Hi everyone! I came upon this forum in hopes that I can get some answers on whether or not my new kitten is part savannah.
We recently adopted a kitten, Miley. The papers say DSH but after about a week of having her (she was exactly 8 weeks old when we got her, she is now 4.5 months) I started thinking maybe she wasn't a regular cat. Upon researching further, I started to think she was bengal, at least half. The first thing I noticed was her fur. She has this fur that just shines, almost like we put baby oil on her fur, and her back legs were so much longer than the front.. almost like a rabbit. Then came her vocals. She makes these weird noises, like chattering. And when she meows, she MEOWS lol... it's loud and long. And she does these short random high pitch purrs.. like when you catch a cat off guard and they make that startled purr.. if that makes sense.
After about a week after, we ended up getting another kitten. Miley was making all these noises and meowing, I thought she was bored so I got her a friend. First thing we noticed was the size difference. Only about a week and a half apart in age, Miley was noticeably bigger. We didn't realize how much she grew. She also climbs up our curtains and will jump ridiculous lengths for her size and age.
Another thing she does is play fetch. She learned after just a few times and we weren't even trying to teach her, she just started bringing this one mouse back so we can throw it again. She is now 4.5 months and she has already gone in heat. I've never had a kitten like her and do the things she does. On a bengal facebook page, someone suggested she may be part savannah and not bengal. I've never heard of savannah cats before but when I started looking into them, I can definitely see some similarities. Hoping maybe I can get some answers on what she may be.. She very well could be just a tabby cat
The first pic is Miley (on the right) and the nala, who is only about a week and a half younger than miley.
The second is both miley taken only a month apart
third is the her markings
The last one was taken about 2 weeks ago @ 4 months.
We recently adopted a kitten, Miley. The papers say DSH but after about a week of having her (she was exactly 8 weeks old when we got her, she is now 4.5 months) I started thinking maybe she wasn't a regular cat. Upon researching further, I started to think she was bengal, at least half. The first thing I noticed was her fur. She has this fur that just shines, almost like we put baby oil on her fur, and her back legs were so much longer than the front.. almost like a rabbit. Then came her vocals. She makes these weird noises, like chattering. And when she meows, she MEOWS lol... it's loud and long. And she does these short random high pitch purrs.. like when you catch a cat off guard and they make that startled purr.. if that makes sense.
After about a week after, we ended up getting another kitten. Miley was making all these noises and meowing, I thought she was bored so I got her a friend. First thing we noticed was the size difference. Only about a week and a half apart in age, Miley was noticeably bigger. We didn't realize how much she grew. She also climbs up our curtains and will jump ridiculous lengths for her size and age.
Another thing she does is play fetch. She learned after just a few times and we weren't even trying to teach her, she just started bringing this one mouse back so we can throw it again. She is now 4.5 months and she has already gone in heat. I've never had a kitten like her and do the things she does. On a bengal facebook page, someone suggested she may be part savannah and not bengal. I've never heard of savannah cats before but when I started looking into them, I can definitely see some similarities. Hoping maybe I can get some answers on what she may be.. She very well could be just a tabby cat
The first pic is Miley (on the right) and the nala, who is only about a week and a half younger than miley.
The second is both miley taken only a month apart
third is the her markings
The last one was taken about 2 weeks ago @ 4 months.
