Breeders

+ Breeders	+ Veterinarians	+ Pet Shops

Aa

Malik – Malik Ville
Agra,
Ph.: 9219634743

Harsh Gupta – Forever Kennel
Agra,
Ph.: 9837804904

Dubey – Mamta Danes
Agra,
Ph.: 9897898503

Amar – Rosy Kennel
Agra,
Ph.: 9891345634

Kanti Thakore – Alga Kennel
Ahmedabad,
Ph.: 9998039248

Haresh – Fascination Kennel
Ahmedabad,
Ph.: 9427749093

Lochen Kharawala –
Kennels of Lochen
Ahmedabad,
Ph.: 9824033227

Nikhil Patel – Patel Kennel
Ahmedabad,
Ph.: 9825016825

Yusuf Kadri – Sahil Kennel
Ahmedabad,
Ph.: 9824557353

Dr Ravi – Dr Ravi’s
Ahmedgarh,
Ph.: 9888442299

Agam Singh – Agam Kennel
Amritsar,
Ph.: 9888029005

Gurdeep Singh–Big Boss Kennel
Amritsar,
Ph.: 9876203203

Bb

Nagaraj Shetty–Agarani Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 22450108

Ragavendra – Grand Canine
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845072774

P A Suresh–Shepmagic Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845107777

Hemachandra – Yashbans Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9844058080

Meenakshi Reddy – Maidens Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9844002627

Arundathi – Hayaberg
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845561251

Deepak Kamath – Home of Coco Jo
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9739136919

Shantha Krishna – Opsellias Kennel
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845454026

Javender Singh – Jaspar Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845014641

Steven – Silverstone Boxers
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845074335

Dr Narendra – Naren Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9972096168

Pradeep Koushik – Ameya Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845038934

Dr Uday Ravi Bhat – Pragathi Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9448544822

Santosh – Sanrams Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9980089494

Santharam Kamath – Kamath Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845402845

Henery – Lastall Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9880044144

Sharath – Mak Kennel
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9880112544

Ananth – Anies Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9901626262

Jairam – Wrinkle Age Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845046262

Amruth – Sai Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9986644224

Joseph Dennis – Janya Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9886378954, 080-23437631

Appu – Deens Jons Kennels
Bangalore
Ph.: 9341835696

Bajpai – Parshant Kennel
Bareilly,
Ph.: 9411916321

Narayanappa – Shilpa Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845183997, 9980301826

P Sampath – Sprinkle Wood Kennels,
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9916786015

Uday Kumar – G K Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845409080

Chandan Gowda – V6 Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9980023247

Harsha – Benign Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845454936

Satish – Cadaboms Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9845502828

Vishwas Raj – Wolfen Haus Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 080-23413137

Derrik – Kezia Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9880253016

Vishwanath – Scorpions Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9945665666

Santosh – Sandline Kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9901930009

Preetham – Dilys kennels
Bangalore,
Ph.: 9844038608

Dilip Tandan – Tandan Kennel
Bareilly,
Ph.: 9837038904

Tarun Joshi – Himalaya Kennels
Bareilly,
Ph.: 9411426370

Dhiraj – Leon Kennel
Bhubaneshwar,
Ph.: 9937011008

Jai Narayan Misra – Telecom Kennels
Bhubaneshwar,
Ph.: 9437055885

Rajesh Yadav – Yadav Kennel
Bulandshahar,
Ph.: 9412569593

P Manjunath Rao
Bhuvan Kennels, Bengaluru,
Ph.: 9901356985, 9342576228

Cc

C V Sudarsan – Magic Million Kennels
Chennai,
Ph.: 26260693

Dr Suresh Bhimsingh – Sandstorm Kennels
Chennai,
Ph.: 9840098989

R Padmachandran – Padpranpark Kennels
Chennai,
Ph.: 9840043296

Mrs Kalakrishna – Vinmin Kennels
Chennai,
Ph.: 9381072755

Dr A Srinivasan – Casino Kennels
Chennai,
Ph.: 9841022487

Selvakumar – Arun Kennels
Chennai,
Ph.: 9843139487

C Kaleeswaran – Ayakrris Kennels
Chennai,
Ph.: 9894029911

Paulraj – Kalaivani Kennels
Chennai,
Ph.: 9840020757

Saravanan – Aapas Kennels
Chennai,
Ph.: 9840056899

Paulprem – Chribon Kennels
Chennai,
Ph.: 9444403880

Venkat – Vom Ragnborg Kennels
Chennai,
Ph.: 9444369900

Sanjay Deokar – Deokar Kennels
Chiplun,
Ph.: 9422394151

Vikram Dhamodaran – Rams Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9843091444

Mannar – Shrijee Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9943047000

Saravanakumar – Best Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9843322526

Babu – Afra Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9842211103

Karthik – Karwardine Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9843010414

Kapil – Kings Way Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9843072465

Sivakumar – Sivakumar Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9789502325

Sadhiq – Sanish Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9894217807

Kenny – Allwin Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9363211388

Rathnavel – Karandane Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9486100711

Anand Kumar – Anand Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9865199883

Mahesh – Donewood Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9894612610

Kannan – Radiant Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9894714599

Sasikumar – Sasi Kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9894051315

