SELF-HELP SAVES LIFE OF BOBCAT.Byline: Associated Press A starving bobcat bobcat: see lynx. bobcat Bobtailed, long-legged North American cat (Lynx rufus) found in forests and deserts from southern Canada to southern Mexico. It is a close relative of the lynx and caracal. that saved her own life by wandering into a bookkeeping office was recuperating Thursday at a rehabilitation center after being freed from pieces of thick twine twine: see cordage. . The dehydrated de·hy·drate v. de·hy·drat·ed, de·hy·drat·ing, de·hy·drates v.tr. 1. To remove water from; make anhydrous. 2. To preserve by removing water from (vegetables, for example). animal startled star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. workers in an industrial area when she walked into Bookkeeping & Tax Service and crouched under the owner's desk about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police and animal control officers captured the animal and took her to Wind Canyon Wildlife Rehab. ``She picked the right place to go,'' said Canyon Lake veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. Pam Ripperda, who treated the bobcat. ``It saved her life. She would've died in a couple of days. Not a nice way to go.'' The bobcat ``just walked in nonchalantly non·cha·lant adj. Seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent. See Synonyms at cool. [French, from Old French, present participle of nonchaloir, to be unconcerned : non-, ,'' said Cynthia Gordon, co-owner of the business, which is about a half-mile from brushy hills. Police and animal control officers were perplexed by separate pieces of thick twine looped around the bobcat's head, through its mouth and around a paw. ``I would probably presume that somebody tried to snare her because she was probably preying on their chickens or something, and she escaped them,'' said Diana Hofman, Wind Canyon founder. Ripperda and Hofman cut the twine away, gave the bobcat intravenous fluids and antibiotics and removed fleas. Hofman said the bobcat weighs about 12 pounds, while 40 pounds is normal. She said the bobcat appears to be about 6 years old and has two broken canine teeth, which may make hunting difficult. |
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