Alpha

Alpha – Wild Bobcat Kitten

Rescued – August 28, 2018

We received a new rehab bobcat last night, named Alpha. Alpha will be in quarantine for 14 days. We are not sure if male or female. Approximately 7-8 weeks old. Alpha will be examined, vaccinated and flea treated tomorrow morning, August 30, 2018.

This kitten was found all alone by a man right before a huge storm with no mother or siblings in sight.

Update August 29, 2018 – New Photos

Update 9/4/2018 Alpha Gave Us a BIG Scare

Hear Carole and Jamie discussing what happened with little Alpha

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Update 9/6/2018

Alpha is doing better. She is hissing at her keepers and climbed up on to of her scratching post for a nap.

Update 9/12/2018 – Baby Bobcat Has Surgery

Alpha was finally strong enough to have her jaw checked out.

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Alpha went to the Humane Society yesterday. She had a broken jaw. It looked like it had been broken for a long time. One side was sharp and broken looking. The other side was smooth and calcified over.

Dr. Justin had to file the smooth edge down and he wired the jaw back together. She will be re-examined in 2 weeks. It will take 6 weeks to heal. There is no telling if the jaw will heal properly. There may also be additional fractures higher up in the hinge joint of her jaw.

Because her jaw had been broken the muscles and tendons that work the jaw have also shrunk somewhat and she cannot open her mouth fully like in a yawn. This should resolve itself over time as she starts to use her mouth properly again.

She will need to be on soft food for 6 weeks.

We also opted to not put an ecollar on her because of the risk of getting mush stuck in it and getting into her surgery incision. Please keep an eye on the site and let the vets know if she is pawing at it and irritating it.

Baby Bobcat Alpha’s X-Ray – It’s a bad fracture, it’s old and the pieces do not line up.