Savannah Weights

[Wild Tafari]

Razi is a handsome fellow! And it appears he knows it! LOL

We have an F5C intact male that is 3 years old, 28 lbs., and the perfect weight for his long, lanky build...

No harm, no foul Razi knows he's the king...

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[Kristine]

I'd like to start collecting some data on generational weights of Savannahs. There is lots of misinformation in the media and unfortunately also on some breeders sites. The more data collected, the better the confidence levels.

Clearly there are always outliers and the mission here is not to dispel that large or small cats don't exist in a generation, but rather stress how remote the possibilities are for a 25lb Savannah. I think this will be helpful information to have when people who are supporting our breed in front of states legislators have real data on what our breed weighs and just how rare these large examples are.

I have done plenty of statistical work in the past, primarily in political arenas but also a paid gig for an NBA team. The NBA stint was a lot of fun, but unlike baseball NBA coaches really want to stay at arms length from it. Not that they don't absorb the numbers but much more inclined to make their decisions with their gut than any statistical evidence.

So what I am looking for is the generation, sex and weight of your Savannah. They should be at minimum 3 years of age and given enough data I should be able to hit 70% confidence levels that a specific generation and sex should fall into a range. Again, there are going to be outliers and some generations like F2s will likely have a broader range.

Again, what I need is the weight, sex and generation of your Savannah and the assurance they are at minimum 3 years of age. If I missed anything let me know.

Thanks!

Uno, F2 B Male, 6 years old , 13 lbs.
Vinnie F2 B Male, 5 years old, 14 lbs.
Aza, F6 C female, 5 years old 10 lbs.
Brazzi, F6 SBT male, 3.5 years old 12 lbs.
Lia, F6 SBT female, 4 years old, 13 lbs (she is overweight in my opinion).

 

[John Popp]

Razi is a handsome fellow! And it appears he knows it! LOL

We have an F5C intact male that is 3 years old, 28 lbs., and the perfect weight for his long, lanky build...

Can you send me the weight of your other cats, as if I just cherry pick a big boy out of your clowder it will throw the results off. Thanks!

 

[John Popp]

Uno, F2 B Male, 6 years old , 13 lbs.
Vinnie F2 B Male, 5 years old, 14 lbs.
Aza, F6 C female, 5 years old 10 lbs.
Brazzi, F6 SBT male, 3.5 years old 12 lbs.
Lia, F6 SBT female, 4 years old, 13 lbs (she is overweight in my opinion).

Thanks much Kristine!

 

[jungle boy]

My F2B boy Duma just turned 10 months old and weighed in at 20 lbs 4 oz.

 

[Kaiser891]

Charlie is seven months, F3, and 12 pounds of really solid muscle. He's soooo different than my four DSHs. Charlie just feels different, walks different, sounds different... Love it! Too young for your study, but I'm hoping he gets big big big!

 

[Cathouse1]

Loki is 9 months and was 18.8lbs on Monday.

 

[Sunny]

11mo female F3C stuck at 8.5lb and underweight. Still growing though so that is just kitten weirdness just like kids. I expect her to fill out to 10 in the next 2 years. Would like her to be more dominant but instead she is below the two males. For now.

 

[John Popp]

Thanks for the responses!

 

[Jacq]

John, you know you might also ask if the cats are fed a raw diet. I firmly believe that kittens raised on a balanced homemade raw diet get larger than kittens fed commercial pet foods. Also, are you interested in measurements as well?