STAFF: Mrs. Harry Cisin, Editor, An.agansett, N. Y. 1.1930 (516) 267 Robert Peraner, Associate Editor, 250 Willow Drive, Somerville, Mass. 02144 (617) 623 0444 Mrs. Daniel Treanor, Sec-Treas. 1454 Fleetwood Drive E., Mobile, Alabama 36605 (205) 478 8962 Dr. Michael Balbc, Art/Conservation, 21-01 46th Street Long Island City, N. Y. 11105 Wm. ~n~lei,~elidologi, P. 0. Drawer 1750, Buellton, Calif. 93427 (805) 688 3216 1 Lone- Island Ocelot Club. 1 ~mi&insett, N. Y. 11930 Volume 15, Number 2 March, 1971 March-April 1971 D OCELOT CLUB

OMAR- Son of Trilby and Caesar, born 12/26/70 "earmarked" by Caesar? And now their offspring is at Studio Noir, 22 Isis Street, San Francisco, Calil. the biggest feline news in San Francisco. Further re- This notable ocelot trio is owned by Dion and Loralee ferences to Omar will be found on page 5 (True Romance Vigne. Omar's parents were "cover people" two of Trilby Ocelot), on Page 13 (The News) and on Page 6 years ago for the March-April, 1969 Newsletter (Vol. in the report of Exotic Cats of Northern California. 13, Number 2). Remember how mother Trilby was ---- Photo by Dion Vignee. PERSONAL OPINIONS on the Keeping oi Large Felidae as Pets

By Robert E. Baudy Center Hill, Florida

Not a weekgoes by that we do not receive some inquiry relating to the advisability of keeping large members of the cat family as pets. We have consequently decided to submit to Catherine Cisin, for possible publication in the LIOC Newsletter, our answers to the most commonly asked ques- tions on this subject, hoping that our own feeling on this LONG ISLAND OCELOT CLUB touchy subject might be of some help to would-be owners NEWSLETTER of large felines. Published Bi-Monthly by Long Island Ocelot Club, Amagansett, N. Y. 11930. he Long Island Ocelot Q. ARE YOU PERSONALLY IN FAVOR OF KEEPING Club is a non-profit, non-commercial club. inter- LARGE CATS AS PETS? national in membership, devoted to the welfare of A. Generally speaking: No. pet ocelots and other "Exotic" felines. Reproduc- tion of the material in this Newsletter may not be Q. WHY? made without written permission of the authors A. While we recognize the fact that the citizens of a free and/or the copyright owner. LIOC. society are entitled to enjoy the company of whatever species of pet they choose (providing, of course, that doing so will not adversely affect their neighbors' welfare) an understanding of the many problems connected with large BRANCH REPRESENTATIVES cat ownership is, most of the time, completely lacking at March 1971 the time of purchase.

CANADA - Mrs. Janet Thomas, ft. R. I, Box 602 As we all know, large cats are certainly, by their un- Manotick, Ont., 613 692 4985 equaled beauty and power, fascinating animals to own and CAL-VAL - (southern California) Mrs. A. L. Mayberry, their cubs are invariablyirresistable creatures. Keeping 21245 Washington, Walnut Calif. 9 1789, of such animals, in former times, has been a privilege (714) 595-0522 of the rich and powerful. It is easy to comprehend why, CASC~E-(Washington State) John Paramore, 21620 in an affluent, democratic society such as ours, a snow- Second, So., Bothell, Washington 98011 (206) 466 C302 balling trend of "middle class1' ownership is developing. EXOTIC CATS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - Mrs. Lisa In the process, a growing number of beautiful creatures Zaslove, Sec. Treas., 132 Ridge Road, Fairfax, are senselessly sacrificed every year because few people Marin Co., Calif. 94930 can over a period of years, adequately care for large EXOTICAT OF SAN DIEGO - Wanita Floyd, 1631 Harbison cats and keep them tractable. Canyon Road, El Cdjon, Calif. 92021 CENTRAL STATES - ~ina~-ois Clark, Route 1, Box 163 Q. CAN BIG CATS ACTUALLY MAKE GOOD PETS? DeSoto, Kansas 66018 (913) 585-1600. A. With few exceptions: No. Webst er's Dictionary FLORIDA - David L . Salisbury, 1519 Cambridge Drive, describes "Pet" as "a domesticated animal as a dog Cocoa, Florida 32922 (305) 636 8374; Secretary, or cat kept to fondle and play with." To this we would like Mrs. Kenneth Hatfield, 1991 SW 136 Avenue, Ft. to add, "in complete safety". While most cat cubs can make Lauderdale, Florida 33314 delightful temporary pets, it is a completely different mat- MID-ATLANTIC STATES, Jack & Pat Kibler, 475 E. Shore ter with the older animals. It is true that some specimens Trail, Sparta, N. J. will remain completely tractable for their entire life span. MIDWEST - Dave Shiley, the Plaza, Rt #1, Albany, Ohio, These are, however, exceptional subjects which have 45710 and Bonnie Shifley, 1637 Ashland, Columbus, been maintained from an early age UNDER EXPERT HAND- Ohio, 43212 LING AND ADEQUATE CARE. NEW ENGLAND - Bob & Babs Peraner, 250 Willow Ave., Somerville, Mass. 02144 "Open House" at intervals The notion generally enjoyed by novice buyers of having at the Peraners on invitation. an adult, tame African lion reposing on the living-room PACIFIC NORTHWEST - Mrs. Wilbur Linton Tracy, couch, or a friendly adult jaguar taking over the duty of the 4042 N. E. Sandy Blvd., Portland, Oregon, family Great Dane, is out. ROCKY MOUNTAIN -" Mr. &'~rs.~on'~ahl,7960 Hooker Street, West?minster, Colorado 80030 Q. WHICH SPECIES DO YOU FEEL IS BETTER INDICATED SOUTH-WESTERN (FRIENDSHIP) - John C. 'Johny' Ebner, FOR GENTLENES? 100 Walnut Street, Wichita Falls, Texas, 76301 A. All species of large cats (African lions, tigers, leopards, GREATER NEW YORK - Mrs. Barbara Stager, jagugrs, pumas, etc.) can be "conditioned" into amazing- 444 Atlantic Avenue, Oceanside, N. Y. 11572 ly tame animals (cubs.) The species itself is not as important as the way in which cub is raised. Ideal subjects are the ones removed from the mother at birth and artificially raised by foster mother (dog or house cat) or in brooding boxes or incubators. (Continued on Page 9. ) STARS OF THE CAT WORLD

This is Paper No. 11 in aseries describing the less familiar felines of the world.

By: Robert E. Baudy, Owner Rare Feline Breeding Com- pound P. 0. Box 132 Center Hill, Florida 33514

The author, Robert fi. Bdudy, is well known in zoo circles throughout the world for his suc,cess in breeding rare species of felines.

He is equally well known to the public as a circus performer. Robert and his wife, professionally known as Charlotte Walch, are in demand for their acts: Robert with his Siberian Tigers and Charlotte with her leopards, one which is black.

