The CPT facility in the summer is an ongoing battle to control plant growth. CPT's Office Manager, Kyra Bucich, returned from leave to discover this applied to her office as well. I attempted to blaze a trail prior to her arrival.
Rajaji Tiger was sedated for a medical exam because he had been a bit lethargic and had a swollen nose the previous week. Sedating a tiger is a large operation, and begins by shifting the animal to the side of his enclosure that will be most effective for the procedure.
When you sedate your house cat, you normally get bloodwork before the sedation to ensure they do not have any health problems that might make the sedation dangerous. With a tiger, you have to sedate them in order to get the bloodwork, so there is more of a risk. In the case of wildcats, they lose their ability to regulate their body temperature.
Raj did not initially respond well to the sedation. His temperature went up, and staff began hosing him down to lower his body temperature. Dr. Weiser was able to do a brief exam , and found grass in Raj's nose. Subsequent testing of the blood indicated a urinary infection, so Raj was placed on antibiotics.
Raj is his old self again (perhaps still with grass in his nose), and is happy to greet his tour visitors.
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