Apache Bobcat is Euthanized

Note to volunteers:  This morning Apache Bobcat's Keepers reported that in addition to not eating this morning, he had vomited and was "acting weird."  We took him into the West Boensch Recovery Hospital to keep him comfortable and called Dr. Wynn.  She couldn't break free from her clinic until later on tonight.  We noticed on the webcam that he was acting disoriented and went to check on him.  It was obvious that he was near death so we asked if we could bring Apache to Dr. Wynn's office to put him to sleep.  She got him in right away, but he was so ready to go that he died after being sedated.  He had a good run here for the past 22 years and it was all because of the work you have done to keep him groomed, fed and hydrated.

 

Apache and I had a pact. Whenever I gave tours, I'd wait to talk about the cruelty of the fur industry until I got to Apache's cage. I'd say, "It takes 20 bobcats to make a fur coat because they only use that little bit of white, spotted, belly fur..." at which point I'd make a sweeping motion toward Apache who would almost always, right on cue, stand up on his back feet, with his forepaws kneading at the wire to hold himself up, so everyone could see the belly fur. You might think it operant conditioning, but he was the one who started the little game, and I finally caught on that he was helping make the point. In later years I had to quit because he was too old for that pose and I didn't want him to hurt himself.

 

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