How did you get started with the breed?
In the early 1990s, Patrick Kelley, founder of Savannahcat.com , enlisted Joyce Sroufe to help him develop the breed with Kelley using offspring of that first hybrid cross.
What is a savannah cat?
An F1 savannah cat has one serval parent and one domestic cat parent and is 50 percent serval.
What is the difference between a serval and savannah cat?
A male is not fertile usually until the sixth-generation removed from the serval parent.
What do you expect from your cat ?
Weight: 12 to 25 pounds Length: 20 to 22 inches Coat: Short to medium length coat Coat Color: Black, brown spotted tabby, black silver spotted tabby, and black smoke with a solid or tabby pattern Eye Color: All colors Life Expectancy: 12 to 20 years
What are the health concerns of Savannah cats?
Savannah cats are generally healthy and should be given the usual veterinary preventative care visits.
What is male sterility?
Also, hybrid male sterility is to be expected until the F4 generation or later.
What is the savannah cat?
The savannah cat is a hybrid cross between an African serval domestic cat .
How do I care for my savannah cat?
Trim your cat's nails as often as needed, which may be weekly.
What are the best places to take them?
Their long legs and athletic grace will often find them in high places (more convenient for head bumps), so provide a cat tree or other safe climbing opportunities.
What are the dangers of Savannah Cats?
Your counters and fences are not safe from this athletic cat breed.
What are the benefits of owning a cat?
The savannah cat is said to make an excellent companion; it's sociable with other pets, highly intelligent, and always willing to greet its owners with friendly head bumps.
In the early 1990s, Patrick Kelley, founder of Savannahcat.com , enlisted Joyce Sroufe to help him develop the breed with Kelley using offspring of that first hybrid cross.
What is a savannah cat?
An F1 savannah cat has one serval parent and one domestic cat parent and is 50 percent serval.
What is the difference between a serval and savannah cat?
A male is not fertile usually until the sixth-generation removed from the serval parent.
What do you expect from your cat ?
Weight: 12 to 25 pounds Length: 20 to 22 inches Coat: Short to medium length coat Coat Color: Black, brown spotted tabby, black silver spotted tabby, and black smoke with a solid or tabby pattern Eye Color: All colors Life Expectancy: 12 to 20 years
What are the health concerns of Savannah cats?
Savannah cats are generally healthy and should be given the usual veterinary preventative care visits.
What is male sterility?
Also, hybrid male sterility is to be expected until the F4 generation or later.
What is the savannah cat?
The savannah cat is a hybrid cross between an African serval domestic cat .
How do I care for my savannah cat?
Trim your cat's nails as often as needed, which may be weekly.
What are the best places to take them?
Their long legs and athletic grace will often find them in high places (more convenient for head bumps), so provide a cat tree or other safe climbing opportunities.
What are the dangers of Savannah Cats?
Your counters and fences are not safe from this athletic cat breed.
What are the benefits of owning a cat?
The savannah cat is said to make an excellent companion; it's sociable with other pets, highly intelligent, and always willing to greet its owners with friendly head bumps.
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