Now the wait begins

[aharter]

Scruffy-dsh that lives with my parents is like that to! It's so funny, I will pet her and she will purr, then a friend would go to pet her and she would do her agitated meow and and warning swat. LOL I hope my kitty does ok at the vet and doesn't freak out! Will definitely have to go for lots of car rides that are not associated with any shots first. Dice, you have some pretty funny stories , I enjoy reading them

 

[dice]

Well when one is accepted into a pride of felines, one can't help but live with humorous experience's. Heck never seen a cat cower full grown large dogs till Spontaneity came into my life.

One of my peeve's is dog people think nothing of bringing their mutts to thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, yeah, damn straight, now bring Spot to many family gatherings, makes for exciting times.

I don't bring Sam anymore, nephew was just saying how much he liked Sam better than Spot, told him to pay attention, Sam's not liking that, he looks at me like huh??? woops, touched Sam wrong, he went home with the Mark of Sampson engraved in his chest, Sam got to full claws in him, and by golly, looked like a big S on his chest.

Frak, that was when he was just a baby. Though my nephew is much bigger now, so is Sam, and think Sam can still take him. lmao.

 

[WitchyWoman]

What really cracks me up, when have one or both out in public, people will ask if it's ok to pet them, I always say, hey, fine by me, but you better ask them first, oh, but I'm a cat person, I chuckle and say, good luck with that, these are Savannahs. 99% of the time, they will snarl and hiss, then if the person is dumb enough to try and pet one, yep, claw's R us, or should say, N U. lmao. People just don't get it, I have to introduce them to the cats first, tell them they are ok, allowing the cats to decide for themselves, and then it's still likely they won't tolerate strange humans invading their space.

The decent thing to do right the beginning of an approach by a curious stranger is to educate them about the nature of cats which is what savannahs are -- they are not wild snarling beasts bent on causing harm to humans -- and that strangers approaching any animal on leash, be it dog or cat, should be respectful of the animal. Asking the owner if the animal is ok being touched by strangers is the prudent thing to do.

In the US, we have animal rights groups who claim that savannahs will "stalk and eat your grandmother." Yes, that's a direct quote from a group hell bent on eliminating savannah as pets. When I have my savannahs out in public, they draw a lot of attention and it's my responsibility to make sure that both cats and humans feel safe.

 

[Patti]

I totally agree with Deborah - Savannahs are a DOMESTIC cat breed and should be treated as such. Propagating the myth that they are wild or mean is an eggregious disservice to the breed, and to breeders who work hard at raising, loving and sociable cats.

 

[NikkiA]

My boy who does not like to be touched and doesn't like strangers does not leave the house.

My boys who do leave the house like strangers.

My boy who does not like strangers has been taught through a lot of time and effort that he is not to use his claws or teeth on the humans. IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK. But we had a 10 year old here last Wednesday, who he has only met 1x before, and she played with him and picked him up without any negative effects.

He is an F3, 19 pounds, my jumpy nervous Jarvis. Pull the threads on here if you want. He is not the poster child for a well adjusted SV.

I worked HARD to get him to the point where he understood he can't use claws or teeth on humans, especially human children. When Colette (the 10 year old) picked him up last week, he was not happy about it. I believe it is the only time he has been picked up by anyone other than Mike and me. Did he scratch her? No. Did he bite her? No. Airplane ears, and a come rescue me mom look, but no harm to the kiddo.

I immediately rewarded him with a large piece of the best meat in the house. Because he was a good boy letting her pet him and pick him up, and she had done it when I was not in the room (I was making her dinner).

SVs can be taught a lot. They can be motivated by positive reinforcement, by approval and reward. But the human has to make an effort to teach them what is and isn't ok- and I'm not talking about silly things like being on counters, but important things like scratching/biting.

 

[dice]

The decent thing to do right the beginning of an approach by a curious stranger is to educate them about the nature of cats which is what savannahs are -- they are not wild snarling beasts bent on causing harm to humans --

Thanks for the sage advice, trust me, the last thing I'd do is risk traumatizing my cat's and yes I always explain..... but there be stupid people out in the wild, and instead of listening, and allowing Spot to sniff strangers, the I'm a cat person, reaches to stroke her head. Spot was harnessed, leashed and perched on my shoulders in a shop. everyone else respected Spot and gave her, her due space. Spot did not harm the lady, she just snarled hissed and took a warning swipe out of her, telling miss I'm a cat person, to stay away. Admittedly, if cat person didn't heed first warning, and some how tried again while trying to stop her, yeah, someone likely would of needed a band aid.

When out in daylight hours, rarely do the sun see I, but most animal owners when met, have similar respect and restraint, and generally the encounters end up with the animals being fine, sometimes playful, sometimes tolerant. But animals will be animals, and a blow is occasionally thrown, or something like that.

May be a new member, but have owned cats all my life, and the sv's have been with me for almost 5 years. They are my kids, my soul mates, and will protect and defend them to my dying breath. Generally speaking, they fend for themselves admirably.

 

[aharter]

Updated pictures of michonne at 9 weeks. Only 3 more weeks to go! My favorite is the last one where she looks like she is smirking at the camera LOL.

 

[aharter]

I don't think those last one uploaded so I am going to try again
And you can see that her camera is a year off lol.

 

[Pam Flachs]

Isn't she just the most precious girl! I love her name

 

[Carykd7kau]

Yes she is Pam.
She does look like she is smirking at the camera.
What a doll baby.