THE AMURIAN LEOPARD, Panthera pardus orientalis

There is something moving about the pure, unadul- In our oresent time it is still to be found in terated beauty of the big cats. Their supremely elegant, suitable ground in Africa, Middle East, Turkey, Iran, sinuous grace, combined with immense power, have /'fghanestan, Burma, India, China, Indo-China, fascinated mankind from the beginning of time. Even Thailand, Indonesia, Ceylon, Russia, and North the baleful, green ember glow of the eye of the cat ready Korea. This immense and varied range has facili- to strike is awe inspiring and never to be forgotten in its tated cataloging many leopard races, each separately cold, implacable esthesia. identifiable in habits and appearance.

Perhaps because our own two Amurian Leopards seem But none of these can match the unique beauty to synthesize best the essentials of all large felidae, we of the Amurian Leopard. Its large, concentric mark- have an avowed weakness for them. Not a single day ings (rosettes) stand out against a rich velvety coat of goes by that I do not stop by their pen and pay a personal soft fur, making the Amurian the only leopard with visit to these captivating prisoners from a far away, mys- striking Jaguar-like spots. Its forelegs are predomin- terious land. They arrived at our Florida compound back antly stamped with large, well-spaced, black dots. in the Spring of 1968, both of them as spitting, fiery Underbelly and throat are snow white, also marked with juveniles. large solid spots.

The female, which I called Tanya had been captured Sharing the merciless colds of Russian and Korean probably a few weeks earlier in her native, snowy Far Far East with the previously treated Siberian Lynx and East. The male was a plush, fluffy and pugnacious young Siberian Tiger, the animal develops in winter, the much creature whose fiercely hostile disposition belied his cap- needed luxuriant fleece and thick, furry tail which have tive-born origin in a European zoological park. I named come to be it's "trademark". Implacable natural selec- him Yarka which is the name for the species in Manchurian tion in the harsh habitat has resulted in a heavy-ooned, dialect. large cat whose weight, in adult males, may reach over 200 pounds. A massive head, light color eyes and in- Panthera pardus orientalis or Amurian Leopard (also variably black nose complete the Amurian leopard's spe- called Korean snow leopard) shares with the Persian leo- cific description. pard, the unfortunate honor of belonging to the rarest sub- species in the leopard family. The Panthera pardus I can well imagine the king of all leopards standing group M hich still extends into the largest geographical high on a granite outcropping in the midst of the spatial range of any Felidae, has managed to survive successfully cold, frosty breath emanating from its half open, cruel in drastically different types of habitats. From the humid, mouth, against the gray sky and desolate splendor of its hot. tropical Indonesian skamos. through torrid ~omaliland native, Siberian vastness. deserts and extremely high altitude AS& and African peaks, the versitile cat has adapted amazingly well. Dehydrated Beyond the aesthetic, however, the following im- leopard remains were once discovered atop Kilimanjaro at personal and pathetic statistics have a definite bearing 17,000 feet and the resilient leopard still occurs, though on our very special interest in this gorgeous cat: ". . .Its in many instances in alarmingly low numbers, in the areas current world captive population consists of twenty speci- where the last African lion roar echoed over a millenium mens, including five animals only (Continued on F. 10.) ago. -3- by Charlie Brown in clawbe-ration with Jan Thomas The OCELOTS UNLIMITED CLEARING HOUSE (O.U.C.H.) is an assistance program, de- signed to aid in the RESCUE, EXOTIC CATS OF CANADA REHABILITATION, and PRO- is still hibernating, and OUCH TECTION of Exotic Cats in ville is a great white snowball, captivity, with special emph- but we're tallied up to date at asis on those acquired as pets. the Trading Post. It was a real cool scramble For a variety of reasons,the in lots of different places, but adjustment of an Exotic, in a we sold a bunch of Xmas Cards domestic environment, can and OUCH has happy pals all prove to be unsatisfactory,an.d across the Continent. Even on in such cases, the alternatives the other side of the Ocean! are not always in the best in- OUCH "Kitty" details have terests of the displaced cats. gone out to all the Branches, and the Idea Cats are busy on Recognizing this, O.U.C.H. more wild things to come. was conceived, to function as Please be patient. OUCH has a service for the benefit of to plan it all with care, to pro- the cats involved. As an inde- fit OUCH the most. pendent Unit, working in co- All you cats that aren't with operation with the L.I.0.C .it it yet, check below, and write is operated by volunteers,who real quick! - Either to your are intimately acquainted with Branch Representative, or to: the problems of the Exotic. PEPPER HOUSE FINE ARTS LTD. P.O.BOX 549 .MANOTICK-0NTARIO.CAN. The sole objective of O.U. C. H. is to resolve or allev- And don1t forget, we have to iate the unique difficulties re- make the Kitty LION-SIZE, to lating to the welfare of Exot- make it WORK. ic Cats. OUCH needs YOU. Jan Thomas xxxxxxxxx 'Chuckle Baby1 The True Romance of TRILBY: (Icily) I saw how interested you were in that other female. I can only assume you don't love me any TRILBY OCELOT more. Besides, for them to try to use you as a stud is a laugh. I have been trying to get you interested in sex for years and you usually are only interested in a good meal. So, how far did you get witii your lady love? CAESAR: Nothing happened, honest. We slept in separate beds and I never even touched her. Come on Trilby, forgive me and we'll start all over again. I'll even give up my inter- est in food and start concentrating on the art of love. Just give me another chance. TRILBY: (Touching Caesar's nose softly with her own lovely pink one) Oh Caesar, I forgive you. (They are next seen going off to their boudoir from whence emanate sounds of ocelot love. )

