The Round Barn

The Round Barn


The Case of the Coughing Tiger

December 15, 2020

When the zoo calls with a coughing Malayan tiger, is the cause a common respiratory tract infection or something more? Dr. Karen Terio, chief of the Zoo Pathology Program, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois discusses how she helped to untangle this problem to reach a diagnosis.