Jinxie's Lab Test Are In

In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center - Facebook posted 4.4.11

We got some results back from Jynxie's spay surgery, and the tumor they found in her uterus was a mast cell carcinoma! They are pretty sure that they got it all and she should be fine, but we're so glad she came to live with us in December so we could get her spayed, and avoid future problems!

 

I spoke with Vickie on Saturday to see if the lions were together and whether or not they enjoyed their new "toy."  Since Jinxie was still hiding in her shelter area, the staff agreed to put off the introduction until she was feeling a little better.  I let Vicky know that Jinxie was always shy around people, and perhaps putting the two lions together for a short time would encourage her to stay out of her shelter area.  Vicky said she would probably put the two lions together today for about an hour or so to see how they get along.

 

In any case, I was not surprised to learn the mass was cancerous.  Fortunately, it was level 1, which means she has a 95% chance of surviving.  If she had not been spayed, no one would have known how sick Jinxie truly was until it was too late.  This is definitely one occassion that I am glad the female was spayed and the male was left intact!

 

Sadly, the lions' toy Jeanette and I purchased did not make it on April 1st, so I need to see where it is! 

Later:

From: "InsyncExotics@aol.com"

To: kbrunner@...
Sent: Mon, April 4, 2011 12:25:28 PM
Subject: Re: Present Arrive Okay?

Hi Kris,

Yep it arrived, thank you so much. We don't have a ball like that one. I'm sure they will love it. The "wedding" is at 1:00 and Jynxie did eat last night and has been out more the last couple of days.


Dinari, however is still not eating and is losing more and more weight.


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I pray that both Jynxie and Dinari get better real soon so they can enjoy each other's company (along with the new toy, of course!) for many years to come...

Later:

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Well, apparently Dinari and Jynxie's wedding went great today! Now that she is recovered from her spay surgery, they were together for about 30 minutes for the first time today (heavily supervised), and did awesome! Jynxie is completely ignoring him in the picture, and he looks somewhat stunned... :) We'll keep up the supervised visits, and hopefully they will be able to live together full-time soon!

The gift was not introduced for fear of the animals fighting over it.  So it will given to the "happy couple" later in the week (hopefully).

Save the Chimps Finally Provided an Update on the Former WAO Chimps!

Thank goodness the chimps have found a really good home.  The care they received at the WAO was terrible.  No vet care.  Animal caretakers administering meds without a license, often led to disasterous results.  Terrible diet.  Horrible enclosures.  And very little quality enrichment/stimulation required to keep the chimps happy.  Finally, they have a real home where they can be properly cared of--this is truly a success story for the chimps. 

Breaks my heart there are six chimps left behind at the WAO, having to endure many more years of misery while the other chimps enjoy a dream life. 

http://www.savethechimps.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.details&ArticleId=173

12 More Chimpanzees call Save the Chimps Home
Date: March 29, 2011



During a week-long rescue from March 4-March 10, 2011 that stretched from New Mexico to Texas to Florida and back again, Save the Chimps became home to twelve chimpanzees who had been used in research, entertainment, or the pet trade. Among the twelve chimps rescued are eight former research chimps, Stu, Mona, Andrea, Ursula, Tina, Late, Kayla, Katherine, and Katina, two former circus chimps, Wally and Mandingo, and one former pet chimp, Kaleb.



All of the chimps except Kaleb were residents of Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO), a facility in San Antonio, Texas that was home to several species—chimps, monkeys, big cats, wolf-dogs, and bears— who had once been used as research subjects, household pets, or in the entertainment industry before being acquired by WAO. Last fall, WAO filed for bankruptcy and the WAO Board of Directors announced it was dissolving the organization and seeking placement for all of its residents. After consultation with representatives of WAO and careful consideration of our available space and resources, Save the Chimps was pleased to offer a new home to eleven WAO chimpanzees, who became known as the “Texas Eleven”. The Texas Eleven quickly became the “Texas Twelve” after we also agreed to provide a home to a pet chimp living near Austin, TX, and plans were made to pick up and transport the chimps in our Great Chimpanzee Migration trailer.




Stu, Mona, Andrea, and Ursula are all quite elderly (Stu is probably in his 50s, but may be as old as 62!), so the decision was made to first transport them directly to Florida. The remaining chimps would be picked up on the return trip and brought to STC in Alamogordo, NM, where they would be introduced to other chimpanzees before making their final journey to Florida. On March 4, STC and WAO staff secured Stu, Mona, Andrea, and Ursula into the migration trailer; the terrain at WAO did not permit passage of our trailer to the chimps’ building, so the chimps had the unusual experience of being driven to the trailer on a forklift!

After a 24 hour drive, the chimps arrived at Save the Chimps the afternoon of March 5th, and the next day Stu, Mona, Andrea, and Ursula set foot on their island home.

They have relished the hills and wide open spaces.

In fact, Ursula is often seen climbing in the small oak tree on her island!



After a short break, STC staff hit the road back to Texas to complete their rescue mission. Early on March 9th, we picked up Kaleb, a handsome 22 year old male, and then made our way back to WAO. After a hard day’s work by STC and WAO employees (during which Kaleb enjoyed being spoiled with snacks and juice boxes while he patiently waited), the remaining seven chimps were settled into the trailer for the ten-hour journey to New Mexico. Everyone arrived safe and sound, and are slowly but surely settling into their new routine. Soon the chimps will be making new friends as we introduce them into a larger chimpanzee family.

Then, later this summer, it will be back on the trailer for one final journey—this time to their island paradise in Florida!

Andrea

Mona

Katherine

Katina

Mandingo

Stu

Ursula



WAO "Criminals" with Save the Chimps Rescuers



WAO HIV Chimps?

As you may recall, 11 WAO chimps left the WAO for New Mexico and Florida, leaving the HIV infected chimps.

HIV chimps fall under Bio-Safety Level 2 Procedures (BSL-2) and according to the WAO website, Bio-Safety Level 2 Procedures (BSL-2) means that "all persons entering restricted areas must suit up and follow BSL-2 procedures. NO EXCEPTIONS! Any staff member not following standard operating procedures will be instantly dismissed."

If the following pictures were taken of the HIV chimps by Cryer, then she is violating (gasp) the Bio-Safety Level 2 procedures by interacting with the chimps (more candy, more sugary snacks).  These pictures were posted to Cryer's Facebook page on March 27, 2011:

Michelle Anthony-Cryer
The chimps love to brush their hair ;-)

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Lollipops and feet... Good stuff

.March 27 via Facebook for iPhone

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Snack time
.March 27 via Facebook for iPhone

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Brushing his hair
.March 27 via Facebook for iPhone

And I wondered why so many of the WAO animals were sick or cross-infected with bacteria, virus, and/or other nasty contaminents over the last several years.  Answer discovered.  Case closed.