New family member

[eteson]

Is called Zeus and arrived yesterday to our family. Zeus is a Savannah and seems to be very comfortable in his new house.

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[NYEric]

Awwww, so cute. The heat down there must be very tough on cats!

 

[Trithor]

Congratulations! (His head looks like it has been photoshopped in the second pic)

 

[Wendy]

He is GORGEOUS! (and he knows it!) :clap:

 

[MaryPientka]

I love the belly photo!

 

[eaborne]

I like all the spots!

 

[17andgrowing]

Congrats! Very lovely

 

[abax]

Ah, just a beautiful cat. I have two friends in Houston who have two Savannahs, an F1 and an F8. The F1 is the biggest baby by far at 27 lbs.
and a cuddler. You're going to enjoy this big baby pussycat who will be
loving and very funny growing up with those big feet. The long back legs
and over-sized feet for a youngster makes for some interestingly funny
situations. Congratulations!

 

[cnycharles]

So does the cat like the new deflaskling?

 

[eteson]

He is very interested in the babie... I think both are going to be very good friends!

 

[SlipperFan]

What a pretty face!

 

[abax]

Dot, look at those huge back feet. He'll grow into them, but for a youngun'
they're a little hard to manage. He looks to be an F1 generation Savannah
and as such is a marvel of beauty and personality. I hope we get to see
him grow up.

 

[SlipperFan]

I hope so, too.

 

[Brabantia]

Nice little cat ...but which will become rather big. Unfortunately very very expensive here in Belgium. In past I had two Siamese cats they both finished under the wheels of cars on the road ... thus no more cat at home with us. it's a pity because I like the cats.

 

[abax]

Very, VERY expensive here too and hard to find a really good breeder.
The F1s are illegal in some states. The F1 and F8 my friends have came
from a breeder in Canada.

 

[eteson]

Zeus is not a F1 but a SBT which means MUCH less expensive... probably will be only a little bigger than a regular cat. He is so nice and is going to be a very good hunter... the birds and lizards all arround are terrified!

 

[abax]

Would you please explain SBT? I've never heard that term applied to
Savannahs. I don't know about "only a little bigger". He's got the big
feet and long back legs of the original cross. My friend's F1 has very amber
eyes, but they were greenish when a kitten. I think Zeus is absolutely
beautifully marked. I hope you'll post photos as he grows to adulthood.
Moose, the F1, is 27 lbs. at almost two years old and a very tall pussycat.
Thankfully he's a sweetie and a BIG baby who loves to cuddle.

 

[eteson]

Would you please explain SBT? I've never heard that term applied to
Savannahs. I don't know about "only a little bigger". He's got the big
feet and long back legs of the original cross. My friend's F1 has very amber
eyes, but they were greenish when a kitten. I think Zeus is absolutely
beautifully marked. I hope you'll post photos as he grows to adulthood.
Moose, the F1, is 27 lbs. at almost two years old and a very tall pussycat.
Thankfully he's a sweetie and a BIG baby who loves to cuddle.

I do not know very much about TICA registration rules.... but I think that SBT means that the cat that has nothing but Savannah to Savannah breeding within some generations. In this case, the great-great-great grandparent of Zeus is Serval (I think he has only about 5-10% of serval genes...). The father of Zeus is about 15 lbs weigth and his mother is less than 10 lbs... so I think he is not going to be a really big cat.
I can post some pictures later. He is growing fast and has lost the kitten face of the first pictures... the is starting to have a "territory" around the house and do not allow the small dogs to enter in his territory...

 

[troy]

Zues would rather fertilize!!! Deflasking is boring lol.. yur cat does have wild blood which means a large territory and climbing obstacles are a necessity cats are very curious animals I love them congrats

 

[abax]

I'd love to see any photos of Zeus that you care to post. Even though my
friends' Savannahs are in TX, I've watched them grow up and feel like
an auntie. I'll volunteer to be Zeus auntie too! ;>) Our last cat died about
two months ago at age 17 and I miss him.

Incidentally, have you noticed any amusing behavior because of those
big feet? Moose was pretty funny when he jumped and pounced because of those big feet when he was a kitten. At two, he's all coordinated and
elegant.