re: Mike the Tiger - what’s going on?

"Lindsey Clemones entered LSU’s live tiger habitat on April 30 to say goodbye to Mike the Tiger...
...And as they bid their goodbyes, through protective bars, Clemones saw the swelling on Mike’s face...
Mike’s primary veterinarian, Baker, said recently that Mike would have died in a couple weeks without the radiation therapy he was given at Mary Bird Perkins-Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center. From The Advocate