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29
Sep
2019

A Rescue Story – Part 1: Two Lion Queens and a Serval

Wildlife Waystation in Sylmar, California had been home to more than 400 animals including big cats, chimpanzees and more. Because of numerous infractions and internal management issues, The Board of Directors surrendered the license they held to have the animals, and the California Department of Wish and Wildlife was faced with the monumental task of finding new homes for all residents.
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Posted by Cheryl Tuller in Blog
15
Apr
2019

Shirley at OSU

On Tuesday, April 2nd the team at OSU’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine which included Dr. Ron Mandsager, Dr. Katy Townsend and lots more staff whose names I can’t remember, did a complete exam on Shirley. They drew blood, did a physical exam, pulled urine, did a CT Scan and ultrasound as well as the staff from the Cardiology Department coming down to monitor her heart.

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Posted by Cheryl Tuller in Blog
01
Apr
2019

Vet Visit Scheduled for Shirley at OSU

We wanted to share that tomorrow Shirley is going Oregon State University’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine for a complete exam and CT scan. I’d be lying if I said we’re confident that the exam will show nothing major and we will have more time with her before we have to say good-bye. It’s imperative that we find out about the issues she’s been having. The keepers work hard to give her a variety of food to determine what she likes the most, although it changes all the time. Some days she eats good and some days not so good.​​​​​​​
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Posted by Cheryl Tuller in Blog
10
Feb
2019

What was wrong with Nora?

Nora is usually a happy-go-lucky tiger who races to greet us every morning, loves to play and, of course, eat! Our keepers know all the cats very well so they could tell immediately that something was amiss.

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Posted by Cheryl Tuller in Blog