25 Responses for "White Tiger Surgery - Big Cat TV"

1. kasaiakai June 16th, 2009 at 1:25 pm 1

   Do you spay and neuter all of the cats? Or just the ones like white tigers, to prevent more genetic defects?

2. lejink June 18th, 2009 at 12:06 am 2

   how come the doctor was in scrubs but nobody else in the room was? doctor with face mask then that guy walks up beside the table with nothing lol kind of makes the doctors attempts to be clean kind of useless?

3. AnimalMedia June 22nd, 2009 at 8:52 pm 3

   It´s great that BCR spays and neuters their animals. Sanctuaries should never breed or buy when there are so many animals waiting to be placed in a sanctuary.
   Nice job! It´s even better because Zabu is a white tiger. Now, no matter what ever happens, Zabu will never be able to be exploited or part of a scheme to get more white tigers, which often suffer from horrible deformities and birth defects.

4. haillejackson11 July 16th, 2009 at 9:41 am 4

   aww that was a cute name for her

5. mazurkian July 16th, 2009 at 11:27 pm 5

   It’s especially good that they spay a white (inbred) tiger if they were planning on keeping her with a male lion( though i assumed he was fixed already anyways). The only reason I would argue with a sanctuary for spaying or nuetering an animal is if it was a member of an endangered species. I dont think they would be fixing florida panthers and snow leopards and clouded leopards though i doubt those cats end up in many sanctuaries

6. AdvertChild98 August 4th, 2009 at 2:28 am 6

   Zabu the white tiger and liger have my most sympathy among all the big cats at Big CAt Rescue. For one thing the reason why they exist because we want them to. Human created them. Second, either white tiger or liger probably won’t live much longer due to their genre complication. I can feel that they are very lonely. For Zabu, perfhaps her tiger peers won’t like to hang out with her due to her colour; For the liger, she also won’t be accepted by either lions or tigers.

7. holasweety August 27th, 2009 at 10:19 pm 7

   Oh my goodness I wish I could hold a tiger cub and pet a grown tiger! I want to see one for real life they are such amazing animals!

8. holasweety August 27th, 2009 at 10:26 pm 8

   Even though you guys are probably doing a good thing and you treat the cats with respect, I still feel sad to see such amazing animals caged up, and it makes me cringe to see you operate on them! (And no it’s not that I am woosy at the sight of blood or doctors cutting through skin. I’ve watched human surgeries before)

9. BigCatRescue August 28th, 2009 at 1:00 pm 9

   You’re right we wish a place like BCR didn’t have to exist but unfortunately the laws regarding private ownership of these cats are not strict enough. Our ultimate goal is to get these laws changed so no more cats have to suffer!

10. BigCatRescue August 28th, 2009 at 1:02 pm 10

    The FACT is anywhere you can hold or have your photo taken with cubs is a place breeding tigers/lions etc.. for profit. What happens to these cubs when they get to big and become too expensive to feed??? True sanctuaries do not breed, there are far too many big cats out there that need a place to live

11. dominicano899 September 26th, 2009 at 1:03 am 11

    I think that the law should be changed as well, absolutely. It’s not right for these magnificent creatures to go through this kind of stuff. But it is necessary. I love cats. All species and all breeds of cats, and I think what you guys did there was very noble and respectable.

12. geebeepman October 3rd, 2009 at 2:25 pm 12

    What was Zabu’s illness/or something else that she needed surgery?

13. BigCatRescue October 5th, 2009 at 9:02 am 13

    Zabu was spayed to prevent any unwanted cubs being born at the sanctuary (Big Cat Rescue does not breed)

14. vickiormindyb October 18th, 2009 at 10:50 pm 14

    Cameron’s like “Where are you taking my friend?”

15. CattyCatRanch October 22nd, 2009 at 7:24 am 15

    AdvertChild,

    Don’t feel too sorry for Zabu. She lives happily with her lion boyfriend in a huge enclosure at BCR. The two keep each other company. Much better conditions than most captive tigers. (;^)

16. AdvertChild98 November 30th, 2009 at 3:53 pm 16

    haha i think you are right. Very few cats can get along together so well like Cameron and Zabu. They must have been living together for a whole life. If in the wild, these two would be fighting to the death. Sometimes being captivited isn’t too bad for the cats. Because we human don’t teach them to hunt and kill other live animals, so it’d be less likely we’ll see tiger kill tiger or lion kill lion these cruel things happen in nature.

17. fesuma November 30th, 2009 at 7:47 pm 17

    omg poor zabu

18. LOvELymiSs89 December 14th, 2009 at 12:16 am 18

    That’s so nice how you guys were so gentle and patient.

19. cheetah38fan January 3rd, 2010 at 12:46 pm 19

    aww cam looks so sad when u take zabu away!!!!
    haha omg her paws r huge!!!!

20. phgoodlife February 5th, 2010 at 11:30 pm 20

    Poor Zabu. BTW, Zabu sounds so cute when pronouce it name.

    Why Zabu was spayed to prevent her from having cub? I mean she is healthy (from what I see) and if she is pregnant, she would have more white cub, right? I loved it when Zabu hesitate at first when she enter the cage. By the end of surgery, although she is able to walk, but she seemed a bit pain on her stomach. How old is Zabu? She seems young and beautiful.

21. phgoodlife February 5th, 2010 at 11:58 pm 21

    Why Zabu was spayed to prevent her from having cub? I mean she is healthy (from what I see) and if she is pregnant, she would have more white cub, right? I loved it when Zabu hesitate at first when she enter the cage. By the end of surgery, although she is able to walk, but she seemed a bit pain on her stomach. How old is Zabu? She seems young and beautiful.

22. BigCatRescue February 6th, 2010 at 8:56 am 22

    We don’t breed at Big Cat Rescue, why breed to have more cats living in cages?? Especially white tigers that are usually inbred and suffer from health problems because of this, thanks for watching

23. girlytubegirl June 9th, 2010 at 10:10 pm 23

    why not just give her birth control implant????

24. BigCatRescue June 11th, 2010 at 2:54 pm 24

    @girlytubegirl I’m not actually sure if this can actually be done for big cats…probably not, spaying Zabu is a one time deal no complications no more procedures in the future etc… much better to do it this way

25. girlytubegirl June 11th, 2010 at 11:23 pm 25

    @BigCatRescue tahnks for the response, i just asked because we have a full grown lion at the local zoo who has implants to prevent pregnancy becuase she shares a living area with a male lion who she is related to first cousins i believe, they plan to breed her in the future and trade lions ect… THANKS again for responsed =)