Tiger got surgery for hip arthritis – not much sun in the cage

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• The Siberian tiger in Texas is the ripe old age of 13 and his golden years have been painful.
  • The big cat has debilitating arthritis and walks with a bad limp.
  • But, his caretakers gave the cat a groundbreaking surgery to relieve the aches.

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