Scene 3: The humans have separated Trilby and Caesar since they were observed in the proper mating position over 75 days ago. FEMALE HUMAN: Well, if Trilby has babies now it will be an immaculate conception. We have been waiting so long. By Loralee Vigne First we thought it would be on Haloween, then Thanksgiving 1503 Golden Gate Avenue and now it's Xmas. Maybe we were wrong and she is just San Francisco, California getting fat. (Trilby and Caesar are out in the garden grazing BROUGHTTOYOUBYTHEMAKERSOF on the good grass before going into their separate rooms for KITTY SUDS, SAFE EVEN FOR FELINES! (Organ Music) dinner. Trilby does, indeed, look paunchy. Her bosoms, once firm, now sag as she waddles about the garden. Caesar is always glad to see her and he whispers to her.. .) CAESAR: How is it going? When do you think I'll be a CHAPTER #4 proud Papa? Do you think Santa Claws is going to bring you a little something? Scene 1: We find Trilby, beautiful female ocelot TRILBY: It certainly is taking a long time. The humans pacing up and down in her new apartment are taking pretty good care of me, giving me lots of food and She appears to be distraught and lost in thought. milk. I think they are pretty smart because they knew even before I did. Only it takes so long they almost are giving up TRILBY: (thinking aloud) How could Caesar leave hope. But anybody could see I'm pregnant. My goodness, I me like this after all we have meant to each other used to have such a lovely figure, do you remember Caesar? these many years? I have always been good to him CAESAR: (Winking) How could I forget? Wow! giving him the best portion at dinner, grooming him constantly and nursing him back to health when he SCENE 4: Two mornings later. was sick and the vet gave him an overdose of Ser- nalyn, making him catatonic for a week. (The humans MALE HUMAN: Come quick, I think Trilby has had a are always warning people to be careful with that drug.) baby. I hear scratchings and strange noises coming from We had just moved into our new apartment at the her room. humans' workshop where we never get bored cause -FEMALE HUMAN: Oh, that's wonderful! Since she trusts there are always lots of interesting things going on me most, let me take care of her exclusively. We must be AND we get lots of sun and there is a garden with some very careful not to alarm her. I will go in and see what's very good grass in it. going on. (Entering Trilby's room and speaking very softly) Hello Trilby, don't be frightened. It's only me and I just It was all so nice until an ocelot club friend of the wanted to see if you're allright. (The door is opened gently humans came with that little hussy they call Cleo. and there is Trilby in one of her nesting boxes with the most Short for Cleopatera no doubt. Everyone says they adorable tiny ocelot baby ever.) It is just what we have all were meant lor each other. Even their names goto- been waiting for for so long. I'll tentatively call the baby gether. They stood outside our door and introduced NOEL with reservations since the word "nov will get con- her to Caesar and that brute of a beast really got in- fused with the name. terested in that shameless little creature with those TRILBY: (proud and calm) Well, you see, we finally did it. long nails and big teeth. He immediately began to FEMALE HUMAN: Yes, and it's a very beautiful Xmas drool and rub his head against hers and then the humans present. The best I've ever had. Thank you very much, put them together and didn't even care about my feelings. Trilby. I know you'll be a good mother. (we wink at each They said it was for ecology but that doesn't help me other which is a way of showing we are content and satisfied.) withstand the pain of a broken heart any better. How ----And everyone got a big helping of dinner which consists can I face life after this? (We hear Trilby sobbing softly of ZuPreem and some horse meat extras and, of course milk to herself. ) for Trilby. The little one is nursing happily. We congratu- late Caesar who seems to be sitting ten feet taller, being a --Scene 2: Three days later. Caesar returns from his very tall, splendid animal anyway. experience. CAESAR: (sheepishly) HELLO beautiful! Boy am I glad to be back with you. You really look good to me. Cleo is 0. K. but she's a little hard to get to know. And so, as the organ music swells with pride, we ask our- You're always so sweet and friendly. Why don't you selves, is this the beginning of a larger family ? Tune in come over here and touch noses? again to the next chapter of TRUE ROMANCE OF T. 0. EXOTIC CATS Three weeks after birth, the kitten is doing OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA beautifully, gaining close to an ounce a day. Much to our delight, the Vignes brought Omar to the meeting. He, of course, had to remain in the car with the win- dows up, but we were all terribly eager and thrilled to get a glance at him. The kitten is beautiful, plump, REPORT OF MEETING - January 17 healthy and active. This would certainly seem like a good omen for the year ahead. By Lisa Zaslove, Sec. Treas. 132 Ridge Road Lunch was announced and everyone was asked Fairfax, California 94930 to help himself to sweet and sour ribs, fried rice and tossed green salad. The cats particularly seemed to Despite the bleak, foggy day, everyone seemed full enjoy the ribs. of happiness and enthusiasm at our first gathering of the new year. Indeed, we had much to celebrate: a gratifying Following lunch, our guest speaker, Dr. Rohde, turnout of members and cats and, best of all, the birth of who is a veterinarian experienced ir the treatment of a baby ocelot, the very first in our local branch history. exotic felines, gave an informative talk on internal and external parasites, ranging from earmites to People and cats began arriving at one o'clock and by hookworms. Many of us have had problems with tape- two the house was bustling with laughter, conversation, worms, earmites and fleas, and Dr. Rohde generous- purrs and growls. I counted in all five ocelots, two mar- ly responded to all our questions. We are all grateful gays and a spectacular cheetah owned by Mike Doughtery to him for taking the time to come to our meeting. and JoAnne Puccini. The cheetah's beautiful disposition and noble air immediately won everyone over. 7 he cats The meeting broke up at five o'clock with several were remarkably well behaved. Some preferred to curl people having long rides back home. up in a remote corner of the living room or, as in the case of Paolini's margay, Tigri, oversee the day's events The next meeting of ECNC from a high kitchen cabinet - a typical margay ploy - will be held on SUNDAY March 21. while others seemed to enjoy the chance to socialize. in Monterey at the home of ~arbara Restovich. A second announcement with directions to Soon the meeting was called to order. I very briefly her house will be sent to local members in the begin-- discussed some w&ys in which we might personally in- ning of March. volve ourselves in the struggle for conservation. For instance, as individuals we might try to locate articles I realize this means a long drive for many of and advertisements in magazines and newspapers which us, but because we meet only every two months, let exploit the exoticcat for its fur, and write to these us make extra special effort to attend! ! ! sources. We might also drop an encouraging note to those actively concerned with promoting legislation to protect Respectfully, exotic cats and all endangered species. Informing a mer- chant such as a furrier who deals in the sale of exotic cat Lisa Zaslove, furs of your intent to picket his store can be extremely ef- Secretary-Treasurer ECNC fective, but this must be done with caution and tact so as not to interfere with the merchant's legal rights. It was suggested that a committee be formed to draw up a list of targets to which the rest of us might write. Hopefully at the next meeting we will give this and any other ideas fur- ther consideration YOU'VE BEEN WONDERING WHERE TO Next on the agenda was the eagerly awaited report by GET YOURBOBCAT?? Loralee Vigne on the birth and progress ot baby ocelot, Omar. Omar had originally been named Noel. Loralee 'We're taking orders for bobcats for this Spring, " discovered the baby ocelot the morning after Christmas advises Lucille Whitlock of 1310 N. Texas, Odessa, day. She was reassured at once to see that mother, Texas 79760. Lucille, who has been a member of Trilby, was nursing the baby and that the kitten seemed LIOC tor over a year now, has supplied many healthy to be quite large and apparently healthy and normal. beautiful bobcats to LIOC members. One of her The area where mother and offspring were confined was happiest customers is Bill Boyle of Tacoma, Wash. kept strictly off limits to everyone except Loralee who whose picture appeared on the cover of the last brought in Trilby's food. Loralee claims that Trilby Newsletter. was calm and reasonably friendly towards her but would not let her approach the baby. This, of course, she had 'We will supply bobcat kittens for $150 each no intention of doing. with all shots and with health certificate. We pre- fer to satisfy oursevles that their owners will Omar seemed to be doing fine for about two weeks when truly appreciate them and care for them properly. Loralee noticed the mother had stopped nursing him. At Our kits are born to our own breeders right on the this point the baby was removed from the mother and premises. We have three exotic-oriented vets who started on Tabilac. The Vignes believe that the mother's check our cats before shipment, i ucille concludes. milk had dried up. owners or groups, especially those active in attempt- ing to breed rare species. It is suggested that members consider this situation and possiole action.

Bill Boyle brought out his "library" for the new and potential new owners to see and take notes. He had cat owners identify themselves so they could be talked to later by people interested in their types of cats. Then we went inside for lunct-i and more cat talk.

