Are there Savanah Cats on this island?

[unknownjulie]

We adopted a rather strange looking cat at the pound. His neck is long, and his shoulders are large, he is rather spotted, and his head is small. I just thought he was some weird looking rescue cat until I saw a little blurb on tv about savanah cats. Honestly, my cat really does resemble them. Anyone know if there could be a few of them roaming around Puna?

[Carey]

Legally, no, the importation of Bengals & Savannas is not allowed...(bengals are more the size of a house cat, vs the savannas that were on the show) We have had quite a few friends here with cats that have many of the trademarks of the bengals & had a stray cat that had most all of the trademarks adopt us when we first moved here...

Some of the highlights are their love of UP...ours would walk the door tops, shower rods, rafters, ladders...also loved to play in the water (showers with a cat are more than a little odd) & some can get some fierce "wild hairs" - something I would watch very carefully with children... our cat learned to moderate those behaviors quite a bit with water blasts to correct... but you do have to be consistent...

[dayna]

Doubt it. Many housecat mutts end up looking kinda like that. I've been in the humane society business on and off for years. It's rarely a "rare" breed.

Dayna

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[Juan B]

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Originally posted by unknownjulie

We adopted a rather strange looking cat at the pound. His neck is long, and his shoulders are large, he is rather spotted, and his head is small. I just thought he was some weird looking rescue cat until I saw a little blurb on tv about savanah cats. Honestly, my cat really does resemble them. Anyone know if there could be a few of them roaming around Puna?

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Juan B

[Juan B]

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Originally posted by Juan B

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Originally posted by unknownjulie

We adopted a rather strange looking cat at the pound. His neck is long, and his shoulders are large, he is rather spotted, and his head is small. I just thought he was some weird looking rescue cat until I saw a little blurb on tv about savanah cats. Honestly, my cat really does resemble them. Anyone know if there could be a few of them roaming around Puna?

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Hi Julie, while its unlikely, you may have adopted a lost Ocicat. They are rare in Hawaii but there are at least two that have been reported lost in the Hilo area. One of which is Benny, a 6yr old "micro chipped" Chocolate Spotted neutered cat with gold eyes. Ocicats have a wild look but are a cross between Siamese, Abysinians, and Oriental Short Hair cats.

Have you got a picture of your cat?

Aloha, Juan

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Juan B

[unknownjulie]

Sorry, I do not know how to upload photos, but as time goes on, and he puts on more weight, he is looking more "normal". Still has spots though mixed in with stripes. He's still a kitten, so I'll have to see how big he gets etc.

[Juan B]

Wild Tracks Cattery has a lot of info on Ocicats. Worth the visit just to see an Ocicat jumping up and opening a door.

Juan B