rehab

Tommie

Tommie Girl Female Bobcat DOB appx 10/1/11 – 12/13/15 Rescued 3/6/12     On Mar 5 we got a call from the Florida Wildlife Commission asking if we could help a blind bobcat that had been reported by the Manager of the Cemex Mine.  His name is Tommie and he loves the wildlife that calls…

4 Bobcat Kittens

4 Bobcat Kittens

Four Bobcat Kittens at Big Cat Rescue Here’s an update on Phoenix and Captiva and our newest bobcat kittens, Rain and Dancer. Phoenix and Captiva arrived at Big Cat Rescue on 6/25/2015 and Rain and Dancer arrived on 7/16/2015. Phoenix and Captiva have been transitioned out to our huge rehab enclosure where they are learning to…

Rube Goldberg Machine
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Rube Goldberg Machine

Rube Goldberg “Rat” Machine One of the bobcat kittens currently in our care received a lot of hands on attention at the facility he was originally rescued by.  Pheonix was found in the ashes of a brush fire and his back and paws were singed.  He required daily treatments and during this impressionable time became…

Cypress

Cypress

Cypress Update:  3/11/14:  Thanks to our wonderful SkipAHolics, who keep a constant eye on our hospitalized cats, we were able to detect that Cypress the bobcat was straining to defecate again.  She went in to Ehrlich Road Animal Hospital to be examined and it was clear that she is never going to heal properly and…

Cat Chat 29

Meet the Interns & Volunteers of Big Cat Rescue   Today Carole Baskin will pop in on the Interns and Volunteers at lunch time to talk with them about their experiences here including the recent Halloween Party, and the release of Khaleesi the bobcat.     Get the audio version here or subscribe to the podcast…

A Baby Bobcat Named Faith

A Baby Bobcat Named Faith

Bobcat Rehab and Release     Big Cat Rescue does bobcat rehab and release of native, Florida bobcats.  The video playlist below shows the great lengths we will go to in order to save bobcats and give them a second chance at living free.  Search our site for the word “rehab” to see more.  …

Khaleesi

Khaleesi

Khaleesi the Rehab Bobcat Kitten Goes Outside       Meet Khaleesi the bobcat kitten, she arrived at Big Cat Rescue on June 24th from another rehab facility. She will remain at Big Cat Rescue until she is ready to be released back into the wild where she belongs! Follow her progress online by subscribing…

Skip the Bobcat Rescue

Skip Male Bobcat   On 9/13/12 Skip the bobcat was discovered having a violent and prolonged seizure and foaming at the mouth.  Dr. Wynn was contacted and the staff were instructed to give him medication that would hopefully ease the seizure. Unfortunately his seizure was too severe and he died shortly after.  Gale gave him…