Most of the talking was done by Suzy and Stanley, bobcat types. Suzy was thought to be in season and was almost snaring a room with Stanley during the meeting. Stan spent the time singing bobcat lovesongs in stean - whistle voice and Suzy growled, popped and hissed a definite "paws off". This eventually degenerated into a thundering brawl which got Suzy banished downstairs where Hana Kato did a magnificent pastel portrait of her. The Cascade mob ganged up on Bill Boyle's home in Tacoma again for our first meeting of Thanks again to Bill for a great meeting place 1971. Nearly 60 people attended, many with cats, and to all our friends w.10 came so far to see us, -- in weather surprisingly good for this time of year. and especially to Frank for his patience in the midst of so many nutball cat freaks. Many of those attending were up from Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Branch. Among them were The next meeting will be the 21st at Sandy Stan and Lucille Adamson from Eugene and Sandy Director's in Portland. Director who arrived with a trucklo?'"! of friends. A few were interested sorts we met at an exotic cat John Paramore, Coordinator display at a local cat show the previous week. Among 21620 2nd So. the cats attending were Kioki, a Bolivian margay, Bothell, Washington 98011 ocelots Hank, Hazel and Lancelot, bobcats Suzy Stanley (206-486-0302) and Missy, Loki la Puma and a beautiful cougar baby brought by Bill and June Hodge AND there was Felix, a super nice leopard. . . . Bill ~oyle'slatest. Felix was acquired by Bill just one step ahead of a ''humane" society which had intentions of destroying this "dangerous" animal. We, the Paramores, have been keeping Felix for Bill until he has facilities built for him. He's a very sweet natured cat and seems willing to endure any crazy thing. The week prior to the meeting he made three TV appearances, spent a day in Liz Ghent 's fifth grade class and put in two hard days at a cat show. We "wi1d"nat types feel pretty smug since ours were absolute angels. . . first class "hams" while a number of the domestics(fe1is catus) displayed excessive claw and fang action.

Business was limited. Members were brought up to date on new attempts to pass anti-exotic legislation in Washington State. Most of these were inspired by the public uproar 01 er "Safari Island", a Jonas Broth- ers enterprise, which, for a price allows hunting on this island in Puget Sound of rare animals, usually RE PORT OF FLORIDA GET-TOGETHER domestically produced herd animals released on the Sunday, January 10, 1971 island. As one might expect, several members of the legislature have gone amok in their attempts to We had a cat meeting - sure enough - that Sunday.. . eliminate this involving return to inhumane slaughter 23 felines of various sizes, shapes and colors, and one practices. chimp. Also about 62 people including members and guests. There were 8 ocelots, 4 margays, 2 leopards, At least one bill is to be taken seriously, though: 2 cheetahs, 1 tiger, three jaguarundis and 3 pure-bred The Game Department has had great troubles in the domestics (felis catus). It was nice that so many could last couple of years with easy availability of exotic ani- come this time to the home of Isaac and Delores Tiktin mals, a number of which get released into the woods in Ft. Lauderdale. and lakes here by disenchanted owners. They have re- quested passage of a bill giving them control of exotic First to arrive were ocelot, Chiquita Davis who has animals. In talking with them, it appears they would recovered nicely from a severe case of rickets which be happy with some sort of register of these animals. she had when they bought her and her playmate, margay They have no real desire to interfere with responsible Teki. These two get along very well. (Continued on P. 11.) By William Engler Buellton, California

Several years ago I wrote an article on anesthefia. Sernyian has been used by some veterinarians. It Ti] this I outlined the advantages and the disadvantages in may be administered (usually in combination with a a number of the anesthetic agents in use at the time and tranquilizer and atropine) in~ramuscularlyor orally. the technique in using these drugs. It is quite easy to administer, the amount given being small. It seems satisfactory tor use in primates, bears Until recently there has been no development that I and dogs. If the animal cannot be anesthetized otherwise, considered a step forward in anesthetic agents, but now it is permissible to use this on lions or tigers for not there is a new agent available that I consider a significant more than two occasions. At best, it appears that it improvement over any of the older ones. In the past, causes some personality change in these animals and with exotic cats especia lly, anesthesia has been a major evidence leads me to believe that it is injurious to the problem. Because of the difficulty in inducing anesthesia kidneys of these animals. in these cats, more than a few veterinarians have refused :.o handle them. I strongly discourage its use in any of the other cats or the Mustiladae. Evidence leads me to believe that Ether has been used for many years and still is used it causes in them, irrepairable renal damage resulting commonly. Many still consider it to be the safest anes- in deatn from uremic about ten days after its use. thetic agent but it has some severe drawbacks. It is dif- ficult to induce anesthesia with ether in the smaller ex- KETALAR (Ketamine Hydrochloride - - otics as induction takes some time and the cat objects Parke - Davis) quitestrenuously. In the larger exotics it is next to im- possible to induce anesthesia with ether. Ketalar, an anesthetic that has been used in Europe for several years has recently been made available in During the initial second stage of ether anesthesia tnis country. This drug, used in combination with Suritol (stage of excitement) it is not rare for a vagus block, sodium, promises to be the anesthetic of choice for veter- causing cardiac arrest, to occur. The heart may or may inary procedures. not be brought back to functioning by intracardiac injec- tion of epi n epherin and external cardiac massage. Other- At present it is available in two potencies, 10 mg per wise an experienced anesthetist is highly desirable to ad- mi and 50 mg per ml. It can be administered either intra- minister ether. venously or intramuscularly. The anesthetic state effected by Ketalar is cnaracterized by profound analgesia, elevated Suritol sodium is somewhat less difficult to ad- blood pressure and stimulated respiration. These effects minister than ether. In my experience, mortality re- reduce operative shock to a minimum. sulting from the anestnetic is consideraoly less with Suritol than with ether. Because of the fact that there To induce anesthesia in a cat, it is much easier to give is little analgesia effected by Suritol or any ot the other Ketalar intramuscularly than intravenously. This intra- barbiturates, alter the longer or severe operations, muscular injection goes a long way toward eliminating there is considerable shock experienced by the animal. the fright trauma caused when the cat has to be restrain- This shock necessitates the use of vasoconstrictors and ed in order to get a hypo needle into a vein. sometimes a plasma expander. This degree of shock is not experienced with ether as it effects a considerable As with most drugs acting on the nervous system, degree of analgesia. there is variation in the dosage necessary to achieve the desired result. In most cases, normal, healthy, Though it is less difficult to induce anesthesia witn adult cats require 15 mg. Ketelar per pound body weight 3urii:ol than i.t is with ether, it is still not easy. kuritol intramuscular!y to bring about the desirable anesthesia. must be injected intravenously. To get a needle into a In young, quiet kittens, 10 mg. Ketelar per pound body vein of a squirming, fighting cat, even though he may be weight intramuscularly will often suffice. This initial heavily tranquilized, is many times quite difficult. This injection maintains adequate anesthesia for 20 to 30 min- may produce shock in the cat and many times clav~edor utes or longer. An appropriate dose of atropine sulfate bitten hands in the veterinarian and his assistants. should be administered 30 minutes prior to anesthesia. ANESTHESIA - Wm. Engler (Continued from P. 8) GUEST EDITORIAL - Baudy (Continued from P. 2.)

