I'M ATEMPTING TO MOUNT A BOBCAT THAT HAS BEEN FROZEN FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS.I'M THAWING IT OUT NOW AND ITS BEEN 2 DAYS WITH 50 DEGREE TEMPS AND ITS STILL PRETTY FROZE.IS THERE ANY THING I SHOULD KNOW, TRICKS ETC.? ALSO I'M DRY TANNING IT, STANDING, CLOSE MOUTH, BELLY CUT... PLEASE HELP ME...
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You're SHOUTING. Lay off the caps, it's easier to read. Now you need to tell me about this "dry tanning". Are you tanning or dry preserving. If as I suspect, you're using DP, this may be a tougher project. A cat frozen that long could well have developed freezer burn (freeze drying) and the most likely places will be the lips, nose, eyelids, and EARS. Cat and canid ears can be a real nightmare under good circumstances as far as slippage goes. For your first, I'd suggest a dorsal cut to skin the cat, but mark the incision every inch or so with a magic marker. That way, it'll align better when you start to sew it back up. With the ears, open them, but I'd suggest the bondo method for your first and on a questionable ear like these anyway. Good luck.
If your bobcats ears,lips,etc. are freezer burnt you might try injecting them with small amounts of water to rehydrate them. Use an insulin syring. If your going to mount your cat with dry preservitive I would suggest using killer glue. If you have anymore questions feel frfree to email me. Id be glad to help.