We often say that toothache is not a disease. It will kill people if it hurts. Unexpectedly, it is the most serious disease threatening the body of giant panda. A giant panda in Xi'an is so skinny that he is hungry because he has dental disease. Follow Xiaobian to have a look!
On October 9, a netizen tweeted that a giant panda was so thin that its bones could be seen clearly in the Qinling wild zoo in Xi'an, and attached with three photos of the giant panda. In the photos, the giant panda looked listless and its body shape was not 'round and rolling'. On the afternoon of the 10th, the head of Xi'an Qinling wildlife park replied to the reporter that the photos of the giant panda taken by the netizens were true, because the giant panda was old, its teeth were aged, and it got pulpitis before the national day. It was not good to eat for several days, so it was so thin.
The bony giant panda
The reporter saw from the photos provided by the netizens that the skinny giant panda was standing in the museum. Its fur color was dim and looked listless. In one of the photos, the panda was thin enough to see its ribs clearly.
"This panda has subverted my cognition. Aren't pandas all round?" this micro blog attracted many netizens' attention after it was sent out.
On the afternoon of October 10, the reporter contacted the person in charge of Xi'an Qinling wildlife park. The person in charge said that the photos of the giant panda taken by netizens are true, but the thin giant panda is not caused by human factors. It is because the giant panda is older and its teeth have aged. Moreover, before the national day, it has pulpitis and can't eat much for several days.
'after we found out, we asked a special doctor to treat the panda. At present, the body of the panda is recovering, and the amount of bamboo and feces has been normal. 'this person in charge said that these days, the giant panda is taking good care of its body in the inner room of the panda venue and will not be displayed to tourists. When it recovers, it will be on display soon.
Expert: tooth disease is the most serious threat to giant panda
Yong, senior engineer of Foping National Nature Reserve and director of Giant Panda Research Center in Shaanxi Province, told Beiqing news strictly that dental disease is the most serious disease threatening the body of giant pandas. Once some wild giant pandas suffer from tooth disease or caries inflammation, it is difficult to eat. If they do not eat for a long time, they will not keep up with nutrition, and even lead to death. Pulp diseases are diseases of pulp tissue, including pulpitis, pulp necrosis and pulp degeneration, he said. In the acute inflammation of dental pulp, blood vessels are congested and exudate accumulates, which leads to the increase of pressure in the pulp cavity and the compression of nerves. The pain is extremely intense when stimulated by inflammatory exudate. It's possible that pandas in Qinling wild zoo in Xi'an are skinny for a few days due to pulpitis.
"As the saying goes, toothache is not a disease, it will kill people when it hurts." Yong said strictly, although this is not correct, it really shows that toothache is very painful from one side. The pain of panda suffering from dental disease is the same as that of human suffering from dental disease, which will affect their sleep, diet, etc., so it is necessary to find and treat them in time