A Female Panther namely Deepa aged about 22 years who was suffering with bronchitis, off feed unable to walk day by day was becoming weak. A couple of days back she had under gone lateral recumbancy, and was treated intensively with IV fluids and supportive therapy. The animal died on 04.07.2018 at 08:30 P.M. in the zoo park. The following expert’s team conducted post mortem on 05.07.2018
1. Dr. M.A. Muqueeth, Asst. Director, VBRI, Shantinagar, Hyderabad.
2. Dr. D. Devendar Rao, Asst. Director (AH),DMS, VBRI, Shanthinagar, Hyderabad.
3. Dr.G.Sunitha, Asst. Director (AH), Microbiology, VBRI, Shanthinagar, Hyderabad.
4. Dr. K. Padmaja, Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.
5. Dr.B.Sambasiva Rao, Sr.Scientist, LaCONES, CCMB, Attapur, Hyderabad.
6. Dr. Sadhanand Sontakke, Sr. Scientist, LaCONES, Hyderabad.
7. Dr.M.Navin Kumar, Dy. Director (Rtd), Zoo Consultant.
8. Dr.M.A.Hakeem, Asst. Director (vet), Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad.
9. Dr. S.A. Asadullah, Vety. Asst. Surgeon, Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad.
The post mortem lesions show congestion of lungs with lesions of small nodules in the structure scattered throughout the surface of lobes. Liver was enlarged and congested with presence of multiple cyst, stomach and intestine congestion. Right kidney was full of puss material, left kidney shows renal calculate, retention of bladder was observed.
As per the post mortem lesions the death is due to senility. All the samples were collected and sent to VBRI, Shantinagar, Hyderabad, for detailed investigation. A panther in wild generally live upto 12 – 15 years and in captivity around 18 years. This panther was very old and was mostly suffering with age old complications and senility.