Our urgent care case: Ulyses

The Wildlife Center at Crosstimbers Ranch has received a very special guest that urgently needs your help. His name is Ulyses, and he is only ten weeks old. He has been separated from his mother and siblings, and the poor little guy has suffered some serious trauma in his short life.

Ulyses is a bobcat, and he already has a special place in the hearts of all of the staff members here at WCCR. You see, at this tender age, he has had a little altercation with a dog…that resulted in a compound fracture of his leg, and massive infection. This poor little wild one is terrified and alone, and he can’t even yet have a buddy to comfort him. For now, until his condition improves a bit, his stuffed animal is his closest companion.

The thought of this poor little guy terrified and hurting tugs at my heartstrings every time. Especially when all we can do is sit back, and support him on his journey 😦

Little Ulyses upon intake

Here at Crosstimbers, we do 90% of our medical treatment on site.

There are many reasons for this that I may go into in some future blog, but for right now, my main focus is to help this little one return to the wild. But in order to do that, I am going to have to solicit some help! To rehab a single (healthy) bobcat from kitten to release, costs more than $2,000 and over 12 months in feeding and maintenance alone. Any medical treatment or other operational care all comes at additional expense.

For Ulyses, the cost will probably be more than double that figure.

Our bestest heart bandages ❤

His tiny leg will be set in his heart emblazoned cast for at least the next six weeks, and he will need some heavy-duty antibiotics (as well as other medications) to battle the massive infection.

Supportive care will also include a special immune system supporting diet and eventually, physical therapy.

Little Ulyses had to be sedated for this procedure, so once his cast was secured, he was placed in isolation to recover from anaesthesia.

His ongoing care, rehabilitation, and physical therapy are going to be major hurdles for WCCR this year. The economy has put a squeeze on us all, and we are definitely feeling it. We are trying to raise $500 towards his ongoing care, and every cent helps.

If every person who read this blog donated just ten dollars, that total sum would mean a massive step towards going back to the wild for this amazing cat! Every bit helps! If you want to be a wildlife hero, click on that donate button on the right hand column! I know we can do this. Lets get Ulyses back to the wild, together!

August 25, 2012 | Categories: 501(c)3, bobcat rescue, conservation, Dallas Wildlife Rescue, environment, Fort Worth Wildlife Rescue, North American Bobcat, The Wildlife Center at Crosstimbers Ranch, WCCR, wildlife rehabilitation | Tags: 501(c)3, Agriculture and Forestry, animal enclosure, Biology, bobcat, bobcat rescue, broken leg, Business, Cat, Clinic, Crosstimber, Dallas, diet, donation, donations, education, Enclosure, enrichment, Fluid, Food, fort worth, fracture, Health, Infant, life, love, Meat, medical treatment of wildlife, non-profit, Physical therapy, Professions, Ranch-style house, Recreation, strength, Texas, Texas Wildlife, The North American Bobcat, The Wildlife Center at Crosstimbers Ranch, Therapy, treatment, Tree, United States, vet tech, volunteer, WCCR, wildlife education, wildlife medicine, wildlife medicine education, wildlife rehabilitation, wildlife vet, WREN project | 3 Comments