After this initial catalepsis is attained, the animal Q. WHY DO YOU HAND-RAISE LARGE CAT CUBS is quiet and it is easy to enter a needle into a vein for AT YOUR CENTER IF YOU FEEL THAT THEY administration of Suritol sodium. This is slowly admin- SHOULD NOT BE USED AS PETS? istered until depression of the (stimulated by Ketalar) A. Not all tame cats are used as pets. Most feli,,ie respiration is noted. This also brings the (elevated by actors which are seen on TV or movie screens Ket alar) blood pressure back to normal. were artificially raised. Walt Disney and Ivan Tors animal productions would be impossible to make with- Because of the elevation of blood pressure caused out them. These animals are truly "working" cats. by Ketalar used without Suritol, there is excessive bleed- ing during surgery. Wit9 judicious use of Suritol, this Many zoos and animal parks are often faced with problem is eliminated; also a longer, quieter state of the problem of what to do with babies refused at anesthesia ensues. birth by their mother. Immediate removal of the cub is critical since the mother may kill (and often Additional increments of Ketalar or Suritol can devour) her own offspring. We know that artifific- be administered as required. In that a needle is already ially raising these cubs, while preserving a valuable in a vein, this may be used for injection of the Ketalar specimen is (from a feline social standpoint) creat- as well as the Suritol. ing a misfit. Their introduction to others of their own race which have been normally raised by their Ketalar, 50 mg per ml is the convenient strength mother is extremely difficult. Almost invariably to use for intramuscular injection. Ketalar, 10 mg per after 8 or 9 months of age, altogether impossible. ml is my choice for use in supplemental intravenous in- The mother-raised cubs usually kill the man-raised crements. animals.

Ketalar and Suritol should not be mixed in or in- Returning such specimens to their native wilds jected from the same syringe. It is prudent to allow is also out. In short there is nothing to do short 30 seconds between intravenous injection of the two drugs. of destroying the animal which is, of course, un- Supplemental increments given are in less dosage than thinkable especially in view of the circumstance the initial injection. Ketalar for supplemental increment, that many of the species of large felines are threat- given intravenously may be up to 2 mg per pound of body ened with extinction in their country of origin. weight, of 10 mg per ml solution administered slowly, ac- Ironically, some of the zoological parks that feel cording to'additional operative time required. In ajdition- strongly against the keeping of large cats as pets* a1 increments of Suritol, dosage determined by respiration. are among the largest producers of such cubs.

Recovery from this regime of anesthesia is smooth. 0. DO YOU KNOWINGLY SELL SOME OF YOUR There is little postoperative shock. Due to the rapid, CUBS AS PETS? shock free recovery, bleeding often occurs in freshly A. From time to time we have furnished private declawed feet from the animal walking within an hour or collectors and experienced fanciers with such two after surgery. Because of this, an appropriate dose cubs. We have never, however sold any such ani- of Vitamin K is given during surgery. It is not unusual mal without conducting a discreet but thorough in- for an animal to eat and drink two hours after an hour's quiry as to the buyer's past experience and finan- anesthesia. Though the animal is active and resulting cial standing. Above all, moral responsibility in bleeding may be troublesome, because of lack of post- regard to the animal's welfare IN THE YEARS operative shock, healing is rapid. AHEAD is what we like to discover in a prospec- tive buyer. Ketalar has been available for only a short time, hence I have not used it in any great number of operations. The routine selling by Pet Shops of the young From my limited experience with it, however, it seems of the large cats as pets to anyone entering their to be the safest anesthetic agent available for use in premises with enough cash but no further qualifi- cats and other carnivora. cation SHOULD BE OUTLAWED IMMEDIATELY. Zoo managements should not furnish such dealers mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (they are known in the field) with their surplus ani- SPECIAL from Bob Peraner, Associate Editor, just as mals. As far as we are concerned large cat this issue goes to press: cubs, even tame, are potentially "loaded gunst1 and should be traded accordingly. 'Betsy Van Horn's margays have bred again. Male mar- gay born 1/3/71 is offered. Price open. Write for infor- Q. WHAT ARE THE MAIN REQUIREMENTS YOU mation to Betsy Van Horn, 9 Blanchard Road, Cambridge, WOULD EXPECT FROR. A POTENTIAL PUR- Mass. 02138. Preference given to owners of young female CHASER OF A LARGE CAT? who wish to breed. A. First of all, experience. Anyone who never had at least a minimum of contacts with other "Betsy hopes to deliver the kitten persor,>iiv tc 1%~horn* small species of wild felines, is certainly not pre- which will, in her judgment, offer the best advantages to pared to tackle larger cats and is almost surely this precious domestic-born margay. It headed for quick disappointment.

(Continued on P. 10) GUEST EDITORIAL - Baudy (Continued from P. 9) Q. HOW DO YOU SUGGEST HANDLING TAME CATS? A. We do not own what could be described as pet large Secondly, a sound financial standing is a "must. '' cats. We do have, however, some specimens which An adult lion or tiger will consume up to 18 lbs of were hand-raised and which we use as "contact" animals good meatdaily. Smaller species such as jaguars, for movie, television or circus work. These animals leopards, pumas or cheetahs will require anywhere nave their fangs and most of them are fairly routined from 5 to 10 lbs daily. This can amount to a cur- subjects which are almost part of the family. Our rent average of up to $112.00 weekly for a large cat, spotted leopard, Sabu, is 18 and a male black leopard using reasonably good meat. The too often concep- is 12. They are what we would call exceptionally good tion that an exclusive, cheap, chicken neck diet will subjects. We make it an absolute rule, however, not do is completely wrong! Add to this the inevitable to initiate rough wrestling bouts or exaggerated petting. occasional veterinarian expenses and cost of drugs. Familiarity breeds contempt. We always talk softly to tnem, reserving our severe intonations for emergency Before anything else, the construction of an situations. escape-proof, heavy gage, galvanized mesh wire pen may well cost the interested party more than We do not like to turn our backs to them for too long. the price of the animal itself. A minimum sized a time since this would invite a playful attack which pen (20' x 20') connecting with an indoor structure might degenerate suddenly into a severe bite. When we of 10' x 10' and including self-locking swinging gates, enter their pens we always carry a short riding crop. steel sliding door, slanted concrete floor and septic tank will be hard to erect for less than $2,500.00 today. Despite all these precautions, we were attacked Transportation equipment including portable steel savagely seven years ago by the black leopard without any cage (or aluminum) and necessary station wagon or apparent reason. The animal has never repeated this pick-up truck for people who want to move the animzl performance. He returned the very same day to his from time to time is also not to be forgotten. usual friendly disposition.

The third requirement in our mind is a genuine personal feeling about the animal and its future wei- fare. A buyer who manifests only "show off" dispo- sition is certainly not the kind of person to whom we would consider selling an animal.

Last, but not least, plain, solid common sense is extremely important. This underrated virtue is paramount in being successful in handling animals. It is common sense which will tell the owner of po- tential danger existing in suddenly exposing his ani- mal to a strange environment; or walking the cat on a leash within reach of perfect strangers or worse, children; or talking harshly or making threatening ges- tures to an animal already excited.

