Ocelot Club Volu~Ne11 Number 3 10 1967 1 May, 1967 AMAGANSET I? OCELOT CLUB SF

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Ocelot Club Volu~Ne11 Number 3 10 1967 1 May, 1967 AMAGANSET I? OCELOT CLUB SF STAFF: Mrs. Harry Cisin, Editor, Amagansett, N.Y. 11930 Mrs. John~rill,Membership Secret~u-y,51 Claren~ont Avenue, Kenmore, N. Y. 14223 Dr. Michael P. Balbo (Art) 21-01 46 Street, Long Island City, New York, 11105 William Engler (Felidology) P 0 Box 52, San Fernando, Cal c Long Island Ocelot Club Volu~ne11 Number 3 10 1967 1 May, 1967 AMAGANSET I? OCELOT CLUB SF- JAMANTHA, Brazilian Ocelot owned by Joe and Bena Bargiel of Woodland Hills, California. She is shown e basking in the California sun. Her story, as told by Bena, appears on Page 11 of this May, 1967 Newsletter. Complete meeting schedule -- all sections -- is given on page 2, except where meeting location had not been determined when Newsletter went to printer. By: Marian Allen 123 Morningside Drive Daly City, California 14015 Quote -- HELP, PLEASE HELP -- Unquote THE LONG ISLAND OCELOT CLUB NEWSLETTER Published Bi-Monthly by Long Island Ocelot Club, If I should put a bridle on my tongue; set a guard by Amagansett, N.Y. 11930. The Lon&Island Ocelot my lips, then the words that flow from my mouth would Club is a non-profit, non-commercial club, inter- not destroy my peace.. I would be safe. A talkative national in membership, devoted to the welfare of man is a nuisance to society, the public is sick of his pet ocelots and other "ExoticWfelines. Reproduc- babbling, the torrent of his words overwhelms the con- tion of the material in this Newsletter may not be versation. I, who cannot restrain my tongue, shall have made without the written permission of the authors trouble. But as I babble on, at least heed me now and andlor the Copyright Owner, LIOC. then . hear me no more! For a brief time, I shall be the proverbial "bone of contention" and the "thorn in your side. " I shall gladly play the heavy if you will1 digest my Branch Representatives: words well and remember they spring from my concern Dion Vigne , Pres. Northern Cdlilornia Branch for each and every one of you. of LIOC, 1503 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94115 Dick & Audrey Laird, Cal-Val Branch of LIOC, 3228 Honolulu, La Crescenta, California What must one think about when he wants to give a home David L. Salisbury, Pres. Florida Chapter of to a huge exotic? LIOC, 1519 Cambridge Drive, Cocoa, Fla. Doesn't he have an obligation to his neighbors and to the R. A. Roberts, Coordinator, New England Branch community, who think differently and live by different standards than he? of LIOC, 10 Turell Road, Medford, Ma 20155 Is he willing to live where his exotic will not cause terror, either by looks or deeds? Even so, are steps taken to properly house him? Is there a safe runway where he can enjoy a certain Meeting Schedule amount of sunlight, fresh air and exercise? ^ Do you give him the love and attention, in your (In the order of their occurrence) world, to make up for that which he has had to leave behind. even if it is only the Companionship of NEW ENGLAND BRANCH Saturday, April 29, 1967 another and the natural desire to procreate? at 8:OO P-M. sharp, - Buffet -- at home of Avis Is there a proper diet maintained and are protective and A1 Roberts, 10 Turrel Road, Medford, Mass. shots given? NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BRANCH Sunday, May 7, Is there a veterinarian who will come to your home (in an 1967 at Shirley Nelson's. Picnic. (Bring your emergency) to treat this large speci men with all his own lunch) 1:00 P.M. Travel instructions will be weight and power? mailed locally. Are you using him for advertisement purposes only? FLORIDA CHAPTER OF LIOC Sunday, May 14 (Mothers Do you use him for spectacular exploitation? Day) at home of Annette and Hermon Brooks, Do you house him only to call attention to yoursell? 3031 Pioneer Road, Orlando, Fla. at 1:00 P. M. If he accidentally got loose (this can happen to any one of LONG ISLAND OCELOT CLUB (Parent group) Sunday, us) and throiigh fear, hurt someone, could you undo May 28, 1967 at home of June and George Squires, the harm or prevent the grief of the loved ones? 2 East Drive, Harbor Acres, Sands Point, N. Y. Could you live with your conscience if you were responsible at 2:00 P M. Potluck. Bring goodies. See Page 8 for a man-made law put into effect to BAN ALL for travel instructions. EXOTICS? ? ? ? CAL-\ AL PRASCH OF LIOC 11.~~-iinci lnr.ii io!i ID Iw It ho should suddrnly 211 ni:id (from p.iin. for example) arc announced locally. you equipped tu .-,;i\^tin-- hie ul .i:'iu;ii~'r... ~,u.