The surgery was successful and the cat was released to Wildlife on Easy Street the next day, said Tammi Fischer, spokeswoman for Florida Veterinary Specialists. He has a real bad attitude and is acting very normal. Bobcats are three to four times smaller than the endangered Florida Panther, and can sometimes be glimpsed running through orange groves. Funk said he generally treats one or two bobcats a year, mostly males who tend to wander more than females and who often get forced from their territory by more dominant males. If we don't do it, nobody's going to and they're dead.
Care handles wildlife cases for free.
Doctors estimate it will take several months for the cat to heal. Then Watson's real work begins. Such events at the sanctuary have become more commonplace since owner Don Lewis turned up missing nearly two years ago. His wife, Carole Lewis, was left to run the sanctuary amid finances muddled by her husband's disappearance. Guests will be able to view the animals and talk to volunteers about the various cats there.