Warning: this video contains graphic
medical imagery that may be disturbing
to some viewers. This video is in 360, so
feel free to look around the Windsong
Memorial Hospital during the procedure.
Priya is one of five tigers recently
rescued from a facility in Colorado. She
arrived with a bit of an attitude, as she
hissed, roared, and growled at the keepers.
This could be normal for a tiger who
traveled far and showed up at an
unfamiliar place, but her temperament was
very different compared to the other
four tigers and had us questioning. We
also observed her looking bloated and
uncomfortable, and then we knew we had to
do something for her. The day after her
arrival, we took Priya to be sedated to
figure out the root of her frustration.
After the vets did x-rays, they noticed
something very abnormal inside her. So,
they did exploratory surgery and they
couldn't believe their eyes: they pulled
out Priya's 20 pound fluid-filled
uterus, as she has been suffering from
Hydrometra. Hydrometra is the
accumulation of fluid in the womb caused
by inflammation and constitutional
debility. This could have caused her to
die of exhaustion, or the walls of her
womb may rupture from the fluid, causing
fatal peritonitis. Priya is very lucky
she came to Big Cat Rescue to get the
medical attention she so desperately
needed. We saved her life that night with
a huge thank you to everyone involved in
her rescue: our veterinarians, the Big Cat
Rescue staff, and all of our supporters
who helped make this happen.
Oh!
Yeah, separately?
Do you want another pack opened? No, I
think we're good. I think I just need to...
This dispensary is very scary-looking.
I have a feeling it's really pulling.
Just don't know what's gonna come out.
Do we get to take those? Well, hopefully
it's not gonna rupture. It just...there's
gonna be some in here.
I wonder if we should just leave it up
here and not try and touch it. Okay.
It doesn't look that bad, though.
No baby. How heavy is that?
Yes, that's the thing: I don't want to
touch it.
Look forward to an update on Priya as she
heals. And if you'd like to help care for
Priya, or any of our other big cats,
please visit BigCatRescue.org/donate.
Thank you all for your ongoing
support. EDITED-JP-ACP-MGN-DQ