Missouri woman bitten after lost ‘kitten’ turned out to be a bobcat

[Sugar Cookie]

A Kansas City woman learned the hard way that “curiosity kills the cat” when she picked up what she thought was a lost kitten this week – only to realize it was actually a small bobcat.

The woman wound up getting bit on the thumb after seeing the small feline on the side of the road in Liberty, Missouri, and trying to help it, local cops said.

“A word of advice…if you want to pick up the cute little kitten to pet it, make sure it is not a bobcat first!!” the department tweeted after the incident.

“They do bite and scratch.”

Bobcats are apparently common in Liberty, a small Clay County city that is home to just over 30,000 people.

The woman, who remains unidentified, did not require medical attention, KMBC reported.

Missouri woman bitten after lost ‘kitten’ turned out to be a bobcat

A Liberty woman tried to rescue what she thought was a kitten – only to be nibbled by a bobcat.

nypost.com

 

[Granmaw]

Reminds me of the time I picked up and took to the animal shelter, what I thought was a dumped puppy. Thought it was odd that she acted like she'd never interacted with humans, basically feral. I got her cleaned up, de-fleaed, and somewhat socialized (heck, I let my kids play with her) and took her to the animal shelter. "Ummm, errr...ma'am? You DO know this is a coyote pup, right?"

Happy ending though. She was transferred to a wildlife rehab facility and hopefully lived a long happy life.

 

[roadsidehorror]

Not gonna lie. If I found a baby bobcat, there wouldn’t be a news story. My ass would be chewed off and I’d still be cooing “here kitty kitty!”

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Not gonna lie. If I found a baby bobcat, there wouldn’t be a news story. My ass would be chewed off and I’d still be cooing “here kitty kitty!”

Same here!

 

[thuumpr]

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Missouri woman bitten after lost ‘kitten’ turned out to be a bobcat

A Liberty woman tried to rescue what she thought was a kitten – only to be nibbled by a bobcat.

nypost.com

Hell! Them claws look metal!

 

[cubby]

Even a bobcat kitten is bigger than a adult house cat, stupid woman, I'd stay unidentified too.

 

[thuumpr]

Even a bobcat kitten is bigger than a adult house cat, stupid woman, I'd stay unidentified too.

Much like that Montana woman who shot the wolf...

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Even a bobcat kitten is bigger than a adult house cat, stupid woman, I'd stay unidentified too.

The kitten was just big for his age.

 

[thuumpr]

The kitten was just big for his age.

Now! The kitten is 'big boned'.

 

[Flam3inKaiju]

Reminds me of the time I picked up and took to the animal shelter, what I thought was a dumped puppy. Thought it was odd that she acted like she'd never interacted with humans, basically feral. I got her cleaned up, de-fleaed, and somewhat socialized (heck, I let my kids play with her) and took her to the animal shelter. "Ummm, errr...ma'am? You DO know this is a coyote pup, right?"

Happy ending though. She was transferred to a wildlife rehab facility and hopefully lived a long happy life.

I'm jealous that sounds amazing and heartwarming, few critters I'd want to have around.. coyote, fox, raccoon, owl

 

[Freyja]

Dat snoot sure looks pretty boop-able, but then again, I don't want to lose a finger...