Elias is a 10 year old declawed F1 Savannah currently in a shelter in Bend, OR and is very distressed about that environment. They would like our help finding him a good placement. (He is not available from the shelter, you must go through us.)
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Elias is a large-ish cat at just over 17 lbs, and is very hissy/growly but tends to run away and has not bitten in the shelter. He is stressed and not handleable, which is completely understandable given his generation. This is a huge change and change is upsetting to an F1. Obviously a home needs to explain to us that they understand the specific challenges of an F1 Savannah.
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Elias was surrendered with a Sphynx, and is known to come from a large pet household with a lot of cats and some dogs. He has however no past contact with children so we would not want a home with younger children (teens would be ok). He was bonded with the wife of the owner couple, who has died recently adding to Elias' distress.
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We would of course prefer to find an adoptive home, but given the urgency of the situation a good foster home with a separate room and the understanding to work with Elias, that would also work. He is at a shelter, so there is no ability to arrange shipping. He is too large to fly in cabin and too distressed to be forced into a small airline-approved carrier. A home would need to be able to get to Bend, OR in a timely manner.
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If you think that you can offer Elias the time and space he needs, please email info@... with your location and a description of your household and why you would be a good fit for Elias. His adoption fee would be $200, he has been vaccinated, wormed and flea treated in the shelter, but a complete examination has not been done due to his distress at the shelter environment.
Brigitte Cowell Moyne