When zookeeper Richard saw that his tiger was pregnant, he was full of joy. It meant that he was about to have another few tigers. After waiting for months, the moment was nearly there. The tiger was about to give birth. But strangely enough, it refused to give birth even with a giant stomach. Richard decided to go to the local vet to get an ultrasound. When the vet saw the ultrasound he immediately called the police.
But what was wrong with the tiger? And what did Richard do wrong?
When the vet called the police, they told him that they would come his way immediately. This tiger needed special help from more than just a vet. This tiger needed surgery, as there was obviously something strange going on in its stomach. It might even be a life or death situation....
When the police finally arrived, they helped the vet to sedate the now almost lifeless giant tiger. But the police did not only help the vet, they also came to Richard. “Sir, we need you to come with us, it is important”.. Richard was shell shocked. What did he do wrong?
Richard answered questions about himself and the tiger that he had cared for her since she was a cub. When he was done with answering all the questions, he heard disbelief from the surgery room. “I can’t believe this!,” said the vet.
But what did the vet find inside the tiger that he was so incredibly surprised by?
For almost a year now, Richard's tiger has been pregnant. Richard really wanted more tigers and since he loved his tiger, whose name was Kali, so much he decided to make sure Kali could give birth to some cubs, but that was not easy..
Richard had to find a tiger that was certified to legally impregnate his tiger. Months passed by and he could not find any other zoo that could help in this project. Richard wondered if he had to accept that what he wanted was not possible, and that he should look to get another tiger somewhere else.
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It had been a long and slow process, but in the end Richard got what he wanted. After a week or two Richard called the vet to have a first ultrasound to check whether Kali was really pregnant. After doing the ultrasound, the vet revealed the news…
The vet checked the tiger and everything seemed to be okay with both the tiger and her cubs. But later in the pregnancy, things did not go as planned..
At first, Kali wasn’t able to sleep as much as she did before her pregnancy, but on top of that Richard was not able to play with her anymore which was something she really liked before that. But Richard couldn’t figure out why this was the case..
Kali became more and more restless during the pregnancy. Richard thought that this would be over soon since the vet guaranteed that this was normal, but in the week that she was supposed to give birth to her little cubs she reached the boiling point..
Richard had prepared everything for the delivery to make sure it all went smoothly, but Kali simply refused to give birth. Richard could do nothing other than just call the vet, but Richard had to answer questions he did not expect.
The vet asked Richard how exactly Kali behaved. Richard explained that she was restless at first, but that she now barely moved anymore. The vet was shocked by Richard's answers and explained to Richard that he needed to make sure Kali laid down on the ground in the right way..
The vet explained that Richard had to stretch out Kali completely, as it might be time that she was going to give birth to a her new cubs. But stretching Kali wasn’t exactly easy, as she came across as quite aggressive..
Richard feared being attacked by his own tiger. He was hesitating, was it really smart to do this? What if she really did attack Richard? Things could not end well in that case, both for Richard and his tiger. Wasn’t there another way?
The vet told Richard that this really was the only way to make sure his tiger and her cubs would survive this. After hearing that, Richard made sure he approached Kali calmly. When he was close, he made sure he positioned himself in the right way to make sure everything Kali experienced would be painless.
After Richard successfully stretched out Kali, the vet asked him to feel her stomach. Was there maybe a little bulge that he hadn’t noticed earlier during the pregnancy? Richard looked very precisely, and what he saw shocked him.
He really saw a little bulge that he hadn’t seen before. But what did this mean? Was his tiger okay? Richard immediately asked the vet whether Kali would be okay. But the vet’s answer was not really comforting.
The vet’s tone changed and the only thing he said was: “I have to do an ultrasound, I’m coming right away.” The vet told Richard that he had to calm down. He would be there within thirty minutes. But the vet did not foresee some complications.
To get to Richard's location was a challenge in itself. The vet did not notice that it was actually rush hour, so she got stuck in traffic for way longer than she had imagined. The vet knew she had to get to the tiger as fast as possible to have the best chance for Kali to give birth to her cubs.
As Richard stressed more and more, he proposed that one of his friends could pick the vet up with a motorbike. That way she could be there as soon as possible. The vet agreed to this idea so she went back to her clinic, waiting to be picked up by one of Richard's closest friends.
Richard's friend picked up the vet from her clinic and within minutes they were at Richard's ranch. The vet immediately started with her examination, as Kali wasn’t moving at all. But when the vet came closer, she suddenly started to move again..
The vet now needed to sedate Kali, to make sure she was not dangerous to her or Richard anymore. But sedating this tiger was not easy at all. The vet needed all the help she could get.
Kali got more and more aggressive, so at first Richard and his friend kept their distance hoping that Kali would calm down. But that wasn’t the case. What should she do now? The vet knew that she had only one other option.
The vet could use heavier medicines that they could use from a distance, but that was not without risks. There was a possibility that Kali and her cubs would not survive this. The vet asked Richard what he wanted. Richard was split between the choices. This was such a hard choice.
Richard knew that this could end very badly if he made the wrong choice. But what was the wrong choice exactly? He thoroughly thought about both options and asked the vet what risks were attached to either choice. After a long process he decided with his heart instead of his head.
Richard knew that he had to sedate Kali to make sure she could give birth properly, so he gave permission to the vet to use heavier medicines. But first they had to get themselves to safety, as Kali got more aggressive..
The vet instructed Richard and his friend to slowly leave the cages, but Kali did not exactly welcome that idea. She got even more aggressive than she did before, so Richard hesitated to leave her like this. Was it all worth it?
Kali not only seemed to be restless, but also in pain. She needed to be sedated rather sooner than later, for her own good. So Richard walked away more quickly than planned. After this the vet could do his job.
With Richard and his friend away the vet prepared the medicines and sedated Kali. After a few minutes of waiting until she was asleep, he started to prepare the ultrasound he was about to conduct. These were tense minutes for both Richard and the vet. Was there something bad going on with Kali?
Performing the ultrasound was not as easy as it first looked, since Kali was not in an ideal position due to her restlessness. The vet asked if Richard could assist him with stretching her into a good position. After this, the vet could finally perform the ultrasound.
While performing the ultrasound, the vets tone changed. Slowly it went from optimistic to pessimistic. Richard noticed this but was afraid that he would keep the vet distracted. Later he wished he’d asked her sooner..
After minutes of inspecting the ultrasound, the vet told Richard that she had to make a phone call that was urgent. But Richard did not know who the vet wanted to call. Richard panicked at first, were his two tigers okay?
When the vet came back, she immediately had a plan. The vet assured Richard that his tigers were healthy, but that Kali needed to rest first in order to give birth to her cubs. As Richard agreed with this, he headed back inside his zoo together with the vet. But after a few minutes he heard a strange noise..
Richard heard the police arriving at his ranch! But why? At first he could not figure it out, but then he realized the vet called the police. But to Richard, it still wasn’t clear why she called them? Then the vet explained the situation to Richard.