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Serval kitten litters expected.

Price 3,900$ for male or female.

	African Serval Kitten/Cat Application Donamae Cattery   Please understand that many people are looking to own one of these beautiful cats so we can be choosy. I want the best homes available for our kittens. Please do not be offended.         1. Name and Address       1A. Did you want a male or female, or either?     2. Have you called Fish and Game and Verified wheather you are allowed to own a Serval in your area?     3. Would this kitten/cat be used as a breeder, or neutered or spayed?     4. what other animals do you have presently? You cannot expect a serval to co exsist with small aminmas, birds, kittens, small dogs etc.     5. What experience do you have with exotics or wild cats?     6. Any young children in the family?     7. Have you checked out Vets in your area, are any of them experienced with Zoo cats or exotics, and if not are they willing to consult with other Vets who are?     8. Is your budget too limited? the Vet bills may be more expensive than for an ordinary cat. Can you afford this?     9. Name and phone number of Vet you have decided on:     10. Most Servals are declawed in front for the safety of their owners, how do you feel about this?     10. Servals may live 20 years in Capitivity, are you prepared for this committment?     11. Adult Servals require 1-3 lbs of raw meat a day with added supplements. Not the cheapest diet. Will this be a problem in any way to you?     12. What living arangements will you make for this animal? they need room outside to run and jump. a warm place to sleep out of the weather. The habitat for your Serval needs to have a top of some kind on it. Servals can jump as high as 13 to 15 feet in the air and catch a bird in flight. They also can dig out.
Xena at 6 months not for sale .
Xena  7 wks old                                   Xena Princess Warrior drinking her bottle and holding it. Serval kitten.
Xena 5 wks old	after eating dinner. 5 wks old
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This is Gunther, the father of the new kitten. His living area is much bigger than that, he just backed into a corner because his picture was being taken. He is a nice boy. 4 years old when we got him, but bottle fed and can be petted and easy to handle. Large also.

This is Shawna my 6 months old female playing with the baby. She loves her. I don't dare trust her with the kitten, she might decide to eat her, but cute to watch them interact. This is the baby eating her first meat, some  raw heart.

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 IF you are interested, I have a questionare that I will send you. Not everyone will be placed on the list, do not be offended, I try to pick the absolute best situtation for our very limited number of kittens. I do not take deposits till kittens are born and doing well.

I am looking for the most stable homes. It is also important that the home have adequate finances to invest, as the initial purchase price is just a beginning. Servals are more expensive to take care of, Vets are much higher, Food is 3 LBS of Raw meat a day per Serval, etc. Adequate home, pens, etc. Rules and laws in community. These are exotics, with special rules.

She has become one of our Queens  and is not for sale. She is currently in heat, and with a male. These are old pictures from Jan feb of 2010

Below are some kitten pictures from our previous cattery, we no longer have these cats.All were sold in 2005, I just leave the pictures and history for your enjoyment.

PS, some of these pictures from our Site have been scammed, so if you see them on another site, Beware.

   The first Serval kitten we received was Simone. She was about 4 months and 2 days old when we received her. She took about 2 months to make the transition to us as her new owners.  I very much wanted to win her over when we received her, and soon discovered that when I played with her with a feather on a string, she would forget all else and play until she was worn out.  We kept her locked in the bedroom bathroom when we were not at home.  The first week or so, when we would come home from work, Simone would be in the attack position hissing at us.  It was clear she was saying that she was claiming our bedroom and inviting us out, as she discovered that we would not leave, I think she decided that she would share the bedroom with us, but would hiss at anyone else coming into it, and this included our 17 year old son, Jamie Joe.  I have always wanted to pick her up as her previous owner did, but Simone would not let me. At first she would nip at me if I picked her up, and latter in time she would not nip but would just wiggle away and run off. I have stopped trying to pick her up because it would be apparent that she would remain angry at me for a while any time I would try.  Simone can be quite affectionate. When we first introduced her to domestic cats, Simone would always walk up to them and lift her paw and put it on them waiting to see their reaction.  Ocicats seem to be able to cope with meeting a Serval cat better then Bengals, but in a day or two, any domestic cat we left together with Simone seemed to be her friend. One little Ocicat female was about 1/3 the size of Simone. (Our domestic cats have claws,  Serval cats have had their claws removed.)   Anytime Simone would do something this little Ocicat did not like, the little Ocicat female would walk on over to Simone, position herself, and then reach up and smack the big cat.  Anytime Simone thought she might have gotten out of line, she would stand tall, and half close her eyes, knowing she might be about to be smacked.  When Simone was 8 months, she moved to a 12 ft by 12 ft cage and lives with a Bengal stud, and sometimes,  a couple of Bengal queens.  They all seem to get along quite well.

    Our next kitten was received when he was 8 weeks old.  He was flown from Virgina and we received him at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.  This little kitten showed no fear of us and he does allow us to pick him up.  For now he is living with us and a female Ocicat kitten in our bedroom.  The little Ocicat kitten and he love playing together. The little male Serval kitten is very open to us and appears to have a very good nature.  This little Serval will be raised only with domestic cats and hopefully in about a year and one half to two years will breed with them.This was written previously, and this kitten grew up into Benji, a 50 lb lovable Serval stud.

     If you are looking to buy a serval kitten,  we advise you to verify that you don't need a permit to have this type of cat where you live.  You need to check your state, county, and city as any of these may not allow this cat as a pet. 

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