Is my Ollie a Savannah?

[ZKWC]

looks this cat either has some chausie or savannah in him. But probably not pure though.

now i have to google what a chausie is.

 

[ZKWC]

A melanistic savannah often has ghost spotting (black spots underneath the melanistic coat)...this kitten looks to have some kind of brown spotting underneath or as part of the coat.

Looks more Bengal than anything else and does not look like a Chausie to me.

after googling Chausie I can definitely mark that off my list of what he isn't. his spots and stripes are definitely black. he started off as a kitten having greyish undertones, but as he's getting to be a big kitten I'm seeing some brownish undertones. which caused me to think Bengal. but he's just so large for a kitten his age. my vet can't believe he doesn't weigh 10 pounds (he's 6 pounds) at 5 months.

I'll probably never really know what his breed is, but doesn't matter. he's my little monster and i love him.

 

[SV Dad]

I would say Chongo's tail is striped, it's actually spotted. There are defined left and right spots that are somewhat misaligned giving the appearance of stripes. As the spots go further down the tail they become more misaligned and take on more of a spotted character.

As you have mentioned elsewhere, what show ups in one brother tends to show up in the others. And this did also. I'm trying to remember who first pointed this marking out to us.....

 

[SV Dad]

I have a curious question for the rest of the SV owners. The pads on my SV's are all black. Now I do have related cats, but I checked the toesies thread and they all seemed to be black, with one exception. So the question is, are the pads predominately black or do you occasionally get a pink pad?

 

[admin]

Cinny has pink paw pads and chocolates usually have brownish to pinkish paw pads.

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[Tigitodwitz]

Hi all - new here and just joined to try and figure out the mystery of my rescue kitten. I hope I'm posting correctly and inserting images correctly. When I picked him up at the pound when he was only 6 weeks old one of the ladies there told me a breeder dumped him. He was black (and I only rescue black kitties) so I wondered if he was a mix of a siamese or something. But after he got in the sunlight I saw spots on his sides and stripes around his legs. I did some research and narrowed it down to either an Egyptian Mau, Bengal or Savannah.

Maybe someone can tell me what they think and if I've found myself the lucky owner of a melanistic Savannah. I'm a lucky owner either way... I don't really care what he is, I love him! I'm just really curious because he's not just a normal black cat. His tail is super long, he's long. I boarded him recently at a cage free boarding facility and held him up to a 7 month old kitten (Ollie is 5 months old) and Ollie was as big as the 7 month old. But he's really long and thin.

Here are some photos. Hard to get the spots to show when he's not in the sun. But maybe someone can tell me if I'm off about my feelings he's a Savannah, Bengal or Egyptian Mau.

Oh, and he walks with a harness and leash like no other cat I've had before. Took to it immediately with no complaints and I can walk him around our yard for boundary instruction lessons (in case he accidentally gets outside without supervision) with no problem. Like he's part dog. And he jumps like a kangaroo... totally sproing! Leaps into my arms. I've never had a cat act like this before. I love it, just the mystery of what he may be.

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This is 5 months
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this is 5 months
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5 months
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this is 4 months after he got too tired at his scratching post.
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this is 3 months crashed out on my lap

He's beautiful! I love the first picture.

 

[Pam Flachs]

I like his looks! He's very elegant and beautiful, and sounds like he is quite the character

No matter what he is...or isn't, you've got yourself a gorgeous kitty !

 

[Sue]

Not shooting arrows your way Sue, just curious. Also, although at quick glance I would say Chongo's tail is striped, it's actually spotted. There are defined left and right spots that are somewhat misaligned giving the appearance of stripes. As the spots go further down the tail they become more misaligned and take on more of a spotted character. His brain is misaligned, so I'm thinking that's where it all starts and if he nibbles my ankle one more time this morning he'll be getting a little misalignment therapy.

You are right, upon closer examination, what looks like stripes on Tink's tail are actually spots that come close but do not connect. Sue

 

[Mrs.CC]

I've always loved black cats, and this one is a beauty, whoever he is! Congratulations on your new family member!

 

[John Popp]

You are right, upon closer examination, what looks like stripes on Tink's tail are actually spots that come close but do not connect. Sue

Yeah, it's really odd as I would certainly say their tails are striped. One of those things that aren't really perceivable unless you really examine it closely.