Sadhu by Name, fighter by nature: Kottayam tusker regains health after battling illness for days
Kottayam elephant Puthuppally Sadhu recovered in Thrissur after treatment for critical illness, with 50kg of impacted faecal matter removed.
Kottayam elephant Puthuppally Sadhu recovered in Thrissur after treatment for critical illness, with 50kg of impacted faecal matter removed.
Kottayam elephant Puthuppally Sadhu recovered in Thrissur after treatment for critical illness, with 50kg of impacted faecal matter removed.
Thrissur: The severe illness of the elephant in Kottayam, had put many in distress. Named Puthuppally Sadhu, the pachyderm is the one to tame and drive away any major challenge with a single sweep of its trunk. This time, the treatment in Thrissur saved it.
Sadhu began showing signs of illness some days before Onam. He stopped eating, and his stomach and limbs were in bad states. Despite treatment by various veterinarians in Kottayam district, there was no improvement, and his condition in fact worsened. Finally, Sadhu's owner, Pothen Varghese of Vakathanam in Kottayam, called P B Giridas, an elephant treatment expert in Thrissur. On the doctor's assurance, Sadhu was transported to Thrissur.
Dr Giridas's examination revealed Sadhu was in a critical condition that many believed would be the elephant's end. During the treatment, approximately 50 kilograms of impacted faecal matter was removed. Sadhu, 58, is now is responding well to the treatment.