LIOC President, KEN HATFIELD and cheetah CAESAR. Caesar died recently at the age of 10 years of kidney and liver disease and is sorely missed as he was a great favorite of Ken's, often . ,. - - . h 1 vmT ic nn oaoe 13. Photo: George Collis Branch Representatives A.C.E.C. - Bob Smith, President, P.O. Box 26G, Los Angeles, CA 90026 (213) 621-4635 CANADA - Terry Foreman, Coordinator, R.R. #12, Dawson Rd., Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P7B 5E3 CASCADE - Shelley Starns, 16635 Longmire Rd. S.E.. YeIm. WA 98597 (206) 894-2684 L.I.O.C. OF CALIFORNIA - Lora Vigne, 22 Isis St., San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 552-3748 FLORIDA - Ken Hatfield (Acting President) 1991 S.W. 136 Ave., Davie, Florida 33325 (305) 472-7276 GREATER NEW YORK - Arthur Human, 32 Lockwood Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851 (203) 866-0484 PACIFIC NORTHWEST - Gayle Schaecher, 10715 S.E. Orient Dr., Boring, OR 97009 (503) 633-4673 SOUTHWESTERN - Rebecca Morgan, President, P.O. Box 144, Carrollton, TX 75006 (214) 241-6440 LONG ISLAND OCELOT CLUB EXOTIC CATSIGEORGIA - Cat Klass, President, 4704 NEWSLETTER Brownsville Rd., Powder Springs, GA 30073 (404) 943- 2809 Published bi-monthly by Long Island Ocelot Club. 1454 Fleetwood OREGON EDUCATIONAL EXOTIC FELINE CLUB - Drive East, Mobile. Alabama 36605. The Long Island Ocelot Club is a Barbara Wilton, 7800 S.E. Luther Rd., Portland, OR non-profit, non-commercial club. international in membership, 97206 (503) 774-1657 , devoted to the welfare of ocelots and all other exotic felines. Reproduction of the material in this Newsletter may not be made without written permission of the authors and/or the copyright owner L.I.O.C. LIOC Officers PL EASE KEN HATFIELD, PRESIDENT, 1991 S.W. 136 Ave., Davie, ^lorida 33325 (305) 472-7276 SHARE HEL HAUSER, VICE PRESIDENT, 14622 N.E. 99 St., Van- iver, WA 98662 (206) 892-9994 Happy times ^- .ELLEY STARNS, SECRETARYITREASURER, P.O. Box 99542. 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Box 144, Carroltton, TX 75006 (214) MOVING? 241 -6440 To avoid missing any Newsletters if you should move, : send your change of address as soon as you know the details to < Submitting Material for Publication  our Membership Secretary:    I  Material for publication in tne Long Island Ocelot Club  Shelley Starns  Newsletter should be submitted by the 10th of the month P.O. Box 99542  preceding Newsletter publication, i.e. by the 10th of the even num- Tacoma. WA 98499 0 I -  bered months.   Local groups are advised that. if convenient, the holding of Please send all applications and membership renewals directly to meetings during the odd numbered months will ensure the earliest Shelley for fast service.    publication time of their meeting reports due to the above  Send all Newsletter and related material to the Editor, Thanks! : ...*.~** ¥**¥***~***~e.¥~¥ I still remember the incident well, even though everything took place last September. It was Friday Tive was running out. My daughter had a doctorc morning and I had taken Keyta, our serval (who was then appointment and it was very important that we be there, 10 months old) out of his cage and attached him to the We had waited so long just to get the appointment. ten foot chain we have in our front yard. This was a nurse that gave my daughter a physical for the Girl :coG regular procedure so that I could clean his enclosure camp three months earlier was almost certain Roxanne had and change the dirt in his litter box. He really enjoyed scoliosis. If the nurse was correct the disease was some this time in the yard. so 1 usually left him out while I thing I wanted treatment started for as soon as Possible did my yard work. as it is a rather serious disease of the spine. There we were that day, me pulling up weeds and With reluctance of leaving the site of the great Keyta enjoying the sunshine while out on his chain. We escape, I headed for town to pick up my daughter from hadn't been out too long when I glanced over towards school. After what seemed like an ubearable wait, my Keyta, I just happened to see him break his leather collar daughter and I were finally on our way home. The only as he hit the end of the chain while running. Intrigured good news being that Roxanne did not have scoliosis bui with his new found freedom, he darted across the dirt road a s.prengells deformity which is not serious. to the fields, I immediately followed and caught up to him I knelt down and called him to which he came bounding over My heart still ached at the thought of Keyta stilt to me extremely pleased with the whole escapade. Reaching being out there alone and exposed to so much. Keyta was out I tried to get a hold of him but he pulled throught very precious to me, besides being a very beautiful cat my fingers and sprinted off for more fun. If only he had he was very loving and affectionate, he always rubbed still been wearing a collar I could have caught hold of against me in an affectionate manner and would talk to him fairly easily when he came up to me. me and purr often. Needless to say I became more worrie about him as time went on I was getting somewhat worried As soon as I could, and wasn't comforted by the thought I was out looking for my s of Keyta without a collar to grab val once again. I did man hold of or the fact that my hands to notify my two closest had not yet fully recovered their neighbors about Keyta's di strength or mobility from an en- appearance. Being the good counter with our male monkey six people they are, they offe weeks earlier. to help me look. It was g ting late and I was worrie Feeling I should prepare my- about Keyta and therefore self better for the capture, 1 went grateful for their help. I back to the house, took out my gave instructions that if dangling curlers and got a suitable they should see him to cal lease, all the while hoping Keyta for me and not approach hi1 5 would tire of this silly game. Well. the search went on with my husband eventually As I headed out to the field, joining in after returning I scanned the bushes looking for from work. As for finding any sign of my little serval. I Keyta, success was the sami walked through the sage brush cc11- as it had been earlier in ing his name and !ciitating his r.ecw. the day; wherever that lit1 There was no response and he wasn't serval was now, now one knf in the area I nad last seen him. Our house is situated on two sides by When night rolled in I vacant private property and ELM still continued to walk thf land. This area is very open con- fields but now I also incli tinuing for miles back into the ed the hills beyond them. h-:11s. I concentrated on the field After I had made a wide cir closest to our house where he had and was feeling pretty tire disappeared, feeling he couldn't I went on home. I left the have gone too far as yet. I didn't garage door open as well as check residences because most every- Keyta's cage during the nig one in our valley has large dogs as I had that day. Maybe h which I felt would discourage Keyta- would return so I left fres from coming around. food out. So many thoughts went through The days and nights can my mind while I looked for Keyta. and went but Keyta was r.ct Did he panic? Where was he hiding? found. I fe1 t I had done I was surprised that he didn't come everything possible in tryin to me or at least call out like he to locate him. I had checked did on the walks we took. Keyta every area where we had take and I would go for walks about once our walks; I had checked the or twice a week. I would drive the weeded areas, rock piles ant Small caves; I scanned the hills with binnoculars-- - as we car to various isolated areas in the - hills behind the house. When we got to our destination, drove my car which he was familiar with on the dirt roads under a watchful eye, I would let Keyta loose to follow surrounding our house. ie and play. ~urinithe walks he always stayed close, never wandering far. When it was time to go home there Keyta being a young, shy, declawed cat, I felt he was never a problem attaching the leash.