Dirljive fotografije kralja životinja: Lav oboleo od raka kože ide na zračenja u bolnicu za ljude (FOTO)

21.05.2019 12:56 24.05.2019 10:31

Južnoafrički lav po imenu Haos trenutno vodi najveću bitku u svom životu, a njegovi čuvari iz zoološkog vrta čine sve kako bi mu pomogli da pobedi.

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U privatnoj bolnici u Južnoafričkoj Republici na lečenju nalazi se šesnaestogodišnji lav Haos, kojem je dijagnostikovan rak kože.

"Haos je naš prvi lav. Malo je pospan i usporen, ali dobro mu ide ”, izjavila je nakon radioterapije Kara Hejnis, menadžerka zoološkog vrta Lory Park Zoo.

Author: Mediclinic Muelmed / De Muelenaere Oncology Description: Ferrari Press Agency Ref 10412 Lion 1 13/05/2019 See Ferrari text Picture credit: Mediclinic Muelmed / De Muelenaere Oncology A lion called Chaos is receiving radiation treatment for skin cancer at a private human hospital in South Africa . Chaos, aged 16, was anaesthetized and strapped face down on a trolley at the Muelmed Mediclinic, in Pretoria, north-east South Africa to treat lesions on his nose.And staff ensured no human patients were around.The 258 kilo / 570 lb big cat was treated by a five-strong team of radiotherapists and one oncologist in the hospital’s De Muelenaere Oncology because there are no radiation facilities for animals in South Africa.The first session of the treatment, for which bandages covered his eyes and healthy parts of his nose to protect them, lasted only five minutes.His keeper, Kara Heynis, said the radiotherapy was expensive but absolutely worth it. The lesions were seen a few weeks earlier and were confirmed as cancerous after a biopsy. OPS: Chaos the lion under anaesthetic for treatement at the De Muelenaere Oncology unit at Muelmed Mediclnic hospiutal in Pretoria. Picture supplied by Ferrari Software:Adobe Photoshop Elements 13.0 (Macintosh) Created: 2019:05:13 10:12:39

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U terapiji je učestvovao tim od pet radioterapeuta, kao i jedan onkolog, a predviđeno je da Haos prođe još kroz tri tretmana zračenja.

Haosu je rak kože dijagnostikovan u aprilu 2018. godine, a klinika Muelmed je bila najbolji izbor za lečenje, budući da je i ranije nudila svoje usluge životinjama i da je blisko sarađivala sa veterinarskom klinikom Onderstepoort.

U divljini lavovi obično žive do 14 godina, ali u zatočeništvu im se životni vek može produžiti i do 22. godine. Nažalost, i dalje postoje farme životinja na kojima ih uzgajaju kako bi ih prodali turistima, a žive u užasnim uslovima.