Posted on 05/26/2013 8:55:52 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
An under the weather tiger needed surgery after failing to cough up a giant furball the size of a basketball.
Poorly big cat Ty was forced to go under the knife so surgeons could remove the 4lb furry blockage from his stomach in Tampa Bay, Florida.
The 28lb tiger had been off his food for almost two weeks after the hairball became stuck in his digestive system.
Staff noticed he was sluggish and only able to eat around a third of his usual intake of daily meat before the furball was found.
Doctors at the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation centre performed an X-ray and ultrasound on the tiger before using a scope with a camera to gauge the size of the unwelcome object.
An under the weather tiger needed surgery after failing to cough up a giant furball the size of a basketball.
Poorly big cat Ty was forced to go under the knife so surgeons could remove the 4lb furry blockage from his stomach in Tampa Bay, Florida.
The 28lb tiger had been off his food for almost two weeks after the hairball became stuck in his digestive system.
Staff noticed he was sluggish and only able to eat around a third of his usual intake of daily meat before the furball was found.
Doctors at the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation centre performed an X-ray and ultrasound on the tiger before using a scope with a camera to gauge the size of the unwelcome object.
‘He’s sort of like my biggest baby. This is my kid,’ explained founder Vernon Yates. ‘This tiger means more to me than any cat that I have.
‘I’m very thankful that we found what it is. That it’s not some tumour, cancerous.’
Ms Yates added that Ty was feeling much better after his surgery and is now well on the road to recovery.
Let me say, on behalf of everyone... wwwwww.
Hope he’s back on the tour soon.
Why is almost a third of the excerpt repeated? Without that, you could have posted more.
No wonder his game went downhill so much. Wish him a full recovery and hope he rules the game of golf of golf again.
The tiger lives in Tampa Bay. I understand tigers like water, but wow.
That was my first thought, too—LOL!
That tiger appears bigger than 28lbs.
Just a bit.
(They probably meant 28 stone; i.e., 392 lb.)
It’s a secret.
I saw this and immediately thought Tiger Woods. LOL!
I was wondering why there was no mention of him on the PGA Golf tour this week.
Me Too!!! LOL Too funny
Things the swing coach never ran into before...
A 28 lb tiger??? If full grown, I’d say he’s been off his food for years!
28 stone is my guess.
I guess nobody wanted to put some Vaseline on his paw. ;^)
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