Cypress the bobcat in rehab at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa recently.
Cypress was struck by a car on Cypress Garden Boulevard in Winter Haven
last year and rescued by a local resident. He was sent to Big Cat Rescue
for surgery and rehab. However, Cypress had to be euthanized about a
week ago.
(Provided to the News Chief)
Published: Monday, March 17, 2014
A lot of people worked to give Cypress the bobcat another chance
at life after she was run over in Winter Haven, but the wild cat had to
be put down. Big Cat Rescue's Carole Baskin said the decision to let Cypress
go about a week ago was a tough one, but it was the humane thing to do.
Cypress
was captured in January after she was injured on Cypress Gardens
Boulevard. Several volunteers and Baskin rescued her after she had
dragged herself off the road and into murky water.
She had surgery to repair her broken pelvis, and many volunteers spent time with her as she healed. Cypress viewed videos made for cats and dined on great meals as she recuperated.
Trouble came, however, when attempts were made to begin feeding her wild prey. The 16-pound feline could not process her meals. The medical team and Baskin had to face that she wouldn't be able to live in the wild and capture her own meals anymore. The prognosis became even more grim when she was struggling even with ground-up meals. "It became clear that she is never going to heal properly and be able to pass food," Baskln said. "The only humane option was to euthanize her while she was asleep."
That was March 11, she said. Baskin asked for time to inform all the volunteers about the death of Cypress before a story was written. "It is always hard to say goodbye to one of the cats who has graced our lives, but some are harder than others," Baskin said. "I know I made the right choice in saying it was time to let her go, but her eyes will haunt me for a long, long time.''
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She had surgery to repair her broken pelvis, and many volunteers spent time with her as she healed. Cypress viewed videos made for cats and dined on great meals as she recuperated.
Trouble came, however, when attempts were made to begin feeding her wild prey. The 16-pound feline could not process her meals. The medical team and Baskin had to face that she wouldn't be able to live in the wild and capture her own meals anymore. The prognosis became even more grim when she was struggling even with ground-up meals. "It became clear that she is never going to heal properly and be able to pass food," Baskln said. "The only humane option was to euthanize her while she was asleep."
That was March 11, she said. Baskin asked for time to inform all the volunteers about the death of Cypress before a story was written. "It is always hard to say goodbye to one of the cats who has graced our lives, but some are harder than others," Baskin said. "I know I made the right choice in saying it was time to let her go, but her eyes will haunt me for a long, long time.''
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