Rescued Kitty Turns Out To Be Bobcat

[Don_G]

A woman in California rescued a "funky-looking" kitty after it was hit by a car and took it to the vet.

Link: http://www.wftv.com/news/3300772/detail.html

[Dookus]

1. man

that's in my town!

[SoCalDem]

2. Along those lines...

When I was in first grade, I got off the bus and found this odd looking monkey.. I picked it up and took it home.. It was NO MONKEY.. It was a baby 3 toed sloth ...(I lived in Panama at the time, and the bus stop was right across from the jungle)..

We took it to a place called Summit Gardens...they had a mini animal preserve.. I never found out how it did.. They said they would feed it and then let it go when it was bigger..

[rocktivity]

3. An easy mistake to make

:headbang:
rocknation

[WilliamPitt]

4. I want one

Here kitty kitty...AAAAAGG, MY FACE!!!

*hisssssssssssssssss*

[CatWoman]

5. you are ALWAYS picking on wild cats!!!!!!!!

:grr:

[WilliamPitt]

6. Well, they use the term "wild" for a reason

As in, "Animal who will fuck your shit up because it isn't domesticated." As in, "Kinda the same as a fuckin Bengal tiger, which are beautiful, but hell no I don't want one in my face."

I've had cats my whole life. Not "wild" cats. A little crazy from the face-grabbing, but not "wild."

:)

[Don_G]

7. Stay Away From Bunnies

I don't think you want the down time: http://home.iprimus.com.au/cojoco/Naughty_Bunny.html

[Taverner]

8. I do know someone who has domesticated a wild cat

Not sure what kind, but the cat *can* be domesticated. Of course you need:

1 - Live food to feed it. They won't eat cat food
2 - A couple acres for the critter to have the run of. They get seriously depressed if kept like housecats.
3 - Kevlar gloves and body armour. Cats love to play, but they play by *their* rules, not yours, which means they could disembowel you not meaning any harm.

IN short, they do not make good housepets

[AlienGirl]

14. No, you don't need to feed non-domestic cats live food

There are commercial wild-cat foods out there. Zupreem, I think, is one manufacturer.

Wild cats do need a lot of room.

Anyone experienced with big cats will tell you, you NEVER play "boxing" or "wrestling" games with them. Even as kittens, they need to be taught that humans are caretakers and social equals, and the only acceptable playthings are toys.

I think most people should not try to keep wild/exotic animals--but it isn't because the animals are intrinsically vicious; it's just that most people do not have the time nor skill level.

Tucker

[Don_G]

18. My Aunt Entertains A Bobcat

On her 850 acre farm in southeastern Kentucky.

It's a semi-pet because she discovered it in the barn when it was about to drop a litter and provided both the food and the space the Mom needed.

She dosen't try to keep it; just sets a plate out in the barn whenever Bobbi wanders by.

[LynneSin]

13. But you could have a pet Bengal or Bobcat

The mini versions of them anyways:

The Domestic Bengal Cat:
http://www.bengalcat.co.uk/pet/beginners/


And the Pixie-Bob
http://www.breedlist.com/pixie-bob-breeders.html


Oddly enough at our adoption center, they actually had a Pixie-Bob up for adoption. It is absolutely gorgeous and if I didn't already have 2 cats I would have snatched that one up.

[camero]

16. I've been around both of those animals

Not domesticated but wild and alot of times they do go about their business and leave you alone.

[WilliamPitt]

19. Have you petted them and rubbed their ears

and gone "What an oogie woogie cutie you are" right in their face?

Nope. You're still here.

[Don_G]

22. I Might Try

With Kelvar gloves, body armor and a chain-mail toy mouse.

On Edit: Forgot a helmet and an Umpire's mask.

[Canuckistanian]

23. LMAO!

Thanks.

On edit: suuposed to be response to Will Pitt.

[camero]

24. Yeah I did to the bengal tiger actually

Of course he was just a cub. They like their bellies rubbed too. The Bobcat I never got a chance to. He left my tent before I woke up.

[TrogL]

11. OK, I'm seeing things, right?

Those cat's didn't use to blink.

[WilliamPitt]

12. Don't bogart that joint, TrogL

:)

[CatWoman]

15. LOL

The results when MoPaul and Matcom team up

:D

[davidinalameda]

20. how funny!

LOL

[havocmom]

17. Hey Will, do you golf?

there are bobcats and cougars seen on golf courses in Tucson from time to time. You want a real early tee time and go aheasd, knock one into the sand for giggles.

Know some groundkeepers there who had a cougar visit often during winter rain storms. Seems the sand was a good place to stay reasonably dry. They said it sure surprised the tourists.

edited cuz I am typing and trying to pull my own molar out at the same time.

[TrogL]

21. That's how my so-called domesticated cats act

Here kitty kitty...AAAAAGG, MY FACE!!!

Even my so-called "lap kitty".

[Bride of Cthulhu]

27. that looks a lot like

Cassanova as a kitten. no wander the kid giving the kittens away thought he was part bob cat

[rocktivity]

9. From funky kittens to punky kittens

http://www.rathergood.com/punk_kittens/

:headbang:
rocknation

[Don_G]

10. Joel Veitch Is Always Good

His first: http://users.wolfcrews.com/toys/vikings/

[Pale_Rider]

25. Here's the local story ...

‘Big funky house cat’ turns out to be wild
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2004/May/13/local/stories/04local.htm
SANTA CRUZ — A good Samaritan thought she was rescuing a "funky-looking house cat" that she spotting lying stunned along Highway 1 on Tuesday afternoon.

She’s lucky the cat was too out of it to move. The "funky" kitty turned out to be a bobcat with sharp claws and ¾ -inch fangs.

[Don_G]

26. That's About Right

The reporter did his research and accurately reported the facts.