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Today at Big Cat Rescue Mar 8 Name the Bobcat Kitten

Carole by BCR
August 12, 2015
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This bobcat kitten needs a name and a 2nd chance

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This bobcat kitten needs a name and a 2nd chance
This bobcat kitten needs a name and a 2nd chance

Suggest a name here:  http://catlaws.com

This blind baby bobcat kitten needs a name
This blind baby bobcat kitten needs a name

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 his land a sanctuary.  He knew there was something desperately wrong with this little kitten from the first day he saw her, which was about two weeks before.

 

We made arrangements to drive up to the mine on Mar 6 to set a humane trap because the kitten had not been seen since Feb 27.  Jamie and I drove up with a trap, nets, carrier, and bait for four days and Tommie Deaner agreed to check and set the trap daily.

 

On the way to Center Hill Tommie texted that the bobcat was in sight and that he had caught some fish for her and was feeding her.  Jamie texted back to stop because traffic had us running a half hour late.  Since there was no way to get a fish away from a starving bobcat, Tommie improvised and got a box out of the trash to trap her in.

 

When Jamie and I drove up we were waved to the scene by Cemex staff.  When we saw the box we were thrilled at the prospect of NOT having to chase a bobcat all over place. The problem was that the box didn’t have a bottom.

 

We slid a piece of plywood under the box, like you would pick up a spider with a cup and cardboard (per Jamie) and then put the whole thing in the van.  The plan was to shift her from the box to the carrier inside the van, so that if the bobcat escaped, she was at least trapped in the van… with us.  Well, that part wasn’t very appealing, but it was better than the risk of losing her and having her starve to death.

 

If you have never seen Jamie net a cat; you haven’t seen art in motion.  Quicker than a blink she had her in the net and backed up to the carrier door.  Since she really couldn’t see well enough to put up much of a fight, we got her in the carrier pretty neatly.  She growled for a while, but the belly full of fish and the swaying motion of the van for an hour and a half put her right to sleep.

 

She has tested negative for all of the major cat killers, except her Toxo test, which is still pending.  She is suffering from starvation, blindness and parasites and is being treated with the hopes that she will regain her sight as she improves.  She will be seeing an eye specialist soon.

 

While she is fighting for her life, there are two things you can do to help her:

 

1.  Give her a name, so that she can claim her place in this world.
2.  Give to Big Cat Rescue so that we can continue to rescue cats like her and give them a second chance.

 

Suggest a name here:  http://catlaws.com

 

Another Blind Bobcat Kitten Rescue

 

Bobcat Kitten Rescue
Bobcat Kitten Rescue

The baby bobcat came in to the SC Wildlife Rehabber, JoAnne on Dec 4 weighing 4.2 lbs, with a broken jaw, split canine and comatose.

 

They figured he had been hit by a car, but couldn’t believe that he survived.

 

After he woke up from the coma he was pretty loopy, but they figured the impact had done brain damage.

 

They had to wire the jaw shut, tube feed him and removed the broken canine. He is still only 8 lbs, but is eating solids on his own and doing much better despite walking into walls and getting stuck in corners. If he comes to a corner, he just sits down and waits, and waits, and waits, as if he cannot figure out that he is not trapped.

 

He was having bad and frequent seizures, but those have almost subsided.

 

His name is Rufus and he will likely be a playmate for the female bobcat kitten who came in blind on March 6, 2012.

 

The Florida Wildlife Commission were sweet hearts and helped make sure his transfer would go as swiftly and easily for the little guy as possible. A big SHOUT OUT to everyone there who were so kind to this little bobcat kitten.

 

He will be living in the on site Cat Hospital until he is bigger and stronger. We have set up a UStream web cam at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bigcathospital where you can watch his progress.

 

One of the best ways to help this cute little bobcat kitten and others like him is by clicking the Donate Now button below.

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