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hello... new owner here!

Brigitte Cowell

Moderator
Staff member
I have a question for the pros... judging by the pic, is she a good example of an f2? I think she said she's an F2SBT. not positive about that. i'm hoping she gets pretty tall... espescially for what we paid for her!

Welcome and congratulations on Macy! I hope she brings you lots of happiness over the years.

I agree with Paige on not vaccinating all at once but spacing out treatments, it seems you have a sensitive individual there so any future vaccinations your vet may wish to hold her for observation for a few hours afterwards...

In terms of type, it's hard to critique without pics that have them looking at the camera to be able to see eyes and earset and a body shot where they are standing. Her coat texture looks good to me, we don't want a slick or shiny coat and more of a loose, non-resilient texture. I also see good dark spotting and ocelli (light "eyes" on the back of her ears) which we want too. I suspect you saw BST and misinterpreted that as SBT (it's a common mistake). One means "brown spotted tabby" and the other "Stud Book Traditional" which as you've worked out is not possible at F2.

I would say it is unlikely she will be a huge cat, the females almost never grow as big as the males. There ARE exceptions though and she could be one....and not all males grow large either. I think Joy has been using some Maine Coon in her program a while back which would possibly add some size to her kittens... my very first breeding cat came from Joy but her father was a Serengeti and she was not a large cat. She was properly proportionally tall and I still think very typey as an F2A but I think made only 11lbs at adulthood...
 

Patti

Admin
Staff member
Welcome and congratulations on your new girl Macy! I will keep my fingers crossed that there will be no more seizures and she will remain a healthy and happy kitty!
 

Pam Flachs

Savannah Super Cat
Welcome to you and Macy! I too, hope she has no more episodes with seizures.

I am looking forward to more pics and stories of your lovely girl :)
 

majkowskid

Savannah Child
thanks everyone! she's doing great. still a bit skittish, but warming up. i'll have to post some updated pics when I get a chance. wondering if she's doing well on growth.. my girlfriend is concerned thinking she just looks like a normal cat... I keep telling her she's only 5 months old! (not even) we paid quite a bit for her and she's really wanting an exotic looking freend :)
 

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Paige
Staff member
thanks everyone! she's doing great. still a bit skittish, but warming up. i'll have to post some updated pics when I get a chance. wondering if she's doing well on growth.. my girlfriend is concerned thinking she just looks like a normal cat... I keep telling her she's only 5 months old! (not even) we paid quite a bit for her and she's really wanting an exotic looking freend :)

Ah, well, I will tell you what I tell all my kitten buyers and anyone else...there is NO guarantee on size...
 

majkowskid

Savannah Child
oh yeah, we already knew that before we bought her.... just hoping! I love her no matter what... I just hope she warms up to me a bit. she gets in these really loving / purring phases for like 5 minutes, where all she wants to do is be pet.... almost like she's in heat or something... but the other 99% of the time she's kind of hesitant to have people around her. i'm sure its just because she's new... and she did spend the first four months of her life in a cage... the breeder, joy peele, lives with her mother now and doesn't let the cats roam around... they're in pens pretty close to 24/7.
 

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Paige
Staff member
oh yeah, we already knew that before we bought her.... just hoping! I love her no matter what... I just hope she warms up to me a bit. she gets in these really loving / purring phases for like 5 minutes, where all she wants to do is be pet.... almost like she's in heat or something... but the other 99% of the time she's kind of hesitant to have people around her. i'm sure its just because she's new... and she did spend the first four months of her life in a cage... the breeder, joy peele, lives with her mother now and doesn't let the cats roam around... they're in pens pretty close to 24/7.

You may need to just give her more time...how long have you had her again?
 
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