Monday, November 17, 2008

Rare blood transfusion attempted on a tiger cub


Veterinarians did a blood transfusion on a tiger cub which is 7 months old. It was beaten by villagers in Central India. The cub recieved emergency treatment on Sunday. The cub, nicknamed Juhi, was rescued two weeks after the villagers attacked her. Juhi is in serious condition because frightened villagers beat her with sticks thinking she might eat the villager's children or cattle. The blood transfusion started when the vets notice that Juhi's hemoglobin levels dropped to a very low and dangerous rate. Right now the blood transfusion is complete, but Juhi is still in a terrible condition.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081117/ap_on_re_as/as_india_tiger_transfusion;_ylt=AvUfVXebMOhzUzOgaZltydoPLBIF