Incredibly Rare High Percentage Savannah Kittens

Aug. 24, 2009 - PRLog -- Almost everyone has heard of the amazing Savannah cat.  It is a hybrid achieved by breeding an African Serval to a domestic.  The normal F1 (or Foundation generation) kitten is 50% Serval and 50% outcross cat. subsubsequent generations are produced by breeding the F1 female to an F5 or F6 Savannah male and producing kittens that are theorically 25%  Serval and 75% outcross cat.  As the generations proceed away from the Serval, each generation is reduced by one half of the mother cat or dam's percentage and the father cat's or sire's percentage theorically.  

The diminishing percentage of Serval blood results in a smaller cat, still exotically beautiful, but in a more lap sized version.  At the  fourth generation of Savannah to Savannah breedings the cats enter Championship status with TICA (The International Cat Association), a world wide and highly respected genetic cat registry.  At that point the cats can compete for titles.  At five generations removed, the males become fertile.

You might ask why not just get a Serval?  Servals do not make good pets, they are illegal to own in many states and require special permits with lots of rules attached to them in the states that allow them.  While as cute as can be as kittens and young adults this changes as they mature, they are first and foremost wild animals and will need to always be respected as such.  But with a little infusion of domestic genetics it all changes.

As with all things, there is the best of the best, the Ferrari, the Mercedes, the Lamborghini and in the Savannah world for the exceptionally discriminating cat buyer only, the HP or high percentage Savannahs are the creme de la creme.  Their exotic beauty is unsurpassed by any domestic or hybrid cat living, providing of course that your taste in beauty is on the wild side. As with the Lamborghini, do not buy if you don't like a little extra attention when seen in public.

These rare cats result from breeding a regular F1 or 50% female back to a Serval.  Not as easy as it sounds and getting viable kittens can be a real challenge.  If it were easy, they would not be the rare creature that they are.  

They bond incredibly tightly to their new families, train like dogs and can be walked on a leash and harness/collar if you are willing to put the fun effort into training them.  Most fun is when they play fetch,  they can be trained to do almost anything a dog can be trained to do, provided it's fun them too.

They get along with other pets, including dogs and domestic cats.  As with any animal they should be closely supervised around small children and toddlers.  They are high energy cats, super intelligent and will never be "sit and just look pretty cats".  They live to interact with you, they love to be near you, they will get your attention with their clownish antics.  They will share your sofa, and your bed (but expect them to take their half out of the middle), if you have a favorite chair they will make it their's as well.

They eat a high protein diet and there are commercially available foods for them where better cat foods are sold.  They never leave my cattery unless 100% potty pan committed.  They require all the same vaccinations as domestic cats although the less is better.  They leave my cattery under contract and are warranted to arrive healthy, that is a must for every animal purchased from a breeder.  I also provide an unsurpassed warranty against genetic defects that would affect your kitten's quality of life.  Also expect email verifiable references from folks who have visited my home where all kittens are raised to those who have bought their kittens via the internet

Depending on the generation, quality of markings, many wonderful Savannah kittens are easily available starting at $1000 USD and up.  The HP or High Percentage kittens because of their rarity of course cost more, but nowhere near the $50K quoted by some breeders that consider themselves very elite, it's all in their minds, trust me, lol. A reputable breeder will verify that Savannahs and what generation of Savannahs are legal in your City and State.

I am available through email or phone to answer any questions not answered here.

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Breeding the exotically beautiful Savannahs and Bengals since 1997. We are a TICA registered cattery offering kittens of exceptional beauty, health and socialization. All kittens are TICA registered, ready to love and be loved. Email verifiable references from buyers around the world are provided on request. International shipping available to most countries.