MP: Leopard with whom villagers in Dewas playing, taking selfies dies in Indore during treatment
Sep 01, 2023
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 1 : A leopard with whom villagers were spotted playing and taking selfies in a village in Dewas district died at Indore Zoo during treatment on Friday.
The leopard was seriously ill and was undergoing treatment at a veterinary hospital in Indore, an official said.
Dr Uttam Yadav (In-charge, Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya) said, the leopard was brought from the Dewas forest range at around 10 am and the treatment started at 11:00. The primary symptoms that were noticed seemed neurological.
He further added there could be multiple reasons for this and the villagers were treating and handling the leopard like a calf which was very surprising.
This is a case of neurological disorder in which the animal forgets his identity. It was seen in the viral video of the leopard that it neither roared nor attacked anyone. The villagers were treating the leopard like a cow’s calf. Such cases were seen in neurological disorders when the animal forgets its identity.
“A team of Dewas Forest Department came to Indore’s Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalay with this leopard at around 10:00 am on Wednesday and we started its treatment. The primary symptoms that have come to our notice are neurological disorders. There can be many reasons for this, including either the dumped form of rabies or the canine distemper virus," Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalay in charge Dr Uttam Yadav told ANI on Thursday.
According to the veterinarian, partial blindness was also visible in the eyes of the leopard and when the leopard came here, he was having fits every half an hour, which is like epilepsy. The whole body of the leopard was going stiff and its body temperature was also high which was brought under control. There was also dehydration due to the leopard being hungry and thirsty for a long time.
According to the vet, the leopard's fits and epilepsy had reduced in the last 24 hours but its condition was critical.
The team of School of Wildlife Forensic and Health, Jabalpur had also reached and collected its samples for the examination.
The age of the leopard was about 10 years and there were no injury marks on its body.
