Update: This video is several months old at this point. Nikita had an abscessed tooth and has severe arthritis but was otherwise just fine. She has made a full recovery but is still incredibly old for a Lion. Watch her at BigCatCams.com Nikita is over 18 years old with severe arthritis. She was found chained to a wall in a basement during a drug raid in Tennessee and had been declawed. They tried to introduce her to a pride at the zoo but because her first line of defense (her claws) were gone s

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