Q. ARE ACCIDENTS POSSIBLE IN HANDLING TAME CATS? THE AMURIAN LEOPARD - Baudy (from page 3 . ) A. Even with proper handling, accidents are always a constant (and deadly) possibility. Even fully in the Americas. " Official North Korean government experienced veteran animal handlers recognize this estimates place their number in the Korean wilds at fact. Many have suffered their worst attacks from approximately 30 specimens. hand-raised, extremely tame animals. The June, 1969 American Association of Zoos, A very important thing to keep in mind is that Parks and Aquariums Newsletter related this tragically tame animals are completely lacking the instinctive eloquent, laconic message from Professor A. G. repulsion that true wild specimens have in carrying Bannikov of the University of Moscow: ". . . . . that the a long term, tenacious attack on human beings. When- Amur leopard range in the U. S. S. R. has been further ever they do attack, or bite, their onslaught is usually contracted and, that the animal has disappeared from of short duration. A tame animal has no such reluc- a number of formerly inhabited valleys which have tance and whenever given the opportunity or provoked recently been taken up for human settlement...... to the extreme, he will carry through a tenacious, there are probably no more tnan ten to fifteen indivi- almost impossible to break agression. duals (Amur leopards) in the entire region.!I

Usually only the more important accidents occur- ing with tame cats are reported, the owners prefer- ring to keep silent about the others. The last death attributed to a tame leopard was published in American newspapers in February of 1970. The accident happened in Rome, Italy on February 28th, 1970 and resulted in the death of the family gardener. Over a period of 35 years spent in close relationship with the animal world, we have learned of a dozen greivous and sometimes lethal attacks by so-called tame animals. REPORT OF FLORIDA GET-TOGETHER (Cont'dfron, ~7.) You may have noticed that I tiavan't mentioned our illus- trious President, Dave Salisbury, or the Douglases who Then we, the Hatfields, arrived with margays Mittens were expected. We were worried since Dave and Sue and Jo. We put them into a good-sized cage next to Sammy were travelling with Tami, their 2 year old leopard. and Chiquita's living quarters. Mittens promptly told me Their late arrival was due to "mechanical failure": they what he thought of -that idea. He sprayed thoroughly. He had umpteen belts and hoses break on their car. There just doesn't like ocelots. Then Lance Gilier arr.ived with wasn't an available mechanic to fix things so Dave did it one of his cheetahs, Rachel. She still has part of her tail all himself. Douglases were delayed in starting. They covered in hair rollers to keep her from biting at it. It's brought a baby tiger, Tina, who belongs to Houser's Zoo, a strange sight to see a cheetah wearing rollers, but it but is being house-raised due to her age. She was just 6 works and that's the main thing. Then ocelots, leopards weeks old at the time. There is nothing as cute as a baby and jaguarundis began arriving thick and fast. Ocelot feline of any kind, but Tina is just "something else". Tigre Vella is a big boy, and not even fully grown yet. New members, DY& Mrs. Bracy arrived with their baby So, as you can see, we never did get to the "meeting" leopard, only 8 weeks old. The Kindts arrived with ocelot part of our day. Now: the following is regarding our Peru and jaguarundi Copy. The Riggios brought their meeting on March 14th. Nero, ocelot. We are going very formal this time, with 3 speakers Mary DePew brought along 3 of her prized domestics, and a personal tour of Busch Gardens. It should be a very a Red Abby, a Ruddy Abby and a Burmese. She has not interesting and informative day. I have sent all the Florida owned an exotic yet. Dave Longstatt brought his two Folk the details in a meeting notice which I sent out much jaguarundis: Terra is a year old and Atlas three months. earlier than usual to allow for making of plans and obtain- Ocelot Czar Bitsack brought Ken and some friends. Dr. ing of reservations at a motel if anyone is going to stay over. & Mrs. Swiezy accompanied their margay, Sheena. This is to serve as a reminder to DON' T MISS THIS ONE, and also as an invitation to any LIOC members who may Well, as you can see, what with ocelot host & hostess, be visiting Florida at that time to join us (or any who may Sam and Chiquita Tiktin out back in their cage and our chee- be looking for a good excuse to visit Florida). tah hostess Shauna tied out front and the rest of us scattered all around, we soon had yards full of cats. The Tiktins have We are to meet with our guest speakers at Rama- a lovely home on five acres and it was a good thing. I don't da Inn, 820 £ Busch Blvd (at 1-75), Tampa, Florida, know if anyone noticed the helicopter which flew over the area, at 11 A.M. Dr. Wray who so very kindly organized and turned and flew back. Pilot probably couldn't believe his this whole thing for us at the suggestion of Suzie Kindt, eyes. A lavish lunch -- no, it was dinner -- was served. will also thoughtfully provide (concluded on P. 12) exotic cats. Dr. Bradford was delayed in San Francisco and couldn't make it. Dr. Toulouse gave us some very valuable formulas for diet and specific vitamin and mineral needs of exotics. He also got into the use of newer types of anesthesia currently used on exotic cats. He gave us so much information that it was almost more than we could digest.

At the close of the doctor's talk we held our raffle drawing and the Breslins won a very pretty wall clock. Joyous Mrs. Breslin exclaimed, "I'll put this in the new house ! "

Then, on to the potluck and then the rapsessions. The cat stories flew till about 6:00 p.m. when the last die-hards left and Gene brought his Golden Cat back into the house.

Well, that's Cal-Val for January and as I'm the REPORT FOR JANUARY, 1971 new corresponding secretary, I hope I haven't left out too much! Despite changes in the chairmanship of the Steer- ing Committee and other posts vacated, the January \he new address for Cal-Val's Corresponding Sec: meeting was held without mishap -- in fact, it came oif rather well. With John Jackson stepping down as princi- Laura Mayberry pal spokesman and chairman of the Steering Committee, 21245 Washington and with Chuck and Harriet Leake moving to New Orleans, Walnut, California 91789 the following were elected at the December meeting:

