"Come on!" "Get up!" "Get up quickly!" The news that the mainland gave the National Taiwan University bear " Tuantuan " serious illness has made many people in Taiwan very worried. They spontaneously went to the Big Cats Hall of Taipei Zoo and wrote their concerns and blessings for "Tuantuan" on the message board.
Message board in Taipei Zoo Big Cats Hall
The 18-year-old giant panda "Tuantuan" and "Yuanyuan" settled in Taipei in 2008. Her cute image is deeply loved by the people. After the giant panda couple gave birth to " Yuanzai " and "Yuanbao" in 2013 and 2020, the panda family has attracted countless fans.
Message board in the Big Cat Bear Pavilion in Taipei Zoo
Now, the panda father's illness has touched the hearts of the Taiwanese people. Ms. Weng, who came to visit her, not only wrote the sentence "Come on" in person, but also made the child love in the message. She said in an interview with a reporter from the Central Station that she hoped "Tuantuan" would recover as soon as possible. Another interviewee, Ms. Lu, said she was very sad because "Tuantuan" "growed up with us."
"Tuantuan" condition began in August when it developed epilepsy. On October 16, it began to experience weakness in the hind limbs, decreased appetite, eating while lying or lying down, and longer rest time. Two MRI examinations showed that the lesion area of the brain of "tuantuan" was significantly expanded, the course of the disease progressed rapidly, and the probability of suffering from malignant brain tumors was greatly increased.
Taipei City Zoo said that if you want to further confirm the diagnosis, in-depth anesthesia examination is required, but the medical team evaluated that the anesthesia risk of "Tuantuan" is relatively high and is not suitable for radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Therefore, it was decided to take pleasurable treatment mainly for pain relief. I hope that "Tuantuan" will try to spend every day as comfortably as possible with everyone's company.
pic from Taipei Zoo
It is understood that during the treatment of "Tuantuan", Taipei Zoo has been maintaining online communication with mainland experts, and mainland experts have given suggestions on breeding and medical care. In addition, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council also confirmed on the 228th that after receiving the invitation letter from the Taipei Zoo, the mainland's giant panda protection and research center requested assistance from Taipei Zoo, it plans to select two diagnosis and treatment and nursing experts to Taiwan to participate in the treatment and nursing work of "Tuantuan". It is currently undergoing the procedures for going to Taiwan with the assistance of relevant mainland parties.
Source: Taishai
