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Mike the Tiger Diagnosed With Cancer
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:51 am
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:51 am
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BATON ROUGE—LSU’s live tiger mascot, Mike VI, has been diagnosed with a spindle cell sarcoma, a type of cancer. Currently, Mike’s attitude and demeanor are unchanged, and he does not appear to be in pain.
quote:
Dr. Baker consulted with specialists at LSU and around the country to put together Mike’s treatment plan, which consists of a new and highly sophisticated form of radiation therapy called “Stereotactic radiotherapy” or SRT. SRT delivers radiation to the tumor in a highly focused manner, sparing surrounding, normal tissues so complications are reduced. Treatment may be given as a single, high dose or as fractionated doses given daily for up to three days. This treatment is not curative but should extend Mike’s life and allow him to live comfortably for some time. SRT will be performed by experts at Mary Bird Perkins – Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center here in Baton Rouge, in conjunction with Mike’s veterinary team.
Eventually, the radiation-resistant cells remaining in the tumor will resume growth. As for timeframes, it is estimated that without treatment Mike VI could live 1-2 months; with treatment, perhaps 1-2 years.
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Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:52 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Wow
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:52 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Shitty news to start the week out with.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:52 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Damn 
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:52 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Damn, prayers for him
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:53 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
RIP big Mike. Sad.
PS - finding myself very sad for that dude that gets Mike to play and hug him through the glass.
PS - finding myself very sad for that dude that gets Mike to play and hug him through the glass.
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 8:54 am
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:53 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Sad news.
NB4 the stupid fricks saying "Good lets get one that will go in the trailer"
NB4 the stupid fricks saying "Good lets get one that will go in the trailer"
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 8:53 am
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:53 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
damn
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:53 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
This post has been marked unreadable!
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:53 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Poor Roscoe
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:53 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Well frick
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:54 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
wrong tiger!
I looked at pics and I was way younger than we got Roscoe...my B!
This is such terrible news.
I looked at pics and I was way younger than we got Roscoe...my B!
This is such terrible news.
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 9:00 am
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:54 am to SG_Geaux
Let's hope we get another one at all.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:54 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Wow...... He deadddttt. And that soon, huh? Must be a hell of an aggressive cancer.,..
ETA: Also, good... Let's get one that actually goes in the flipping trailer this time.
ETA: Also, good... Let's get one that actually goes in the flipping trailer this time.
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 8:56 am
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:55 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Looks like this week decided to start off on a shitty note.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:55 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Is it bad that the first thing I thought of was all the organizations that would try to halt getting a Mike VII?
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:55 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
quote:
Eventually, the radiation-resistant cells remaining in the tumor will resume growth. As for timeframes, it is estimated that without treatment Mike VI could live 1-2 months; with treatment, perhaps 1-2 years.
Holy frick.
This is pretty goddamn depressing.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:55 am to CoachChappy
He'll make it.
This isn't a death sentence.
ETA: apparently it is. Dang
This isn't a death sentence.
ETA: apparently it is. Dang
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 8:58 am
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:55 am to TheCaterpillar
quote:
First time I met Roscoe he was a little pup (I think you called young tigers that). They were walking him around on a leash in this roped off area before a football game. We got to pet him and give him a treat. It was like a big ole puppy.
That is a straight up lie.
Mike VI was 200+ lbs when they got him.
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 8:56 am
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:56 am to BRgetthenet
Two years is the max they're saying.
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