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.
Sassyfrass Male Cougar DOB 1/1/1998 – 9/27/2016 Rescued 11/17/2010 Sassyfrass Cougar had been in kidney failure for a while, but was being kept comfortable with pain killers for his arthritis and lots of water and frozen blood ‘cicles to keep him hydrated. I knew he was declining when he didn’t stalk my mother on Saturday. She’s…
Rusty Male Caracal 3/28/1997 – 9/4/2016 Rusty has some of the most beautiful features you will find in a caracal. Having been around humans all of his life, he is extremely interested in what the volunteers who clean his enclosure are up to every day. Even when he is enjoying a delightful catnap, he insists…
Kalahari Female Serval 9/16/96 – 9/2/2016 Kalahari and Serengeti were pets that became unwanted after a divorce. Even people with the best intentions are not usually prepared for the life time commitment involved in owning an exotic cat. Kalahari is smaller than her sister Serengeti, and she has a chronic heart condition for which she…
Purr-sonality Female Serval 1/1/95 – 8/29/16 (usually a DOB of 1/1 means we don’t know exactly, but it truly was her birthdate) As with many of the servals we have at Big Cat Rescue, PURRsonality seems to enjoy the daily attention she gets from her volunteer keepers. She eagerly plays with any enrichment items that…
Windstar Male Bobcat 5/11/98 – 8/19/16 Windstar was an unexpected surprise to Windsong and Alexander. Because Alex was a Hybrid we assumed he was infertile after four years of watching him breed with no success. We had neutered all of our male Bobcats except for the hybrids as we were so sure they could…
Santino Male Serval 11/1/1998 – 7/26/16 Rescued 4/29/2011 7/26/16 Today Santino was “down” in his den and surrounded by flies. We caught him and took him into the Windsong Memorial Hospital and Dr Wynn agreed to come by at noon. When we tried to fire up the generator, to run the X-ray machine, it wouldn’t…
Male bobcat Appx. 1/1/2008 Rescued 5/5/13 Crossed the Rainbow Bridge 7/10/2019 Upon arrival here in May 2013, Mr. Howell was approximately five years old and was Lovey’s mate. He was declawed on all four paws and his left ear was folded over most likely the result of a past injury. In their previous home the…
Nairobi Female Serval 4/1/93 – 7/6/16 Rescued 7/7/94 Nairobi was the mascot in a pet store window until she came to live at Big Cat Rescue July 7, 1994. The pet store owner was afraid that she would bite the small children who were always taunting her and she was right. Nairobi spends her days…
Little Feather Female Bobcat 5/3/93 – 7/5/2016 Rescued 5/8/93 Little Feather was five days old when she came to Big Cat Rescue. She had been bred at a game farm that bred bobcats and cougars. Game farms often breed wild animals to be shot as game, or to be exploited in other awful ways….
Doodles Male Serval 3/1/1999 – 7/14/16 Rescued 4/29/2011 A woman in NY was battling cancer, her sister had run off leaving her with her three children ages 6-17 and her home was in foreclosure…. She also had five servals living in her basement! She would never be able to rent an apartment to keep…