Giant panda in Shanghai to undergo surgery

Doctors at Renji Hospital in Shanghai are preparing to perform surgery on giant panda Qi Qi from Shanghai Wild Animal Park, eastday.com, a Shanghai-based news outlet, reported on Wednesday.

The panda was sent to the hospital on Monday after displaying abnormal symptoms including excessive rest, low activity and poor appetite.

The veterinary team of the animal park carried out a clinical examination and took some action to address her symptoms.

Based on Qi Qi's body temperature, heart rate, blood work and clinical manifestations, veterinarians from the zoo with experts from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda formalized a preliminary diagnosis of intestinal obstruction.

Treatments including intravenous injection and aperient were recommended and administered.

Qi Qi was sent to Renji Hospital for a CT test on Monday, which confirmed the intestinal obstruction.

At that point, experienced gastroenterologists from the hospital and the park's veterinary team elected to carry out surgery.

In an earlier incident last March, giant panda Ya Ao, who also lived in the park, died of intestinal obstruction.