Saqwa

 It is extremely difficult to put into writing what it is like to own a Savannah cat-they are so different from your ordinary housecat in every aspect. We got our F2 Savannah female Sagwa from Holly and Dale at Select Exotics when she was eight weeks old. Currently she is 7 ½ months old and weighs 8 ½ pounds (and still growing!). From the first day that we brought Sagwa home she has exceeded our expectations from what we ever imagined from a cat. Sagwa had taken only a couple of days after establishing her new surroundings to adjust to her new home and our other domestic housecat and after that she quickly became the dominant animal in the house (even though she was so tiny!) and it was like she had lived here forever. Our older cat will play and they will chase each other back and forth, but Sagwa never seems to tire. We have nicknamed her “princess” and “trouble”-depending on the mood she is in! 

Also, I have learned that if I want to fold clean clothes out of the dryer I must fold them when Sagwa is not around-she pulls one piece of clothing at a time out of the basket and carries them off to her secret hiding spot. We have just recently put up our Christmas tree-we were skeptical on the “disasters” that Sagwa may cause but we were not prepared for what she actually did! Not only did Sagwa climb her way up the tree but she also managed to pull ¾ of the lights, ornaments and tinsel off! She has gotten the tree swaying back and forth pretty well but after two days of this activity she seems to have accepted this new object and for the time being leaves it alone.