When cats die we move them off the /catbio page to this category because many of our supporters want to still access the pages and leave tributes to the cats in the comments.
Suffering the torture of the damned, is the only way to describe the pain of kidney stones. I know. I am certain that anyone who has ever had one will readily agree! In fact, I have heard women say that the agony they experienced when passing a kidney stone is worse than giving birth! When…
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…
Zander Male Bengal Cat 1/1/93 to 8/25/10 Arrived 8/20/00 Zander likes his privacy and prefers the company of his wild companions to that of his keepers. Zander’s distrust of people and his aloofness are typical of the wilder personalities possessed by most bengal cats. His boundaries are respected and he has the freedom to lounge…
CATERA Male Bobcat DOB 7/24/97- 8/10/10 His parents, Shiloh and Indian Summer had been a bonded pair for seven years before coming to live on Easy Street. They had never reproduced, so we left them together and of course a littler of three resulted in just a few short months. The mother, on the third…
Sophia Female Cougar DOB 1/1/91 Rescued on 1/22/09 DOD 7/24/10 “Will anyone give me $200 for this fine breeding age puma?” the auctioneer’s voice blasts over the loud speakers in the livestock barn during an animal auction in Louisiana. An animal abuser raises his number, thinking to himself, that he can mount her head and…
R.I.P Snorkel the Tiger As a cub, Snorkel spent his early years forced to pose as a prop with people for their photos. Then he ended up caged for years at a family circus.Luckily, he found a true safe haven at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, FL.
WINDSONG Female Bobcat DOB 4/30/92 – 6/11/2010 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 11/5/92 Windsong is the bobcat who started Big Cat Rescue. Windsong was at the Woods and Waters Auction on November 5 1992 where we went to buy Llamas to greenbelt some of our property. She was six months old, on a leash, and…