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Pet Tip
Pet Servals – Pet tip 208
There are millions and millions of cat lovers across North America and this is because cats make great pets. In general they are easier to take care of than dogs and much more independent than dogs. They are normally affectionate, cuddly, cute, they don’t eat that much and they don’t put too many demands on their owners. In terms of pleasing our human senses, house cats come in different breeds with different shapes, colours, fur lengths and personalities. But what if you want something a little different, more unique? What if you want a different type of cat, maybe a much larger cat? If you have a flair for the exotic you might consider getting a serval.
Servals are slowly becoming more popular as pets. Servals look like cheetahs but they are much smaller. They typically weigh anywhere from 20-40 pounds depending on their sex (males are heavier) and ancestry. Their body length is anywhere from 2-3 feet and they are about 2 feet tall. The come from Africa and still roam wild in many rural places. They are also slowly starting to become more known as house-pets but they are still quite rare and not for everyone.
- Owner:
- Sharon Dalton
- City:
- Stewartstown
- Province, Country:
- PA, United States
- Type/Breed:
- Van-alike
- Date of Birth:
- May 17, 2002
- Sex:
- Female
- Height:
- 9
- Weight:
- 6.6
- Coat Colour:
- Van-like pattern in orange
- Eye Colour:
- Amber
Mommee rescued me from where I'd been abandoned - a little used, unpaved road through the forest, halfway up a mountain. She said it was just 5 days until Merlin's First Bridgeday. (You can find Merlin's site in the Virtual Cemetery on this site.) At first, she wasn't going to adopt me, but then an angel or something whispered my name - Althea - into Mommee's heart. When she looked up the name, Mommee was astounded to learn that it means "healer" - which is what I was doing to Mommee's sore heart; she also found that it's another name for the flowering shrub, "rose of Sharon" - and Mommee's given name is Sharon! So she knew that I was meant only for her; I'm Mommee's "healing rose."
I love to sleep high up on my kitty condo, which also gives me lots of places to do my claws. But when I want Mommee's attention, I do my claws on her recliner while she's in it; I've taught her that this means I want to play with my favorite toy, the "bird" - bird feathers on a string attached to a rod. Mommee drags it across the floor & sails it through the air - and then *I* sail through the air to catch it. Mommee's astonished that I can jump *way* up in the air and flip over to catch the feathers! My other favorite thing is to chase my big "brother," Mordred; I like to suprise him and knock him off his paws, even if he *is* twice as big as I am!
I consider myself a prinCESS, and am treated accordingly; even a scheduled trip to the doctor's has turned into a circus, as everyone wants to pet me & hold me when I ride into the waiting room on Mommee's shoulder. And I'm a very good girl about it all, too; I just make myself right at home. If you're nearby, though - look out! I've been known to take a flying leap onto some unsuspecting person's shoulder! (I like to ride on Mommee's shoulder instead of being carried; I think it's much more regal!)
