Leopard being treated for a month, cost increasing daily

This beautiful leopard was caught in a snare just before Christmas and has since been at Witbank Veterinary Hospital and the costs involved in getting the leopard back on it’s feet again is growing daily.

Dr Nolan Landman and his team have been taking such good care of the leopard, hoping for him to be relocated soon.

But since the leopard arrived at the practice it’s been a month of constant care and food.

Landman only wants the best outcome for this leopard and that is why on a weekly basis the leopard has been sedated and the wound has been cleaned.

“The costs to treat and feed this leopard are climbing daily and we would also like to place a tracking collar on him (R35 000) when he is released. Should you wish to contribute towards this leopard in any way, please go to Witbank Veterinary Hospital Facebook page for banking details,” said Landman.

This male African leopard is the 54th badly injured wild leopard being captured for rescue in the Mpumalanga district and brought in for medical treatment, rehabilitation, relocation and release.

Money is running out and the leopard still needs to be treated.

Everyone is hoping this male will heal completely.

Of course the team wants to keep on fighting for this male, like the 53 before him, and the ones that will need to be rescued in the coming years.

Deon Cornelius, the owner of UBhetyan-O-Africa just outside Middelburg, received information that there was a leopard stuck in a snare on a nearby farm in the area on December 23.

As Deon is an animal lover, he knew he had to rescue the leopard before it died in the snare.

Dr Nolan Landman was on duty at the hospital and he was waiting for the leopard to arrive.

The snare was removed and the wound was cleaned out and stitched up.

Since then the leopard’s wound has been treated as at one stage the wound was looking terrible due to the muscle tissue that was dying.

But Landman caught that just in time and the tissue was cut away and the wound cleaned out.

On Monday, January 21 the wound was looking much better when it was opened up again.

This leopard eats approximately two kilograms of steak a day, that’s besides the medical costs.

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