Club Spokesman & Chairman of Steering Committee - REPORT OF FLORIDA GET-TOGETHER (Cont'd from BOB SMITH; Assistant to Club Spokesman, JIM PATTON; Page 11.) Corresponding Secretary - LAURA MAYBERRY; Mailing List Secretary, BOBBIE PATTON; Membership Secre- "coffee and danish" from 10:30 to 11:OO. The speakers tary, LILLIAN SMITH; Treasurer: JACKIE LUCAFO & will be Dr. E. £ Schobert, DVM, who will speak on COREEN MORGAN: Aide, GEORGIA ROSA. Diseases; Robert Bean, Director of Busch Gardens Zoological Park who will speak on Environment and A hearty "well done" to John Jackson for the lead- Housing and Mr. Jerry Houghlan from Hill Packing ership he provided for over a year and also to Chuck and Company who will speak on Nutrition. Incidentally, Harriet Leake who undertook and performed a million Dr. Wray is also connected with the Hill Company tasks to help make everything run smoothly. (Z'lPreem) and it is my understanding that they are providing the meeting room at the Ramada Inn and Now to the January meeting held at Gene Liberali's that they made all the arrangements with the gentle- place in Glendora: men from Busch Gardens. I wish to express the ap- preciation of the Florida Chapter of LIOC. In attendance: John and Juleen Jackson who were able to bring a cat and relax and enjoy a meeting for a /'-fter the speakers and question-and-answer change; Ray and Georgia Rosa accompanied by their session we will adjourn for lunch and meet again at ocelot, Teagra and Ray brought his raccoon too. By the Busch Gardens at 2 P. M. where Mr. Bean will take way, Teagra has been booked by a theatrical agency for us on a tour. We understand there will be a new sec- TV. They were told that Teagra would be excellent in tion open by then and that the tour will take at least an TV commercials. Salary: $50 per hour. Bob Smith hour. brought Lisha(their domestic born ocelot kitten who is now ten months old. Jan Giacinto brought a beautiful five DIRECTIONS From the South, take the Turn- week old leopard (still on the bottle). Jim and Barbara pike to Yee Haw Junction (yes, that is too the name!) Patton were accompanied by Satan, a four year old ocelot then S. R. 6C west to Tampa. From the north, take he recently acquired from the Breslins. They also U.S. 4 south to Tampa. brought their four month old puma kitten, Ari, which they recently purchased in partnership with Ginny Story. Ginny Hope to see j7 'all Sunday, March 14th at 11 AM. followed the Pattons in and Ginny doesn't go anywhere with- We Hatfields are going over Saturday, otherwise we'd out her Puma, Cavie. Curtis White was there with his never get there by 10:30 for that coffee! leopard Cat, Bimba, and everyone was amazed to see a -tame leopard cat. Frederick Holly made it at the last - - Jean Hatfield, Sec. LIOC-Florida minute with his bobcat. 1991 SW 136 Avenue Fort Lmuderdale, Florida 33314 In all, we had a turnout of over sixty members and guests. Our business meeting was held to a bare minimum as we moved right along to our guest speaker, Dr. Arlie Toulouse. He spoke on the care and feeding of the newly acquired exotic cat and discussed in full different nutritional aspects and requirements of the TIKI' S ADVENTURE

As told by Bob and Anne Davis, 980 E 27th St., Hialeah, Florida 33013

While vacationing at our cabin in the Big Cypress Swamp in the Florida Everglades, our declawed, de- fanged margay, Tiki, ran out the front door one morn- ing when it was open. We tried to catch him but were unsuccessful. As you can imagine, we were very con - cerned. He had been a housepet for 2-1/2 years and MORE THAN ONE WAY TO did not have fangs or claws we thought necessary for MEDICATE A CAT! wild survival.

From Kelly Gellette, Las Vegas, Nevada, Our cabin is located in a very primitive area of comes this description of her unique way to induce the Everglades. We knew Tiki would have to rely en- a balky ocelot to "take" oral medicine. tirely on instinct for survival. Our krea abounds with armadillo, possum, raccoons, deer, bobcats some pan- "The vet gave me a 5 cc syringe. I took the ther, wildcat, bear, squirrel, fish, birds and snakes, needle off, sucked the medicine in from the spoon both harmless and poisonous. in which I had measured it. Then I got 'Puddy' cor- nered, blew in his face so he would open his mouth We searched by day, calling him and at night left to hiss at me and I quickly shot the syringe-full into the porch door open and left food and water for him. his mouth, full blast . Of course I got some of it on the None was touched. On the morning of the seventh day wall and some on Puddy, but it did work!" an owl awakened us just at dawn. Our ocelot, Chiquit a, was watching something in the front yard. We looked Kelly now has Baia 111. Baia I had been part of to see what it was. There was no mistaking: it was her life since before she came with LIOC in 1963. Tiki! After his death, blue- eyed Baia I1 took over for a relatively short time until his terminal kidney in- We brought him in the house and looked him over. fection in October, 1970. Baia I, I1 and I11 - ocelots, He had one bite on his right shoulder but was in good of course. physical condition otherwise. He acted as though every- thing was normal. APPLAUSE FOR THE DOCTORS This is written for all of you who gave lost anexotic 'We bought Atlas, our new male jaguarundi kit pet who has been declawed and/or defanged, and who fear from a dealer in Ft. Lauderdale," writes Dave Long- their animal cannot survive without human help. Tiki staff/ Neil Burmeister, " at the age of what we thought was in an extremely hazardous area and although handi- to be 6 weeks. (Turned out to be more like four.) capped, he survived without ill effect. After one healthy week and after having had his first distemper shot he became ill. FICTION IT ISN'T "After exhausting my vets up here in Pompano Beach, I called Jean Hatfield, remembering her recent Should anyone think it's fiction -- that report of a outbreak of distemper. She told me to see Dr. Mueller birth to Trilby and Caesar in "True Romance of Trilby in Hialeah, which I did. When we left Atlas there, so Ocelot" ("soap opera" on page .) it is absolute fact. weak and sick he couldn't hold up his head, I really ne- ver thought I'd see him again. For four days and nights Loralee Vigne of San Francisco, who told us all they worked to save Atlas. His blood count had dropped about it confides: "Having a birth of this sort is cer- to below 3,000, but he hung on until he started up the tainly one of the most unsettling experiences I have had road to recovery. lately. You feel very responsible for this precious little life and really helpless. All one can do is to try to 'I want to publicly thank Jean Hatfield of Florida have a good rapport with the mother and make her as LIOC, and the two doctors at the Mueller Animal Clinic comfortable and happy as possible. Trilby is a good

