We are looking for a new home for our beautiful F3 Savannah. Spike is 7 years old. He came straight to us from the breeder. He is an indoor cat and has been living with my husband and I (has lived in 3 different condos to date). He is up to date on all shots and had a full check up last month including a blood panel all with normal results. Spike is 12 lbs.
We are very sad to be looking for a new family for Spike. Spike has been a lot of fun for my husband and I. He is very interactive and always wants to be near people. He will play fetch and loves to play. He will also sit in your lap and fall asleep when you are sitting calmly. We recently had a child (currently 4 months old) and need to re-home Spike because he can be jumpy due to his anxiety which sometimes results in accidental injury. A recent example of Spike's jumpiness: my husband was holding him, petting Spike while Spike purred in his arms, I walked into the kitchen and set a bowl down in the sink which made a noise and spooked Spike. Spike when flying out of my husbands arms scratching him as he did so.
Through our work with two different cat behaviorists we have made significant progress with Spike, but I want to share some history to ensure we find the right family for him. Spike does have a history of aggressive behavior (eg nipping at ankles) and has previously peed outside the litter box. Through changes made at the advice of the behaviorists we have worked with we have completely corrected peeing outside of the litter box and significantly reduced any incidents of aggressiveness. This was primarily achieved through environmental changes (eg. creating a high space in each room which he can access) and play changes (eg. playing with toys that have an object on a string attached to a rod and having him chase the object and when he catches it give him a treat). The right family for Spike is one where all family members will be committed to continuing this type of play and committed to creating the right environment for him.
We are charging a fee of $200 which will be donated to the Savannah Rescue. Any travel costs required will be covered by the adopting family.
Please contact me with questions.
Best,
Anna