-sibly your own? If you have properly answered these questions, you have It will be to your advantage to take this not been in the news lately . have you? Or.. Newsletter to the meetings. you have caused no worry, in any way, to another exotic owner who just happens to love his little one Please let host and hostess know you plan as much as you propose to love your large one ! ! ! ! to attend. This courtesy helps tremendously in preparation for a meeting. (Concluded on Page 12. ) Uurin~[tie raisriu, 01 inese specimens, \vc took notice 01 several inipori;nii diiiereiictis amunvme tiiree subspecies of tigers, which may be 01 some interest to zoos or private parties interested in the conservation of large felines. While we regiatered an average tem- perature of 99 degrees (rectal) on Bengal cubs from the first day until three weeks old, the temperature of the Siberian and Korean cubs during the same period varied betwen 100.5 and 101.4 de,,vrees. Five of our Bengal cubs were born with eyes cracked open, two with eyes fully open and clear without -. the usual bluish tinge of baby eyes. These cubs were born out of two unrelated female breeders and were sired by different males, also unrelated, which seems to point to the fact that it must be a fairly common occur- rence among Bengal tigers. Vision was very good on all these cubs at four weeks of age. By contrast, it took be- tween two and three weeks before the Siberian and Korean cubs had their eyes completely open and their vision did not become fairly sharp until they were eight and nine weeks old. These cubs were out of three tigresses by two differ - ent sires. The incubator boxes temperature was kept at 85 degrees F. for Bengal tigers and Indian leopards for the first three weeks, but had to be lowered to 75 degrees for the Siberian and Korean cubs. After three weeks we had to bring it down to 72 degrees to make the latter com- fortable. Siberian and Korean cubs proved to be much quieter and easier to care for, especially during the first four weeks, than the more spirited Bengals and leopards. All of our cubs were given subcutaneous injections of Feline Distemper Serum as early as the first day after HAND RAISING birth (2 cc for tigers, and 31 4 cc for leopards, and every two weeks thereafter until they were two months old when they were given their first Feline Distemper OF LARGE FELINES Vaccine shot. (KITVAC, Fromm Laboratories Inc. ) By Robert & Charlotte Baudy Why we Succeed P. 0. Box 132 Center Hill, Fla.. 33514 To answer [he questions of several zoo curators less fortunate than we are in the field of reproduction, we attribute our successes in breeding large felines During the year 1965, our feline breeding compound mainly to the following factors: located near Bushnell, Fla. was fortunate enough to re- gister the births of twenty-two large feline cubs, namely: 1. Seclusion of the breeders in an ideally quiet place. We are located in the middle of twenty acres of 3 Indian Leopards (Panthera pardus), wooded area and are not open to the public. 7 Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris) 10 Siberian tigers (Panthera tigris longipilis) 2. Selective feeding of the breeders. Exclusion of 2 Korean tigers (Panthera tigris coreensis) any frozen meat. Only occasional use of horse meat, and generous servings of freshly killed chickens Out of the 10 Siberian cubs, five were lost shortly given whole with feathers, during mating and gestation after parturition due to natural malformations (split periods. palate) and hemolytic icterus. The remaining cubs, how- ever (114) are doing very well, with all appearance of 3. Use of Esbilac, which proved to be superior to human perfect specimens. baby formulas which we previously tried. , ,- 4. t11.111lt ti.iiiJli:;-, ' : :*IÂ Â :- i. ..in~-. .. 5.x Ecil;ili llgel' cubs .il'i-' ill5~dOlll~ llllL' ill ilii.' :lIil>. .: .. :.... of this writing and two Indian leopards seem to be per- inates nervousness because oi which so many tigress- fectly healthy, although we lost the third cub of urethral es devour their young. On this point one cannot over- calculi at the age of ten weeks. One Bengal cub was lost emphasize the importance of good keepers who will not through human mistake (constipation) when 5 weeks old. arouse the bred females unnecessarily. Among the specimens mentioned, the three leopards, Why our Program is Important three Siberian Tigers, 3 Bengal tigers and two Korean The Leipsig Zoo in East Germany is one of the few tigers, were hand raised by Mrs. Baudy on Esiblac, a zoos successful in breeding full-blooded Siberian tigers. reconstituted bitch's milk, put out by the Borden Co. Following is an excerpt from a letter (Continued on p.
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