4-year-old tigress Minchu is latest to die at BBP
The tigress was suffering from kidney failure and jaundice. Minchu, who died at 6.45 am, was under treatment for salmonella and e-coli bacterial infection.
Four-year-old tigress Minchu died at the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) on Tuesday, 15 days after the death of her sibling Divya.
Minchu, who died at 6.45 am, was under treatment for salmonella and e-coli bacterial infection. She was being administered glucose intravenously and was on a special renal diet, said MN Jaykumar, member secretary, Zoo Authority of Karnataka.
The post-mortem report revealed that Minchu suffered from kidney failure. “There were changes in her intestine and she had jaundice. There was a chronic renal failure,” said Dr C Renukaprasad, director, Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals (IAHVB).
“Despite all efforts, she died because of the toxins in the organism,” Renukaprasad said.
Unlike Divya, Minchu’s death was gradual which happens in the case of salmonella infection, he said.
The condition of other tigers also suffering from the same ailment is reported to be better. They are recovering and responding to the treatment, said Jaykumar.
Following deaths at BBP, a team of veterinarians and experts from the Central Zoo Authority of India visited the park last week. The team will give its report in New Delhi, said Jaykumar.