Savannah cats are an exotic looking cat breed with thick black spots, jet black tear drops that flow to there even darker noses. Known worldwide for being one of the largest domestic cat breeds. Savannah cats resemble a cheetah or leopard but are actually produced through selective breeding with the African serval cat. They are a very health cat breed with almost no health concerns. Savannah kittens are most well know for there wonderful characteristics such as walking on a leash, easy to train, family friendly, dog like personality, play fetch like a dog and like water! Please keep in mind this breed of cat although a great choice for those want a more dog like breed is still pretty rare. Only a few breeders are producing F1 & F2 kittens. The average litter size of the serval cat is 2 or so kittens. So the F1 savannah cat normally only have very few kittens. The price range can very depending on the quality of the cat.
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Silver Savannah cats come in varying shades of silver with little to no tarnishing. Tarnishing is the degree of yellow pigment left in the hair shaft by the inhibitor gene. The inhibitor gene is what makes a silver Savannah cat appear silver in color to our eyes. The inhibitor gene controls the production of pheomelanian [...]
A savannah cats diet should contain little grain content plus high in protein. The more fiber you have in a cats diet the harder the stool normally will be, hairball formulas normally have more fiber. Savannah cats cannot digest high grain content in commercial cat food. It’s extremely important you do not purchase cat foods [...]
Savannah cats are a relatively new cat breed. One of the greatest perks of being a new cat breed is the genetic gene pool is vast and hearty. Many breeders are trying hard to be selective in bringing healthy bloodlines. Making savannah cats one of the healthiest pedigree cat breeds. It is extremely important that [...]
The color and coat pattern only counts for 4 out of 100 points in the show ring. Compared to the 80 out of 100 points of the over all body type confirmation. Head: In shape the head of a Savannah cat is broad, modified wedge with wonderful rounded contuers. The head should be longer than [...]
What is the diffrent when breeders talk about Higher generations and lower generations? Higher generation: Savannah cats removed at the most up to three generations away from the “Serval cat”. This includes the F1 savannah(One generation removed from Serval), F2 savannah(Two generations removed) and F3 savannah(Three generations removed) Lower generation: Savannah cats at least removed [...]
The savannah cat personality is one in a million. They think they are ten feet tall and have the energy of a race car. Compared to other cat breeds the savannah cat personality is: More energetic Very inquisitive, wanting to be involved in you every day life More playful More agile, jumping upwards of 6 [...]