The first gorilla who arrived at the Cabárceno Nature Park in 2007, Nadiahas died at the age of 45 this Thursday after the veterinary services have euthanized him so as not to prolong his suffering for the he had liver cancer.
The Government of Cantabria has indicated in a press release that it has been a “difficult decision”, adopted by those in charge of the park and by the caretakers and veterinary specialists to avoid the “painful agony” of Nadia.
The decision has been made after checking the terminal state of the gorilla in the last five days and the evident symptoms of pain that it presented despite the analgesic treatments administered.
Nadia’s disease was detected by the Cabárceno veterinary team in October 2019 after the clinical analysis carried out due to the lack of appetite, apathy and manifestations of pain that showed and whose result was the discovery of a tumor mass located on the liver parenchyma and various blood disorders derived from this process.
Since then, Nadia has received treatment to alleviate digestive disorders and reduce pain.