Kitten Development & Care
[Music] Big Cat Rescue started in 1992 with the rescue of a single Bobcat named Wind Song. But then people started calling and saying, “Would you take my Lion? Would you take my Tiger”? I’m like, “what are you guys doing with lions and tigers”? So that was how it morphed into what it is …
Hi guys, kitten lady here and today I’m going to be teaching you how to get kittens not to bite you. One of the most common questions I’m asked is how you get a kitten not to chomp down on your hands and feet. I get it, when you’re working with kittens, sometimes you feel …
Bhakti is a five-year-old female lynx that presented to ACCESS for further evaluation of hind limb ataxia and weakness and she wasn’t able to jump, run, or play and her owners were contemplating humane euthanasia due to how diminished her quality of was. She initially saw Dr. O’Neill at our practice who eventually did an …
A mother cat stands in front of her child A kitten is behind the mother cat Something is on his eyes I guess a stray cat gave birth to kittens in here The kitten gets closer to his mom As his eyes are covered with the scab he can’t find his mom’s breast For the …
The heartbreaking rescue of Keisha. Keisha the tiger was born in 2000 at a pseudo sanctuary in Sinclairville, New York. While the website proclaimed it to be a sanctuary, in fact all but one of the 11 tigers had been bred for use as pay-to-play props. Keisha was rescued with Zeus and Kimba. According to …
Tigers in the wild can eat over 80 pounds of meat in a single sitting. Though they’ll eat anything from an elephant to termites, today we will be seeing how they take on a Thanksgiving turkey. Tigers usually sneak up on their prey from behind, hold it down with their paws, and latch on to …
Hey everyone and thank you for tuning into one of Big Cat Rescue’s Fact Friday! Today I’m going to tell you three reasons why we don’t give our big cats live prey. Number one; Our tigers, lions, leopards, cougars, and other wild cats will never be suitable for release into the wild. Therefore there is …
You’re ready, aren’t you, sir? All right, everybody, welcome back. It’s Jinx the black leopard, getting his very special pumpkin. He’s just waiting for everybody to be in place. He’s ready. Yeah, I’m gonna go, and I’m gonna go low… [Radio] [Radio] Yeah, it’s cold. It’s icy. That gray whisker’s fantastic. Where you going, silly? …
Since the early 90s Big Cat Rescue has rescued hundreds of big cats. We specialize in the care of geriatric and impaired big cats that were left unwanted or were no longer profitable to their former owners. Most exotic cats live between ages 10 and 12 years but with exceptional care we have the capability …
Meet the sweet Bobcat Tom Tom. She is one of four from our latest rescue in California. She was the first of the group to settle in comfortably in her new home here at the sanctuary. When she arrived, her coat was matted, we suspected that she had some eye issues and most likely some …