Lion has radiation treatment for skin cancer in hospital after being smuggled in by back door | Daily Mail Online

A lion called Chaos is receiving radiation treatment for skin cancer at a private hospital in South Africa – and was smuggled in by the back door to avoid frightening human patients. 

The 16-year-old lion was unconscious and strapped face down on a trolley at the Muelmed Mediclinic, in Pretoria, north-east South Africa, as he was brought in to treat lesions on his nose.

The 570lb beast was being treated by the five-strong team of radiotherapists and one oncologist in the unusual setting because there are no radiation facilities for animals in South Africa. 

A lion called Chaos is receiving radiation treatment for skin cancer at a private hospital in South Africa – and was smuggled in by the back door to avoid frightening human patients

The first session of the treatment, for which bandages covered his eyes and healthy parts of his nose to protect them, lasted only five minutes, The Times reported.

His keeper, Kara Heynis, said the radiotherapy was expensive but ‘absolutely worth it’. 

Chaos was hand reared from a few days old at the Lory Park animal and owl sanctuary, 18 miles south of Pretoria, and has lived there ever since.

The 16-year-old lion was unconscious and strapped face down on a trolley at the Muelmed Mediclinic, in Pretoria, north-east South Africa, as he was brought in to treat lesions on his nose

The lesions were seen a few weeks ago and were confirmed as cancerous after a biopsy. 

Ms Heynis added: ‘He is like our child so we will do anything we need for him.’

Chaos is being kept in the shade in an enclosure he shares with a female until his treatment is complete in about a month. 

The average life expectancy for a lion is 14 in the wild and around 22 in captivity.   

Lion has radiation treatment for skin cancer in hospital after being smuggled in by back door

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