Big day today! I went to my old stomping grounds and alma mater in Gainesville, at UF College of Veterinary Medicine. The mission, to help transport my tiger patient, Shoshanna, to the vet school for evaluation and surgical removal of a mass under her eye. Shoshanna is a 14 yr old, white Bengal tiger, who resides at Survival Outreach Sanctuary. Owner Judy Watson has given us permission to post the photos I was able to take. Shoshanna was seen by the wildlife medicine service as well as by the ophthalmology service. Anesthesia, wildlife, and ophthalmology teams (made up of clinicians, residents, and veterinary students) were all involved, and well coordinated with each other, to safely accomplish the treatment goals for Shoshanna. I got to go into the operating room with Shoshanna and observe the procedure. It was good to see some of my old clinical professors, as well as meet new faculty, and tour the new hospital. Shoshanna has been safely transported back to her sanctuary, with a long recovery and healing period ahead. Tissue biopsies were sent to determine if the mass was cancerous. —Dr. Melanie McGavern
