June 16 2017

Big Cat Updates

Bobcat cam seems to have been knocked out by ants.  Gale is going back with a ladder to get it back up and running.

Gale’s Coordinator Report for Thursday, June 15, 2017

Today was a great day, we mowed and weeded Nikki lion’s open air side and cleaned out the tunnel and worked on the bamboo root ball.

The other half of Moses and Bailey was done and a new door installed to make it easier to separate their cages.

The pile of nonsense down by the tool shed was cleaned up and organized.

Enrichment and Operant sign offs were done.

We unloaded a meat truck, the Pepsi truck and got two loads of top soil for the cages.

BigCatTV.com

NEW VIDEO – FAQ Friday: Is That A Lynx Or A Bobcat?

Many of you confuse the bobcat for a lynx. We will go over the main difference to identify between each species.

Find more videos at BigCatTV.com

BigCatRescue.biz

Big Cat Luggage Tags:  $3.50 each

Multiple luggage tags to choose from, for those travelling this Summer, pictured blow are a few of them. Make your luggage stand out from all of the rest with our cats on your tags!!  Great for kids backpacks, sports bags, and luggage.  2.5″ by 4″ tag features a beautiful color photo on one side and an information card on the other side.

Facebook Live Video Replays

Tigers by the Lake

 Foster Kitten Program

Viewer Robin captured a special moment on the Kitten Cabana Cam of Jen and Darren Holley, the Dynamic Duo, taking a little time to relax after a hard day up building cat platforms and ramps.  Needless to say, the kittens we foster from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay are well socialized by the time they are ready for adoption.

 Big Cat Models

Big Cat Model Amanda B:  Absolute’y love my Arthur Tiger tank!!

Arthur’s Paw Print is available on several items including various styles of shirts, tanks, sweatshirts, mugs, phone cases, etc.

 FREE Cooking Big Cat Style, BBQ and Grilling

In honor of Father’s Day, we want thank all of the great dads, grandpas, brothers, uncles, and sons, by offering our latest Cooking Big Cat Style cookbook FREE through Monday!  Carole has set this up in CatRescue.biz as a FREE PDF Download.  Get YOUR FREE Copy  THANK YOU, to everyone who submitted recipes.  ALL of YOU made this book possible.

50 Recipes

• Breads
• Desserts
• Meats
• Sauces & Marinades
• Vegetables
• & More
• Plus LOTS and LOTS of big cat photos

Requests to Viewers:

1.   PLEASE report any typos to lawanna.mitchell@bigcatrescue.org so they can be corrected.
2.   PLEASE send us photos of YOU grilling with your favorite father figure.
3.   If you use any of the recipes in this book, please send us a review of the recipe of the recipe and / or photos of the food prepared with the recipes.
4.   If you have variations for a recipe, let us know so we can add that as well.
5.   The book could really use more recipes for sauces and marinades, as well as more grilling tips.
6.   Make recipe title suggestions, or any other suggestions, you might have to help make this book a great tool for sharing the cats.

Previous Cooking Big Cat Style books are still available at CatRescue.biz as well.

Question To Viewers:  Is anyone having trouble with the book files being too large?  The downloads Carole posts the PDF version in CatRescue.biz are exported as Hi-Resolution.  If the files are too large for your phones or tablets, email me and I can export the books as smaller files.

Keeper Corner

The “Angels In Blue” (a.k.a. Interns) seem pleased with their Paw Casts.

Keeper Afton 6/14/2017:  I just witnessed Zabu snoring, which I have never heard a big cat do before, and Cameron burping, which is usually a Zabu thing. These two are purrfect for each other!

Interns working on Moses and Bailey Bobcat’s overhead tunnel.

Working in the rain on June 9th.

Keeper Sharon Henry:  This boy has stolen a very big piece of my heart! ♡ U Sabre!

Keeper Sharon Henry:  Zabu says, “a full tummy = nap time”.

Susan: Jojo hybrid peeking out now that the downpour has finally ended!

 Viewer Videos From Explore.org/bigcatrescue

Here is a list of YouTube channels that feature videos of the cats here:

• Jamie Veronica:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsY6X3rUv8UlIUbrxNeu-Aw
• Susann  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUFOZiTvzKRvj-oVbzdByvg
• Ruxandra https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCsjKptd1gM9BhfDkGQGNg
• Donna P:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcFbhMc8Sqr-8MreWuYr4Bg
• Shawna https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfl9S-vDPJIgjl8QpM6Aypw
• Cathy S https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ynHBFLKj0BVnK5jo2gTnw
• Janie M https://www.youtube.com/user/donutgirl100
• Jaime T: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsY_oF0NhXc5OS8CcTaUi2A/videos

Viewer Pix

Viewer Jaime T:   People are going Nova crazy…me included…so I made this collage.

Before and After

Viewer Jaime T:  Pic I took of Nova

  WANTED – Graphic Artists

Carole is looking for a graphic artist who really gets what we are all about and would would like to help us with some graphics for shirts.  If that is you or if you know someone like that, please have them email Carole at cat@bigcatrescue.org

Where’s Waldo … I mean Andy

This was sent in by Matthew Barberio for the younger crowd to Find Andy Tiger out for an evening stroll.

Big Cat Challenge

Is everyone still making a weekly Call of the Wild?

What is the Call of the Wild and WHY does it matter?  http://bigcatrescue.org/cta-call-wild/

 Cole & Marmalade’s Corner

How to Lose Weight – Cat Owner Edition

Published on Jan 13, 2014: Exercising with cats! Get your human in the BEST shape ever! … Feeling less than purr-fect after the holiday season? Looking to shape up in the new year? … GOOD NEWS! All you need is a CAT to help you shed those extra pounds! Just owning a cat has health benefits, so go out and adopt a cat, save a life and improve yours as well!

 Quick Links

As per viewer suggestions, Quick Links now has it’s very own page http://bigcatrescue.org/quick-links/

Bookmarking it will help you find things quickly.  That will come in handy for:

• Helping us answer questions on social media
• Finding answers to some of Carole’s Facebook Live questions