The pair of Asiatic lions sent from the Kanpur zoo to Etawah Lion Safari
last month is suffering from 'multiple infections', including a viral
infection that has caused them paralysis. Top Indian and foreign experts
have been approached for advise in this connection.
Confirming this information, forest department sources said lion Vishnu and lioness Lakshmi
were segregated and hospitalized in the safari soon after they showed
symptoms of paralysis. The condition of the pair is still critical but
according to the veterinarians treating them, they were recovering.
Etawah Lion Safari director K K Singh told TOI, "According to the
part report prepared by the scientists of the Indian Veterinary
Research Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly, the lions are suffering from
multiple infections for which they are being treated by the best
doctors. Advise is also being sought from top experts." He claimed that
reports indicate that Lakshmi has recovered completely from
leptospirosis."A close watch is being kept on their health by a panel of the doctors
from Kanpur as well as Lucknow zoo. Not only this, advise of vets from
Longleat Safari and Adventure Park in the UK has also been sought. A
veterinarian in Pune and experts of Junagarh zoo have also been
approached in this connection," he added.
However, Singh said
as he was yet to receive the full text report, he was not in a position
to divulge the exact cause of the illness. He, however, added that the
treatment was progressing in the right direction.
Asked why
experts of Longleat Adventure Park in the UK were consulted, Singh said
that they had faced similar problem and successfully tackled it.
Sources, meanwhile, said "the lions have become very weak and are unable to stand".
Earlier, while being shifted from the Hyderabad zoo to Kanpur zoo in
April 2013, the pair sustained multiple injuries. Later, the lioness
contracted bacterial disease leptospirosis. On September 11, the lions
during transit to lion safari from Kanpur zoo, were again injured due to
alleged over-speeding of the vehicle in which they were being shifted.
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