Most of this time I spent at this station to care for a new infant Orangutan named Budi. On October 23rd a young female Orangutan, about 2,5 years old was brought to me. It was being kept as a pet in Pangkalan Bun and has spent the last five months in close contact with humans. I gave Budi Anthelmintion as a new comer to prevent and eliminate worm infection.

A couple of days after she arrived in the park I found nodul with pus on her body. I diagnosed she had a pustular dermatitis due to bacteria infection. I treated Budi with antibiotic injection and after a week the noduls dried. I thought that stress factor as predispese due to environment changes.

After this condition I saw slight improvement butI found persistent diarrhoea, weakness and loss in her appetite. When I palpated her abdomen, she looked in pain. Her faeces contained mucus and blood. I did a fesical examination and the result was positive bacteria infection, positive hookworm eggs ( strehgyl type). I treated her with antibiotics and also gave her antelminthic with single dose. Day after day her diarrhoea did not stop, and her condition was unstable. I fed her by hand because she rejected to eat and I administered subcutaneusly electrolit solution injection after her vomiting. After three weeks I tried to nurse her back to health, on December 3rd she died.

I did autopsy to make a correct diagnosis and will find out what was the cause of her death. Many of internal organs were injured like: Hepatemegaly and cirrhosis, splenomegaly, oedematcus and haemorragon kidney, celitis and odematous on large bowel. I will send the internal organ to test in laboratory in South Kalimantan to make cordiagnosis. I will inform the result after I get the laboratorium test results.

Best regards,

Drh. I Gede Suarsadana