Review of Husbandry Course October 20, 2007 at Butternut Wild Cat Sanctuary

I was fortunate to attend the FCF husbandry course at Butternut Farms this year.  I have a 6-year-old serval, a 1-year-old geoffroy’s cat, and 4 savannah cats of various generations, and previously owned a sand cat and melanistic geoffroy’s cat. 

I learned many new things that will help me take better care of my animals.  The discussion of diet, and anesthesia was of particular interest to me as I am a veterinary assistant.  This new information will be an asset for my cats and the cats brought in for future care at the animal hospital.  I cannot wait to put to use the knowledge of cage construction.  Every detail from hardware to substrate was discussed, things I would have never thought of. 
 
The course was over eight hours long and every single topic was interesting and vital.  Even though the curriculum in itself was great, I also love how it was an open forum.  There were owners of big cats, small cats, and native cats.  We all learned from each other’s experience through interjection and stories.  It was great to put faces to e-mail addresses. 
 
The tour of Butternut Wild Cat Sanctuary was a delight.  It was great to see species up close that I have never worked with before.  The cats and their people were friendly and very welcoming to visitors!
 
Tiffany
Lasergrl94@yahoo.com
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