Ways Savannahs are different than regular cats?

[SV Dad]

because they worked at it a lot longer.

maybe your cats....... not mine!

 

[John Popp]

maybe your cats....... not mine!

It's not that it takes them longer to figure things out but rather when any other cat of sound mind would have given up, they will be continuing on for hours if not days.

In fact, I overheard Dino say to Dooley "When I find passage beyond this insidious barricade, I will have unlocked some of the greatest treasures our species have ever known."

Dooley replied, "Whatever Dude, you can spend your time however you want. Me, I'm going to chase the coruscating sphere around the curvilinear velodrome until it's time to eat."

 

[WitchyWoman]

It's not that it takes them longer to figure things out but rather when any other cat of sound mind would have given up, they will be continuing on for hours if not days.

Two of mine, which does not meet any test of statistical significance, watch what the humans do and imitate the action if they find it interesting or are rewarded by access to something previously inaccessible. I've had DSHs observe human action and try to imitate and upon encountering failure one time, give up totally.

Atticus and Juba sit with their heads tilted to one side watching us do stuff -- eject DVR disk, get ice from dispenser, flush toilets, turn on faucets & lights et al and then try it usually with success. To observe, imitate, and achieve a goal is a sign of intelligence.

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

Yes! My F1 Missy is a great one for watching us with the front door and then trying the deadbolt. She can open normal doorknobs and it frustrates her that this one is not yielding to her paws! She hasn't given up yet...

 

[Shaun Roach]

I am wondering if Savannahs, even late generation Savannahs, tend to have some more extreme cat behavior than most domestic cats?

Reading here it sounds like a lot of people living with a Savannah have to work to figure out exactly what to offer them that they want to eat. Do Savannah cats tend to have stronger food preferences than other types of cats, and more of a tendency to have a personality that will insist on getting exactly that and nothing else?

Also are Savannah cats more likely to be a bit obsessive about going through the motions of burying food or uncovering food? I have never had a cat that does that before and have seen it mentioned a lot here.

Do Savannah cats tend to be more sensitive to cold / attracted to warm places, than regular domestic cats?

And do Savannah cats tend to get lonelier than other cats? I am with Moggie all the time, but he goes through spells where he starts deep yowling and ?barking? talking like he is searching for something. The other night he was doing that so I found a youtube video of a Siamese cat talking and he was riveted and kept reaching out with his paw to touch the screen. Then after a few minutes he sort of pulled back into himself and got an expression of his face that looked so sad it brought tears to my eyes. I have never had a cat that seemed to really miss other cat friends... Am I imagining that or could that be a real thing?

I had a DSH that lived 18 years then I got my 2 F3's and one thing that is totally different is their love of water. When I first got the cats doing my dishes and having them walk around the sink play in it stick their heads under the tap was cute....They are now 6 months old and I have to put them in the basement when I do dishes. They have fallen in the sink full of water pages get completely soaked they just love the water so much go in the other sink as I'm trying to rinse the dishes lol. Something that should take 20-30 minutes was turning into a 1 hour or longer afffair so now they go in the basement. They still get their water/sink time when I wash my hands or rinse out some dishes but OT to tell I have never seen any regular cat act that way


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[John Popp]

Our boys regularly jump in the shower with us. The better part is they think it's funny when they exit and don't have any traction. The youngest Bobby puts his head down, goes at it full steam. burning rubber until some smoke rises from the bathroom floor, tears into his room sliding sideways until he meets with a solid object. He think's it's hilarious and all you can do is shake your head.

The doors open for someone to tell me they do this because of their high level of intellect. Me, I'll call it an exponential level of feline curiosity and a definite fascination of anything that strays from their normal activities.

 

[Shaun Roach]

Our boys regularly jump in the shower with us. The better part is they think it's funny when they exit and don't have any traction. The youngest Bobby puts his head down, goes at it full steam. burning rubber until some smoke rises from the bathroom floor, tears into his room sliding sideways until he meets with a solid object. He think's it's hilarious and all you can do is shake your head.

The doors open for someone to tell me they do this because of their high level of intellect. Me, I'll call it an exponential level of feline curiosity and a definite fascination of anything that strays from their normal activities.

Hahaha that's funny!!! When doing the dishes it really just comes down to me being in a time constraint. Dragging it out to over 1 hour intervals just isn't reasonable. I have watched them slip and slid on the counter afterwards and it is quite funny. Brushing my teeth with the bathroom sink on is always fun trying to rinse out my mouth with 2 cats on the sink hahahaha. They are very unique and I wouldn't have it any other way


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[Brigitte Cowell]

The DSH we had right before our Savannahs was insane about water. Part of how we ended up with Savannahs was wanting her brand of insanity...but with a randombred cat it's a gamble.

 

[WitchyWoman]

The doors open for someone to tell me they do this because of their high level of intellect. Me, I'll call it an exponential level of feline curiosity and a definite fascination of anything that strays from their normal activities.

You used the words "curiosity" and "fascination" which are similar. We've seen emotion in animals -- they grieve, love, get angry -- emotions and traits that are coexistent with intelligence.

https://myria.com/exploring-the-links-between-intelligence-and-curiosity

 

[WitchyWoman]

@John Popp late night reading when your boys won't let you sleep.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-superhuman-mind/201302/how-smart-is-your-cat-1
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart...t-b-dont-really-care-what-you-want-180951194/