Bengal tiger spayed at Mass. animal hospital

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Bengal tiger spayed at Mass. animal hospital

By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Nov 4, 2009 at 10:15 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 4, 2009 at 9:23 PM EST

NORTH GRAFTON, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts veterinarians have
used laproscopic surgery to remove ovaries of an endangered Bengal
tiger, marking one of the first instances an animal has been spayed
using the minimally invasive procedure in New England.

Spokesman Tom Keppeler said on Wednesday that the 180-pound
tiger named "Kya" is recovering well after surgery at the
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine's Foster Hospital for Small
Animals.

The 2-year-old tiger was spayed during a 90-minute procedure
because its owner, Southwicks Zoo in Mendon, Mass., does not plan
to breed it.

The Cummings School recently began performing the minimally
invasive procedure in an effort to reduce pain, damage to
neighboring tissues and reduce complications. Vets remove only the
animal's ovaries, not the uterus as it happens in open surgery.

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