April 23 2019

Big Cat Updates

Pharaoh Serval was limping yesterday. He will require cage rest and observation for a few days. Since the Recovery Hospital is full he is in the bobcat rehab hospital.
Hoover Tiger spent the night in the transport cage under very close observation. This morning he went into the hospital’s outdoor recovery cage. He ate 3.5 pounds for breakfast this morning and took his pain meds. He is up walking around, eating and drinking.
Mary Ann Bobcat absolutely hates being in the hospital. She is starting to eat and doing well.
King Tut’s mass was benign. He is eating, picky as usual but eating.
Sky Bobcat and her babies are doing well. Watch them on the LIVE Streaming Bobcat Rehab webcam at Explore.org/bigcatrescue or get the direct link at BigCatCams.com

Did you know?!? Big Cat Rescue is having our first ever Big Cat Rescue Giving Day on May 2?? We are taking early donations and we have a $30,000 MATCH!!! https://bigcatrescue.salsalabs.org/2019givingday/index.html

From Aleesa Salcido: A huge hug and thank you to Mazz, Dennis, Bridget, Randy, and Taylor for coming in to help us get to 3 tours today! You guys are awesome! Thanks to Brooklynne for being an awesome backup today!! You guys are amazing!!!

LIVE Stream Webcam on Hoover in the Recovery Hospital’s outside cage.

Hoover Tiger now has a LIVE Streaming webcam in the hospital’s outside recovery cage so you can help us keep an eye on him. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, who donated during his procedure yesterday. Keeping the hospital stocked with whatever we may need for the cats’ medical needs gets expensive and your donations really helped. THANK YOU!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Hoover Tiger

We have a lot to celebrate today! Help us wish HOOVER TIGER a very Happy 15th Birthday! Today is also the 3 year anniversary of Hoover’s arrival to Big Cat Rescue!

Learn his Rescue Story here:
https://bigcatrescue.org/hoover/
Sponsor Hoover for his special day:
https://big-cat-rescue.myshopify.com/products/tiger-sponsorship

Bobcat Rehab Update

Not much to report this morning. Sky stayed in the den with the kittens almost all night. It seems like she wants the kittens in the den, if she hears them or sees them coming out she runs back into the den with them. She came out a couple of times for just a very short time, just to look around and check things out. She just came out again and this time she saw Alpha running around over there and was desperately trying to find a way out along the fence facing Alpha. Digging in the water dish area and along the fence. She didn’t do it for very long though before she went back into the den. I did catch glimpses of her and the babies in the den while they slept overnight. ~CamOp Kristine Metzner

Alexa Flash Briefing

Today’s Flash Briefing will post later in the evening.

In case you have missed previous days’ news briefings you can find them all at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCPv8ivo6o4CZHFifkfRYDw

Coordinator Report – Devin Saari

Today was a fun day at the sanctuary even though we were a bit short on volunteers. We all pitched in to get feeding, cleaning, and projects completed in good time. Food-prep was finished before lunch thanks to Tanya Chute and Bethany Smith. Sharon Henry handed out the cicles.

There were a few projects completed today.

Mr. Claws old cage was started. The first bubble was finished thanks to Tanya Chute, Ashley Tait, and Bethany Smith
Bethany Smith swept and mopped the big hospital

Sign-offs were completed to the people who needed them

Thank you to everyone who helped out today!

See photos from the coordinator reports at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.461910667880312&type=3

Videos of the Day

Q&A at Big Cat Rescue- Follow along as Keeper Brittany shows you many of the Tigers, Lion, Leopards, Jaguar, Cougars, Lynx, Servals, Bobcats, Savannah Cats and an Ocelot that Call Big Cat Rescue was Rescue Home! Cats Featured: Smalls, Apollo, Tiger Lilly, Priya, Kali, and Amanda!

Kittens, just hangin’ out – Watch the domesitc foster kittens, daily, in the Kitten Cabana on the high-quality webcam at Eplore.org/bigcatrescue or find the Kitten Cabana webcam link at BigCatCams.com

Merchandise of the Day

Look at this incredible design featuring Apollo the Siberian Lynx created by Jessica Marks!

Available on Clothing, Stickers, Mugs and More at https://teespring.com/apollo-lynx-portrait Your purchase helps Big Cat Rescue provide rehab care of native bobcats and permanent care of nearly 60 abandoned and abused Big Cats.