{"id":1416,"date":"2021-06-02T03:45:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T03:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-583903-1890774.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1416"},"modified":"2021-06-22T15:41:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:41:19","slug":"cambridge-veterinarian-operates-on-a-tigers-eye-and-saves-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationpost.com\/2021\/06\/02\/cambridge-veterinarian-operates-on-a-tigers-eye-and-saves-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambridge Veterinarian Saves a Tiger’s Eye"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A veterinarian in England performed a ‘world-first’ surgery to heal an ulcerated cornea on the eye of a tiger.<\/p>\n

The 17-year-old Sumatran tiger Ratna is now fully recovered at her home in Shepreth Wildlife Park<\/strong><\/a>, after an operation on her left eye that successfully restored her eyesight. The surgery was performed by Dr. David Williams, from Queen\u2019s Veterinary School Hospital<\/strong><\/a> at the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Back in 2017, Ratna had a cataract removed from her left eye, but then developed a corneal ulcer. Williams suggested that the ulcer could have been caused by something as innocent as Ratna poking her eye against a stick of bamboo. But whatever the cause, Ratna’s eye “was a horrendous mess,” and her trainers observed that it had affected her coordination.<\/p>\n

The operation performed on Ratna is commonly performed on domestic cats and dogs, and Williams completed it the same way he would have on smaller animals. But being a bigger cat, Ratna needed \u201ca lot more anaesthetic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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