COURTESY POST - MAMA/DAUGHTER PAIR - NY STATE
This is a courtesy post to help this cat find a home, it is not in Savannah Rescue's care. Please email timncat@... to learn more.
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For those of you who get the reference, we have a bit of an Eliza Dolittle situation here (google it)! Last winter this cat appeared at our backyard feeding station. Her distinctive ears and highly sentient demeanor set her apart from all the other cats that frequent our property. (I said to my husband, WHAT on earth is that?!)
With the arrival of the Covid Spring, I noticed the little saddlebags emerging on her sides... It has been our habit to not only feed, but TNR the denizens of our yard, so I called our local program, even our private vet, but due to Covid, no one could offer her a late term spay.
Rather than have kittens born onto the streets, we trapped her and crated her in our guest room. While she had been living out in the elements, her behavior manifested as utterly feral, but one could easily tell that her relationship to her environment was very different, far more aware, far more deliberate.
When trapped, she also seemed to assess her crate with a decisive eye and, unlike the typical DSH feral, never panicked or hid in fear. She was rather regal, quite self possessed, impeccably civilized and tidy. Within a very few days (though I myself fell victim to lightning claws a few times) she adopted my husband!
We then dispensed with the crate because she would allow him to pick her up at will, indeed, even began to listen to verbal suggestions and gestures he would make. Point to the window ledge, up she goes. Pat the bed, she is right there for an ear rub. "Stay", and she will not push towards the door as you exit. Just look. Look at her utterly direct gaze, her pictures speak for themselves! She is full of presence.
...I suspect that she might even be interested in a leash and harness...
When the day came for her to have her kittens, (it was MOTHER'S DAY btw!), she insisted, very vocally, that Tim be her Doula, be within paw's reach, and "talk her through it"!
As her SEVEN (yes, 7!!!) kittens were posted on our fb page, one of our friends mentioned her resemblance to a Savannah Cat. Upon researching the temperament of the breed, we are personally convinced that she is one, at least in part. Her sensibilities are so very different from any cat we've ever met.
The folks at Savannah Rescue could not conclude her lineage from pics with certitude, but have invited us to post her here, pointing out that those telltale ears are just not found in the typical DSH population!
We are personally so very impressed with her, it is breaking our hearts that we cannot keep her. We have 3 other felines, which she would never accept. She has made it clear that she will make fierce, quick work of any other animals attempting to occupy her domicile. That is why we are posting her with one of her kittens. She is profoundly affectionate, has such a deep need for connection, and is so very bright that the stimulation of another companion could only be beneficial. But I am certain that the only company she would accept would be that of her own offspring. This little daughter looks the most like her, is quite trained and tidy, and appears to be growing some substantial ears of her own...
Our brilliant little queen would require an attentive and experienced owner.
In any case, we are located in NY, on Long Island, close to the Queens border. We would ask that a $150 donation be made to the Savannah Cat Rescue organization as an adoption fee for mother and daughter together, $100 each if separate. We would not ship an animal, but are willing to travel to Massachusetts and Delaware as well as NJ, PA and CT.
Additionally, she and kitten both, have an appt at a local TNR on July 30th; the kitten will then be 10 weeks old, they will not leave until spayed.
Please email Cathie at timncat@... 
Brigitte Cowell Moyne