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[NikkiA]

If you want to drive to New Jersey, I'll introduce you to our F5 certified therapy cat, Diablo.
We are lucky enough to share our lives with four SV's. F5 Diablo loves everyone. F4 Mickey is shy, but if he likes you, he will come right up to you and sit on your lap. F3 Jarvis runs from everyone but mike, me, and one of our cleaning girls, who is literally the only person who can carry him around at will. Even Mike and I have to bribe him to pick him up, but he walks up to her, puts his paws up, and she scoops him right into her arms. F2 Rey is our little baby girl. She is curious, and will come right up to new people to say hi, and ask for treats, but she is a million miles an hour unless you are (1) sitting on the couch or (2) in bed. Then she is in your lap or snuggling next to you holding your hand. And I mean that literally.
Each SV is an individual.
The boys like to go outside on their leashes and harnesses. A catio is in our future, although we don't have one yet (yay tax return!). Of our boys, Diablo loves to go for walks, but Mickey and Jarvis don't want to leave the back yard. They like to come outside with me on their long leads when I am gardening.
Breakable objects. You may have to redefine that term with SV's, mostly because of their energy level and persistence. My laptop has teeth marks in it from Jarvis taking it from me. I think you will need a second cat tree with SV's (we have 4 SVs and three 6' cat trees, three 2' cat trees, and a 3.5' cat tree, as well as shelves for them to climb on and lounge on. All three of the adult kitties in my house get on top of my 9' cabinets in my kitchen.
Other cats. You mentioned that you had had them. Do you have a kitty now?
My kitties don't like to be alone. They want to be with us, or together. They each have a best friend (Diablo and Rey, Mickey and Jarvis). Will your SV have a buddy?
I love all of our babies, but they are different. Take your time. Two months sounds like a long time, but it goes very fast.

 

[brominated]

I have an 8 year old Siamese female. She's about 12 lbs and is a total sweetheart. She's a bit lost without my Abyssinian as she grew up with him.

 

[admin]

I have an 8 year old Siamese female. She's about 12 lbs and is a total sweetheart. She's a bit lost without my Abyssinian as she grew up with him.

That may be an issue... Bringing in a kitten with an older cat can be daunting... Especially a Savannah kitten, who will want to play...


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[Brigitte Cowell]

Agreed with Paige, although your Siamese may miss your Aby, they were likely older cats together? An early generation SV kitten is a LOT of kitten. Kitten energy times ten, and persistence and determination. "No" from another cat means "try harder" and kitty running away is an invitation to chase and wrestle to the ground. They wrestle HARD, and find it hard to quit bothering the other cat even when being told "enough" by them. When you are talking about an F2 male, if they grow large they can grow to be intimidating to the other cat, so you do need to carefully consider your existing cat's personality, not just in terms of their energy levels but their resilience and ability to put another cat in their place calmly and without being too reactive. Of course I don't know your Siamese and many Siamese would be just fine, just individual personalities should be considered

 

[brominated]

I got my Siamese when she was a kitten and my Aby was 8. They played together quite a bit as she was growing up. She herded him around. As per usual, she's a lot of noise and fuss, but very little physical striking. I fostered two kittens two years ago, the Aby was just fine, she put up a huge stink, but again, all sound and noise. Eventually she just grew to accept them. It just took a while. Also that was two kittens, this would be just one and I would be sure to do a better introduction. I honestly do not think she is doing well as a single cat.

 

[admin]

I got my Siamese when she was a kitten and my Aby was 8. They played together quite a bit as she was growing up. She herded him around. As per usual, she's a lot of noise and fuss, but very little physical striking. I fostered two kittens two years ago, the Aby was just fine, she put up a huge stink, but again, all sound and noise. Eventually she just grew to accept them. It just took a while. Also that was two kittens, this would be just one and I would be sure to do a better introduction. I honestly do not think she is doing well as a single cat.

I hope it will work out, but I have my doubts. An older cat may be better for her than a kitten. Brigitte and I and others have seen some untoward outcomes with Savannah kittens and older cats. It may be fine and it may not... It is just something to think about.


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[Brigitte Cowell]

So what my advice is for you, is to really communicate with your breeder. Describe as fully as possible the personality of your cat and let them guide you on the personality of the kittens in the litter and to the right choice. Within a litter I have had individual kittens where I have refused one to a home with small children because he was way too rambunctious and instead directed them to the more docile malleable littermate kitten...and it turned out so great. By matching the personalities, a breeder does their best service to their kittens. They are going to be the best resource to be sure this works out well

 

[brominated]

Well, seeing the glowing recommendations from you three, I will gladly take that advice for working with Shelby. This current litter is 2 weeks old and there are 3 boys to choose from. They don't even know up from down yet, much less what a purr-sonality is. If this group doesn't work, we should know in a little while, and I can go look for lower generations. I saw an F7 in LA I was curious about.

 

[WitchyWoman]

but are they okay being strictly indoor cats?

It's essential that they be indoor cats, outside only on leash, in a safe enclosure, or a cat stroller.

I have access to a large grass area out back to run around on a leash. There are trails near my house that are walk able, and even a pair of dog parks nearby. Will this be enough to keep a Savannah happy and out of trouble?

You can diminish the amount of trouble a SV can get into and cause, but I don't think it's possible to keep the cat completely out of trouble. I speak from experience living with 4 of them -- an F1, 2 F2s and an F6.

Your cat will be happy if there are sufficient toys and high places to climb to but mostly, the cat will need adequate attention from you. This means if you work outside the home, you'll need to build in play time before you go to work into your schedule and when you come home no matter how tired you are. These cats typically bond very close to their humans and tend to prefer their human servant over the company of even other cats.

The first year with a SV, in my experience, is the most challenging. They are either asleep or air borne. Their energy level can get them into a lot of trouble -- as in, they're flying down a hallway convinced the wall at the end will move out of their way and BOOM, or, they find out the hard way that pulling a fireplace screen over onto themselves wasn't such a good idea, or jumping 10 feet up to grab at a chandelier only to be found dangling hours later because getting down is too scary.

The more you can enrich the home environment, the happier the cat will be. Not all cats like them, but you might want to take a look at cat exercise wheels or treadmills after your cat has been home awhile and you've had reasonable time to assess its energy level.

If you haven't already done so, take a look at this forum http://www.savannahcatchat.com/forums/savannah-cat-questions-need-savannah-cat-advice.20/ and read through the sticky at the top on introducing a new cat. Your Siamese, depending on its energy level, may not appreciate the antics of a kitten at first and you should be prepared to make sure the Siamese has a room or other safe place to retreat to for a needed break.

 

[Patti]

I agree with the advice of the others. If you have had an Aby you are familiar with what an active breed is like. Each Savannah will be individual in personality, and as Brigitte said, it will be important for you to communicate with Shelby what you feel will best fit in your home. Unlike the others, I suspect that since your Siamese grew up around your Aby she will most likely quickly establish herself as alpha cat with any kitten that is introduced into the family (especially if it is a male kitten), although as the others have warned, it could go in exactly the opposite direction.