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Tiger found caged in abandoned home gets second chance at wildlife sanctuary: ‘He seems to be so happy’

The estimated 350-pound tiger was transported to the facility, an affiliate of the Humane Society of the United States, on Wednesday afternoon, and is settling in well, Almrud said. There, he will have the chance to roam in enclosures of up to three acres.

Almrud, who estimates him to be about 2 years old, described the moment he first walked onto the grass at the sanctuary as remarkable.

“It was just amazing to see him walk out on grass and to see him explore and have that freedom of movement,” she said. “It was just such a reward and fulfilling to us.”

Now, he spends his days rolling around the grass in glee, Almrud said.

“He comes right up to the fence every time a staff member is present,” she said. “He seems very amenable to our presence.”

The tiger is eating well – a combination of chicken, humanely raised non-processed beef and whole prey complete with organs and bones. It appears that he was being fed chicken, which is what owners of exotic cats often feed them, but chicken alone does not provide the complete nutrition they need to thrive, Almrud said.

In addition, caregivers are tasked with keeping the tiger mentally stimulated by creating “pretend hunting” games and rotating him through different areas so he has access to new smells and environments to explore.

“He seems to happy and content,” Almrud said. “Our staff is just falling in love with him.”

His name is Loki now! In June he celebrated his 7th birthday at the sanctuary where he lives and thrives. Here’s a few pics of the boy:

#context for this: he didn't actually walk away #he broke his leg in four places and got knocked out #but his first question when he woke up was "is my grandson okay?" #because before the bison charged (some teenagers had been provoking it earlier) #he and his grandson were taking videos and photos of it from a fair distance #they did not engage with the bison inappropriately #< prev tags are important!! #also saw someone else's reblog mention that he did get the bisons attention as it was charging at them so it wouldn't go for his grandson #mans actually a hero for that I'm glad he survived with minimal harm for the hit he took #also they were hundreds of feet away taking pictures so they were being respectful of the animals #fuck the people who antagonized it and put him and his grandkid in danger like that #yellowstone #bison

As a correction I will add: they were definitely NOT a safe distance away.

Yellowstone's MINIMUM recommended safe distance away from bison is 75 feet for this exact reason, because they can close smaller distances very quickly. Still a genuine case of "wrong place, wrong time," because outside of rutting season (for bison, it's summer, which is peak Yellowstone tourist season; for deer, rut is in autumn, so if you hunt/live in deer country, don't assume it's true for all ruminants and let that catch you slipping), you would not expect them to be super close to areas like the dining tables the way this bison was. So by the time this family saw this bull, they were already too close (ballpark, probably 75-100 feet away, is my guess), and it was already too late for them to do anything about it. It's a wild animal. It happens.

Secondly, there is no evidence that this bison had been agitated or provoked by teens. It did CHASE some teenagers earlier that day, because rutting season makes bison aggressive and territorial. We know that's the case because if they had been close enough to provoke this bull, he'd have gored them before ever crossing paths with this 65 year old man, because bison are fast when they're pissed off, and all the teenagers got away safely. Just like this man, it was "wrong place, wrong time."

Thirdly, Carl Isom-McDaniel's broken leg was his femur in four places at the hip and femur head. That's a severe injury that required surgical repair. He's up, walking around, and no TBI, wasn't trampled, so still way better than it could have gone, but the photographer who filmed this encounter and other park attendees nearby had to scream and run at the bison to chase it away from killing this man. So, it's not minimal harm, this is a life-changing injury, especially for an older patient, but everyone is very aware that if you're going to be charged by a bison, this is pretty close to a best case scenario for the outcome.

Lastly: the bison is not going to be euthanized! Park attendees did nothing wrong, and neither did the bull. And no one died. Which is a win when it comes to wildlife. :)

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Started stitching the Milky Way in. Slowly making progress on it as I am hiding the travelling thread so the back will look nice.

Progress on the constellation quilt has come along quite a lot now. Finished the binding on the quilt over the weekend. I prefer to machine stitch the binding to the front then hand stitch the back side. It gives such a nice finish to the quilt. Took the time to measure it also and it ended up being 72" by 72" (183cm by 183cm).

Behold the stars of the constellations of the northern sky! I love how this quilt has turned out. It was a lot of fun to work on and the effect is so cool in person. Overall I would estimate it took about 90-100 hours to complete. Give or take 10 hours if you want to count the time I spent custom dying the fabric.

I made sure to get a nice photo of it in daylight. For once I also remembered to get a quilt label on it. The back really shows the difference in readability of the quilting on the ice dyed fabric compared to the solid front. Thank you everyone that has followed this. I am glad you all found joy in it.

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There’s not a lot of treatments, and there isn’t a single one that is for vaginismus exclusively - they’re all medications or treatments to treat symptoms, but not the causes. In fact, for a long time doctors waved off vaginismus as a purely psychological disorder in cis women.

It’s incredibly common! And it can be treated by physiotherapy.

I know this because I’m currently undergoing physio and although it can take months to recover, I’m already seeing improvement. A lot of the pelvic floor exercises are available online, but if you have these symptoms please TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR and see if you can get a physio referral (or investigation for underlying causes like endometriosis).

Also, my additions to posts never get reblogged so a note to my followers: this is SUPER IMPORTANT ISSUE that affects many people and is rarely talked about. Please reblog, and please share this info with as many people as possible.

Including, but not limited to! If you have experienced chronic muscle pain, nerve pain, hip injury, spinal cord injury (or lesions), difficult pelvic exams, hormonal changes- consider if this is something your doctors might be overlooking.

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