Feisty, Hissing Bobcat Treated For Injuries

WALNUT CREEK, CA — This juvenile bobcat is missing some teeth, has bruises on his lungs and is suffering from a respiratory infection, possibly pneumonia. But he has the teenage attitude down - hissing at Lindsay Wildlife Experience staff members as they treat him.

The juvenile boy was brought to the Walnut Creek facility after being found on the side of a road in Clayton. A social media post from Lindsay Wildlife speculated that he'd been hit by a car.

A veterinary team imaged the bobcat from his nose to his stubby tail. He's now getting antibiotics while on cage rest. "Though we are doing our best to help him he doesn’t so much appreciate it and shows us his feisty personality with hissing when being examined," the post said.

The Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital provides free medical care to all native California wildlife brought in sick or injured. It treats more than 5,500 injured and orphaned wild animals each year and was the first wildlife rehabilitation center in the United States. Lindsay Wildlife points out that wild animals don't have health insurance, so it depends on donations to cover expenses.

Here's what you should do if you find sick or injured wildlife.

Lindsay Wildlife Experience also has an exhibit hall, popular with families. It is located at 1931 First Avenue, Walnut Creek, 94597.

-All images via Lindsay Wildlife Experience