Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

No improvemen­t in Vishnu’s health

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KANPUR: Asiatic lion Vishnu, currently an inmate of Etawah Lion Safari, is ill and struggling for life. Sources said the lion was said to be suffering from canine distemper disease and its condition was deteriorat­ing with every passing day. More than two dozen senior doctors and experts have already examined Vishnu, but have failed to diagnose the exact disease it is suffering from. The Lion Safari authoritie­s had also called Dr Nagrajan, a specialist at Karnataka Zoo, who claimed it was suffering from serious infectious. A source at Lion Safari said the chances of Vishnu surviving the disease are grim. The authoritie­s concerned have so far called over two dozens doctors and specialist­s from various places, including Kanpur and Lucknow, but none of them could make an exact diagnosis.

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