The following are the ongoing medical issues for the five elephants of Oregon Zoo, as of November 2023

Shine (Sung-Surin): 41 years, female

• Abscess in right front foot
• Degenerative Joint Disease
• Traumatic amptuation — from a fight with Samson, who bit off her tail
• Valgus deformity of right carpus

Samson: 25 years, male

• Positive DPP test for Tuberculosis

Rose-Tu: 29 years, female

• Positive DPP test for Tuberculosis

Chendra:  approx. 30 years, female

• Abnormal build-up of fluid in abdomen
• Anemia
• Fluid discharge from ears
• Entropion (folded eyelid)
• Hypoproteinaemia — protein deficiency
• Phthisis bulbi (eye defect)
• Stereotypical behavior
• Cracked foot (right, front)

Samudra: 15 years, male

• Cracked nails in rear feet
• Corneal edema in eyes
• Pulpitis (inflammation in tusk)