From: Kathryn Bertok
To: Kristina Brunner
Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 8:46:52 AM
Subject: RE: Titan's Healh Issues
Kristina,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Things have been incredibly busy here. I am preparing for interns, spring break groups and other spring time festivities. Seems like we used to have periods of time when things slowed down, but not as much anymore. Now we just have new and different things to keep us busy.
We are still in a holding pattern with Titan. The X-rays showed no signs of tumors or degenerative hip disease. There was a possible fracture line in his pelvis, but it seemed suspicious given that there was not a mirrored fracture on the other side of the pelvis (normally you see a fracture on both sides and not just one). There was some inflammation around the hip joint. We gave him an injection of anti-inflammatories and will see if those help. He’s really sensitive to drugs and gets really sleepy on things like gabapentin so we can’t use those. We have separated him from Bali so that he can rest that hip. Bali tends to play pretty rough. Titan’s been up and walking more but not using the leg any more than he was before.
We still see no indication that any of this was caused by mismanagement of his care. Given his age, joint issues are not unusual at all. It certainly could have been caused by an old injury that is not flared up, but we would never be able to confirm that.
Let me know if there is anything else that we can help you with.
Kathryn Bertok
Curator of Animals
Carolina Tiger Rescue
CarolinaTigerRescue.org
919.542.4684 ext 32
Okay, this is where this story gets really weird... according to Carolina Tiger Sanctuary's own website, Titan died on April 13, 2012:
I find this situation very disturbing and it makes me wonder why I was lied to in the above email regarding Titan. Not good. Not good at all.
Later:
Just found Titan's Tribute on Facebook... Wow what a bunch of liars. "We are still in a holding pattern with Titan" my ass! He's dead!
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| God Bless you, Titan |
Updated over a year ago · Taken at Carolina Tiger Rescue
Carolina Tiger's medical team sedated Titan on Friday, Apr 13th, to evaluate the status of his hips which had been impairing his mobility for some time. Titan had not been responding to various treatments to manage his pain. Given our lack of additional options for treatment, the decision was made to euthanize him. Titan won the hearts of many by being a talkative and friendly tiger. He loved to come to the fence and chat a while with anyone that was willing to come over for a visit, even when the attempt was clearly painful. His gentle soul will be greatly missed.
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