![Sumatran tiger Binjai during her operation at Melbourne Zoo.](/web/20170112073638im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/o/u/x/g/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gtl8q2.png/1484106539761.jpg)
Tiger vets told: get to the bottom of it but don't make it snappy
It was a tough call as to who had the more enviable job. The answer depended which end of a large and potentially dangerous predator you would rather be working on: the head (read canine teeth) or the tail (read anal gland).