Three hours later, the surgery was over.
Little Song took the little clouded leopard to the ICU ward for observation. Chen Ying and Xia Sen sat down to rest for a while before checking on the other three leopards.
Duanmu stayed in the observation room the entire time, and Old Gao helped patrol the infusion apparatus.
"The conditions of these three are okay; they should be able to return to the wild later. However, this one is a bit older. I personally suggest, if it doesn't work out, we should send it to a zoo to retire."
In the wild, clouded leopards have a shorter lifespan compared to those in captivity. This clouded leopard, nearly eight years old, might survive only one or two more years if released back into the wild.
Moreover, after the injury, its physical strength and mobility could likely decline significantly.
Of course, the final decision on how to settle the clouded leopard was not theirs to make.
