2011 Annual Report A year in video below shows how YOU and Big Cat Rescue saved cats and gave them the best lives possible. Big Cat Rescue is more than just a place that provides permanent care for big cats. It is a movement; a change in the tide of human perceptions…
3 Connecting Tunnels, 2 Enclosure Additions, and a Leopard Jungle Gym It has been a busy month for Big Cat Rescue. As always, during the holidays, we receive many more visitors to the sanctuary, which is great because we are able to share the stories of the cats and inform the public how they can…
Cloe the snow leopard was diagnosed with a kidney infection and kidney stones in her left kidney. We decided the best option to help save her kidney function was to consider lithotripsy. Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is a procedure used to shatter simple stones in the kidney or upper urinary tract. Ultrasonic waves are passed…
Crystal Jungle Cat Female Jungle Cat DOB unknown – March 5, 2010 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 8/20/00 Crystal arrived at Big Cat Rescue on 8/20/00 as an unwanted pet. Her former owners thought they could create the perfect hybrid by breeding her to a Bengal Cat. Needless to say, that didn’t work and the…
BOBCAT HIT BY CAR & SURVIVES! Also see the video on Bellona here A call comes in at 6:15 am from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s department: A bus driver named Mary who drives for Independent Day School saw a bobcat in the middle of Linebaugh Av. near Nixon Road. She was able to nudge the…
Bobcat Hit By Car Recovering at Big Cat Rescue Bobcat Hit By 3 Cars Recovering at Big Cat Rescue: October 30, 2009 at 4:00 Dr. Deborah L. Sullivan of the Suncoast Veterinary Care Center called Big Cat Rescue reporting that a good Samaritan had retrieved a bobcat who had been hit on SR 54 and…
American Animal Hospital Association On March 27th, 2008 Big Cat Rescue was honored to host almost 100 visitors from a very special audience. The American Animal Hospital Association was visiting Tampa for AAHA’s 75th Anniversary Yearly Conference held this year in sunny Tampa, Florida. This specialized group of attendees included veterinarians; practice managers; vet…