in Hialeah, Fla. for their devotion to exotics and deep mother so I did not have to separate her from her baby. 'I personal interest in my jaguarundi, Atlas. " A HOME AND HUSBAND AND THAT' S IT ilrm looking for a small sized male margay for breed- Ocelots Maya and Cdssanova belong to Mr. & Mrs. ing and a playmate," writes Mrs. Frances J. Moritz of Randall Franks of Fortuna, California. The cats are 7 214 Rua de Matta, San Antonio, Texas 78232, whose two and 6 years, respectively. "They have lost four kittens year old female margay, Tana, weighs 6 pounds. It's not easy to imagine anyone might want to part with an adult -- to date, " advises Sue, "and we are not going to breed them again." This decision comes about, we are sure, from or nearly so -- margay, but history has proven there are the extremely difficult pregnancies Maya has had. Some often circumstances which make it possible. Newsletter readers will remember accounts of them in previous issues. We have no indication whether Cas will seek another mate. It was on Sunday, January 6, 1971 that the Midwestern The last two meetings were among the more en- Branch of LIOC held its meeting. Mr. & Mrs. Gilman Kirk joyable we have had. The December teature was a were hosts at their gracious home on North Cassady in pot luck dinner and party and in January, Tiny, a 3 Columbus, Ohio. month old lion cub stole the show. Other cats in- cluded "Fang" (Ocelot) and "Pepper" (Ocelot. Even We discussed several topics but our main topic was so, Dave and Dean Couch's cub, Tiny, won the cen- our cats, as usual. Don Chesnut was there with his two ter of attention, paws down. At three months he is babies (margay Angel, 4 months and Satan, 6 months.) getting a tail ball and the spots are blending in over He hopes to have kittens by them someday. The babies his shoulders and flanks. He "kneadsv enthusiastic- were quiet and seemed to be listening to every word of the ally but keeps his claws sheathed at all times. meeting. Don finds it easier to travel with his cats than to leave them with sitters. We have received our club license plates and soon expect our club jackets to arrive. Plans for We are still waiting on responses to the inquiry about our Exhibition at the Plaza Inn, a posh motel above boarding cats with members. A list of prospective sitters the famed Country Club Plaza, March 13-14 are firm. is in the making. Get your response in! It's handy to find Shoreline has again consented to lend us the four foot someone to cat-sit who really understands the problems of stainless steel cages and the decor will be bamboo the exotics. and live plants. Ribbons and Trophies for the judging, of course. Anyone interested in seeing the samples of exotic cat Christmas cards (for next year) or stationery should con- Because of the enthusiastic response of the public tact Bonnie Shifley, 3350 Clark Shaw Road, Powell, Ohio, we plan to rope off a larger area to keep the crowds to get the portfolio. away and our signs intorming the public of the very special care our cats need and deserve are planned The Schiavones gave members a warning against us- to be prominent. Our members will be easily identi- ing Dow Bathroom cleaner. Their cat, Ocelot Tiki, almost fiable in the safari jackets and we will all probably oe died of convulsions after licking the poison off the bathtub. hoarse from taling afterwards. Quick dousing with warm water and forced-down milk and water probably saved the cat, according to the veterinarian's One real benefit from our exhibitions: we keep later statement. It all happened so fast. Hope members meeting other exotic cat owners from here and there. heed the warning! Mr & Mrs. Aubrey Croft, 42' East 71 Terrace, The business meeting ended and we all feasted on Kansas City, Missouri 64131 (816 363-6630 (original pizza and other goodies. Those attending were Mr. & Mrs. members of our group) are retiring in ill health and Dave Shifley, Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Theresa Schiavone, must let their cats go. The cats, Mike and Rita live Columbus; Mr. Don Chesnut, Streator, Illinois, Sue Hatton together but have not tried to mate. The Crofts of Lexington, Kentucky, Mr. & Mrs. Gilman Kirk of Colum- hope to place them in the same home. bus, and yours truly. Mike, 2 year old male margay 15# whole, defanged, Anyone wanting notifications of meetings to be held, declawed...... $150 and Rita, 5 year old female oce- please notify Bonnie Shifley, 3350 Clark Shaw Road, lot, 15#, whole, defanged and. declawed ...... $150. Powell, Ohio. Bonnie will send meeting notifications to all who ask for them. The next meeting will probably be Ilene Massey receiv ed her new bobcat, "Mean in Indiana. Girl", a two year old, 20 pound pack of dynamite. She loves to play with her food but will not share it - Spots and stripes forever! ! ! ! ! ! very possessive of it! HELP! Does anyone have experience in breeding wild bobcats? How do you know Bonnie Schiavone, when they are in heat? How often? Mean Girl started Recording Secretary. talking in, a throaty churble turning into a yeow and 2010 Lakewood then starting into a scream that doesn't happen. Was Huron, Ohio 44839 this "calling?" All help will be appreciated! Call Ilene Massey, 7007 N. Pen4 K.C., Mo. 64118 (816/ 436-2227.

Bye now! By Bob & Annella Maze, Sec Pro-tern. 6808 West 70 Terr. Shawnee Mission, Ks. 66204 LIOC Mid-Atlantic States AMONG THE NEWCOMERS

Meeting 1/17/71 (dd .) Pledse torgive our emission of this feature for this Newsli-tter and look forward to a longer Once upon a Sunday, January 17, Pat and Jack Kibler, listing in the next Newsletter. Coordinators, were running around frantically, getting everyone fed and taking care of the "potty detail". Oliver NEW RULES (chimp) yelled, Muffet (bobcat) releived himself on our bed, Tarija (ocelot) was asleep in his room and we finally got In spite of what it says on your green reminder a leash on MaiTai (puma) and we were off to meet Camille of expiration slip, Please be sure to and George Schwarz at their home. ADDRESS YOUR MEMBERSHIP a Next stop was Nolan's "Cat Housen, in Elizabeth, N. J.. RENEWAL CHECK Just about everywhere you look at the Nolan$, you see a pair of ears or a tail belonging to leopard cats, domestics, directly to our Sec. Treas, and now a small ocelot. Duchess Roth (margay) was there and went to visit with the leopard cats for the day. Jean Mrs. Daniel Treanor Huber came from Philadelphia, and Bette and Arthur Human 1454 Fleetwood Drive E. came from Connecticut. Helen Huntoon joined us too, and Mobile, Alabama 36605 reported that Kimba (tigrina) just gave birth to Marshmallow and Thing, on Jan. 14. Lester Gulitz dropped in to ob- And please be sure, should your remittance be serve the goings on as he plans to adopt an exotic in the separated from your "green slip", to include your near future. membership number with it or put it on the face of your check. This will help Shirley to credit you Jack finally managed to call the meeting to order. properly, thus to keep your membership active. Membership forms for our branch were filled out and Camille Schwarz, our Treasurer collected some money. Some members had not seen the OUCH folder that was passed around. All members were advised that we are invited to the South-Western Branch meeting in New Orleans PROTECT THE BOBCATS on February 13th. Spence Dillon was kind enough to send Concerned members of NORTH CAROLINA, us all an invitation. especially and others elsewhere who sympathize with the plight of the wild bobcat who is legal prey Jean Huber said she would be willing to host a meeting to the hunt in North Carolina: and we jumped at the chance real quick. Our next meeting will be on Sunday, March 7 at 2:00 PM Please write letters of protest in the name of at Baby Huber's (ocelot) house. The address LIOC, to the following North Carolina Legislators is 130 W. Penn Street, Philadelphia. who are on the Commit tee on Wildlife Resources. Invitations and directions will be sent to all members of the Mid-Atlantic States and anyone else wanting to come Senator Fred Folger, Jr. can drop me a note and I'll be happy to forward directions. Office 2013 N. C. State Legislature Building Somebody said FOOD! The Nolans provided us with Raleigh, N. C. a delicious cake, fondue and coffee. The repast was ter- riffic and we all dug right in. More talk and pictures and Representative James C. Green Mai Tai Kibler entertained us. Mai Tai behaved rather Office 2303 well and allowed almost everyone to play with him,, except N. C. State Legislature Building for a few men. He's no dummy: he likes good-looking gals. Raleigh, N. C. He was determined to eat the Nolans' coffee table and Jim kept saying "That's Okay, " so no doubt there are a few puma teeth marks . After Jim was such a nice guy he walked past Mai Tai who proceeded to trip him.. . . That's HARRY G. CISIN the thanks you get, Jim. To my many friends who have expressed About 6:30 most of us started home after a great day sweet sympathy in my ultimate personal Thanks again to all the Nolans for the use of their home loss and to the many friends who would and, of course, the goodies. We'll see you Sunday, have wanted to do so, had they known, March 7th in Philadelphia. The Kiblers will be there with Mai Tai (Jack might forget me, but never the puma) my deepest gratitude. and Jim Nolan keeps yelling for us to bring Muffet, so with a little luck, we'll talk Muffet into joining us too. Some will learn only now, reading this Newsletter that my life partner passed Over and out for this month. . . . into life eternal on February 4, 1971. Harry Cisin was deeply involved with Jack and Pat Kibler LIOC. Hopefully, through me his Coordinator and Secreta ry, brilliance will endure indefinitely. LIOC- Mid-Atlantic States 475 E. Shore Trail Sparta, N. J. 07&71 Renewal Members New Members

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