baby jenga

Baby Jenga, a bobcat, came to TWS when he was just six weeks old. An individual in Iowa purchased him off the internet for a house hold pet, but found out it was illegal in the Des Moines area and surrendered him. Soon after Baby Jenga arrived, we knew something was wrong. His motor skills were impaired and he wouldn't eat on his own. After several visits to the vet, it was determined Baby Jenga had brain damage and was touch and go for quite some time. Our best guess was that he was dropped during the shipping process from Montana to Iowa when he was just weeks old. But after receiving many other surrendered bobcats and lynx purchased from the same breeder in Montana, many had neurological issues. Unfortunately, the breeder is still selling wildcats via the internet.

But happily, Baby Jenga is now doing very well. He still lives alone because his social skills with other cats aren't perfected. He prefers to believe he is a tiger in a bobcats body and has always loved watching the big cats here at TWS.

Baby has grown into a strikingly handsome man.