickly got him back to Dr Caldwell at Old Chapel Veterinary Clinic. The pictures today show Smith is already looking brighter, and has eaten a little. He is having tests to find out what the problem is, so Smith will remain under observation for a while. We are all concerned but hoping for the best.
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