10: 25 am, the air-conditioned room of the Panda Pavilion in the zoo. Panda Meimei lies on her back in a special cage with her eyes slightly closed. Her abdomen twitched slightly and she was short of breath. She looks very uncomfortable. Two staff members waited quietly beside them. One was holding an oxygen delivery tube to deliver oxygen to Meimei, and the other was gently holding Meimei's right front paw for intravenous drip.
Zhu, a breeder who has been taking care of Meimei, told reporters that Meimei has hardly taken the initiative to eat since she got sick. She feeds milk by syringe every day to maintain her basic needs, and her constitution is quite weak. She doesn't even have the strength to stand up and go out. The body is in a state of shortness of breath, panting, stumbling and abdominal convulsions. In order to increase nutrition and improve disease resistance in Mei Mei, Mei Mei was given oxygen intravenous drip at 4 o'clock in the afternoon on June 1 1 day, but at about 7 o'clock in the morning on June 12, they found that Mei Mei didn't want to breastfeed any more, and his breathing was getting louder and louder, and his abdomen twitched much more severely than before. No matter how the breeder touches it, Meimei is still unwilling to open her eyes and move half a step.
Expert visit
12 in the morning 10, Tang Dun, director of the intensive care department of the People's Hospital, and Tang Sulan, director of the respiratory department, drove to the Panda Pavilion after learning that Meimei's illness had worsened.
10 10, Tang Dun and Tang Sulan listened carefully to Mei Mei's heart and lungs respectively, and patiently asked the staff Mei Mei about his recent temperature, heart rate, blood pressure and urination.
10: 20, Meimei gasped excessively and her abdomen twitched excessively. The two directors suggested that one end of the cage should be padded with double planks to make Meimei's head slightly higher, so that she could sleep more comfortably and minimize the pressure on her heart and lungs when lying flat. At the same time, put more oxygen, use a bigger oxygen mask, and deliver oxygen directly at the mouth of the girl.
10: 29, Meimei had symptoms of increased heart rate, increased blood pressure and abnormal urination. The two directors suggested slowing down the infusion speed appropriately and injecting some diuretics to Meimei to maintain her basal metabolism.
10: 40, Chen Qian, director of the zoo, discussed with relevant experts how to adopt the most effective treatment plan for Meimei.
Mei Mei's age is 36, equivalent to a man of 108. It is a normal natural reaction that the body is dysfunctional and exhausted. At present, the biggest problem is to let Meimei urinate normally. As long as she urinates normally, it means that the metabolic function of the body is not completely disordered, and there is still room for rescue. The zoo can try to inject some furosemide and some nutrient solution for relieving cough and diminishing inflammation to enhance the disease resistance of Meimei. At the same time, regular physical examination every day, in order to accurately grasp the development trend of the disease.
12 or so, the zoo veterinarian injected Meimei with cough suppressant and furosemide, but Meimei never urinated.
Check for Mei Mei.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when Tang Jianhua, director of the B-ultrasound room of the Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, was preparing to give Meimei a B-ultrasound examination, Meimei had two vomiting symptoms.
After examination, Director Tang told the reporter that Meimei's liver, gallbladder, spleen and heart were normal, her bladder had urine of 100 to 200ml, her left kidney was atrophied, her right kidney was slightly larger, her cyst was 3cm long, and there was a small amount of ascites, so it was necessary to add medicine to treat her lungs. Meimei has difficulty breathing and is suspected of lung infection. Meimei's condition is caused by senile vascular sclerosis and ischemia, and X-ray and CT are needed to determine the cause.
Mei Mei stopped breathing.
At 5: 37 pm, Panda Meimei stopped breathing due to respiratory and renal failure. For 20 years, the keeper Jiang's safety accompanied Mei Mei day and night. Master Jiang, who originally went to work at 6 pm, was a little worried and came to the Panda Pavilion at 5 pm. Master Jiang said that he was shocked to learn that Meimei had stopped breathing. He didn't expect Mei Mei to die so soon. His eyes were red and he felt very uncomfortable.
The breeder made the last full-body measurement for Meimei. Body length is 2 1 inch, shoulder height is 5 1 inch, waist width is 5 1 inch, forelimbs are 2 1 inch, and arm height is 20.05 inches.
Meimei left peacefully. After 40 days of illness, Meimei dropped from 250 kg to 180 kg, with a total drop of 70 kg. Jiang Baoan carefully brushed his beautiful hair with a brush for the last time, and couldn't help crying. 1On September 20th, 985, 16-year-old Meimei came to Guilin from Sichuan, where she lived happily for 20 years. Mei Mei, 36 years old, is equivalent to 100 years old. It is the longest-lived giant panda in captivity after the "capital" of Wuhan giant panda. At the beginning of June this year, Meimei had symptoms such as decreased food intake and exercise, cough and shortness of breath. Guilin Zoo invited experts from the Department of Respiratory Medicine of People's Hospital and the old veterinarian from Xionghu Mountain Villa for consultation, and the director of B-ultrasound room of the Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical College also came to personally examine Meimei. At the same time, Guilin Zoo called experts from Beijing Zoo and Sichuan Wolong Giant Panda Protection Center for consultation. In view of its symptoms, the zoo has taken various measures such as flying needle injection of anti-inflammatory drugs, intravenous injection of glucose and oxygen inhalation. In the meantime, Mei Mei's condition improved for a time, but he still failed to get through it.
Mei Mei went to Guilin, where she has lived for 20 years. Two hours after Meimei's death, the Seven Star Scenic Area held a short farewell ceremony for her. Beautiful and quiet, surrounded by flowers. Its eyes are still open, looking at us and the world. We wish Meimei who lives in our hearts.