Cheetah In Madhya Pradesh Park Falls Ill, Undergoing Kidney Treatment
NDTV
A health check-up revealed the cheetah had kidney-related problems and was dehydrated.
One of the eight cheetahs flown in from Namibia last year as part of an ambitious reintroduction programme is unwell. Sasha has been found with a kidney infection at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, an official said.
Sasha, a female cheetah, showed signs of fatigue and weakness during daily monitoring on Monday. She was soon transquilised and shifted to the quarantine enclosure. A health check-up revealed she had kidney-related problems and was dehydrated.
She is under observation and all other cheetah are fine, said Prakash Kumar Verma, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Kuno National Park.
A team of doctors led by Dr Atul Gupta from Van Vihar in Bhopal along with necessary machinery has arrived at Kuno. Wildlife experts from Namibia and South Africa have also been consulted for her treatment, he said.
