According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency" report on October 24, the giant panda " Tuantuan " in Taipei City Zoo was found to have necrotic brain lesions due to epilepsy. The park said on the 24th that its condition has worsened again. If you go to the exhibition hall rashly, you may have safety concerns and it is not suitable for meeting guests at present.
reported that Taipei City Zoo released daily observation records of "Tuantuan" on the 24th. Its bamboo feed intake was 6.6 kg, a significant decrease from the average of 12.33 kg in September; the defecation volume was 8.4 kg, which was also much lower than the average of 11.32 kg in September. The zoo pointed out that according to the observations of nurserymen, the activity of "Tuantuan" continues to decline, and she spends more time lying to rest. Even when training, she cannot touch the target stick with her nose as she did in the past, and her hind legs are no longer the same.
reported that Wang Yimin, the leader of the zoo animal group, said in the afternoon of the 24th that "Tuantuan"'s appetite and mental state were worse than usual. Therefore, according to the advice of experts, he went to the Animal Hospital affiliated to the School of Biological Resources and Agricultural Sciences of Taiwan University for the second brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and related examinations on the 22nd. Lai Yanxue, director of the zoo veterinary department interviewed together, explained that the preliminary images obtained from the inspection have been shared with experts from the medical consulting team to report, and will report to everyone after collecting all the information.
Lai Yanxue pointed out that "Tuantuan" usually sits and eats, but now he is lying on his side, which shows that it may be because it is uncomfortable to sit and has not improved its hind legs. Overall, its condition has become worse. Lai Yanxue said that after discussing with experts, he has begun to take medication and infusions to relieve pain and discomfort based on symptoms, and added nutritional products such as protein , vitamin E, B group, dietary fiber, etc. from daily feeding, and at the same time, he increased the number of times of feeding water, hoping to maintain enough physical strength and spirit. According to reports, when the public is expected to see "Tuantuan" again, Wang Yimin said that considering that it is weak in hind legs, it may have safety concerns when it rashly goes to the frontcourt event. In addition, it has taken medicine and needs to be observed up close. It is currently not suitable to meet guests at the exhibition hall.
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