Gopal – Ranis kennel
Coimbatore,
Ph.: 9364491155

Ragu – Cotter Kennel
Coonoor,
Ph.: 9840773800

Dd

Navneet Chaudhry – Drone’s Kennel
Dehradun,
Ph.: 9897056527

Notial – Bulls Rott
Dehradun,
Ph.: 9897700684

Devlehari –
Dehradun,
Ph.: 9837369188

Hargeet – Simran’s Kennel
Dehradun,
Ph.: 9358124858

Rajesh Sharma – Nehman Kennel
Dehradun,
Ph.: 9418086369

Upadya – O’Planet
Dehradun,
Ph.: 9412364063

Bakshi – Shbaksh’s
Dehradun,
Ph.: 9412356432

Rawat – Rawat Kennel
Dehradun,
Ph.: 9997015343

Bedi – Sky Line Kennel
Delhi,
Ph.: 9810217199

Bhawani – Rathore Kennel
Delhi,
Ph.: 9811923364

Binod Kumar – Goodluck Kennel
Delhi,
Ph.: 9891294200

Jagpal –
Delhi,
Ph.: 9810030211

Jaskeerat Singh Sethi – Ferrous Kennels
Delhi,
Ph.: 9811219999

Kaushik Saha – Unique Kennel
Delhi,
Ph.: 9911666333

Kohli – Jaws & Paws
Delhi,
Ph.: 9811427292

Lenin – Splash Kennel
Delhi,
Ph.: 9891718094

Manish
Delhi,
Ph.: 9818151462

Ravi Singh
Delhi,
Ph.: 9810417495

Ravinder Singh – Raoberg Kennel
Delhi,
Ph.: 9810035922

Sanju
Delhi,
Ph.: 9811652013

Sonu Sardar
Delhi,
Ph.: 9811993670

Sumesh Jolly
Delhi,
Ph.: 27411118

Sunder Saxena – Bajson Kennel
Delhi,
Ph.: 9810063850

Sunny Kochar – Sunnyland Kennels
Delhi,
Ph.: 9891149202

Ee

Dr Jumbukeswaran – Grandiose Kennel
Erode,
Ph.: 9443554050

P Nithyanandh – Vom Kingsland Kennel
Erode,
Ph.: 9444239263

Ff

Nishant Kaushik
Faridabad,
Ph.: 9212302114

T P Rana – Rana’s Kennel
Faridabad,
Ph.: 9899144799

Gg

Rajeev Chaudhary – Vom Haus Noble
Ghaziabad,
Ph.: 9891217186

Lalit – Matry Kennel
Ghaziabad,
Ph.: 9311370045

Karthikeyan – Apple Kennel
Gobichettypalayam,
Ph.: 9345877577

Rasool
Guntur,
Ph.: 9849126022

Pardeep – Pardeep Kennel
Gurdaspur,
Ph.: 9872700056

Anand Mishra
Gurgaon,
Ph.: 9999029207

Peter Moses – Peatsden Kennels
Gurgaon,
Ph.: 9911313916

Shyam Mehta – Next Step Boxers
Gurgaon,
Ph.: 9818840003

Sukhbir Singh
Gurgaon,
Ph.: 9871599903

Murchana Barua – Bessies Kennel
Guwahati,
Ph.: 9864029702

Hh

Varinder Arya – Monu Dog Farm
Hissar,
Ph.: 9813433522

Pankaj Sharma – Ashcans Kennel
Hissar,
Ph.: 9812179682

Avi Sood – Sood Farm
Hoshiarpur,
Ph.: 9876059040

Prasad Reddy – S S Kennel
Hyderabad,
Ph.: 9885666738

Srinivas – Shruthy Kennel
Hyderabad,
Ph.: 9849637969

Seshi Kiran – Almond Kennel’s
Hyderabad,
Ph.: 9866660066

Ali Khan – Grande Geur Kennel
Hyderabad,
Ph.: 9391191905

Ghan Sham Patel – Capstan Kennel
Hyderabad,
Ph.: 9866603682

Mrs Jayashree – Kalpana Kennels
Hyderabad,
Ph.: 9246578524

Karthik Reddy – Shailas Kennel
Hyderabad,
Ph.: 9949229999

Sudheer Raju – Vickvin Poms
Hyderabad,
Ph.: 9391031681

Vish Deshmukh – Varsha Kennel
Hyderabad,
Ph.: 9866503099

Ali Khan
Hyderabad,
Ph.: 9848014355

Venkat Pathi Raju – Godavari Kennels
Hyderabad,
Ph.: 9394791260

Rahul Chandra – Hugo Kennels
Hyderabad,
Ph.: 9849029223

Jj

Husne Lal – Dhillon Kennel
Jallandhar,
Ph.: 9357207836

Joshi – Swarn Rekha Kennel
Jamshedpur,
Ph.: 9431117876

Rahul – Jamshedpur,
Ph.: 9234607222

Kk

Shailaja – Kakinada,
Ph.: 9912703036

Appa Bhise – Shrusti Kennel
Kankavali,
Ph.: 9422435004

Ranjit Harne – Red Alert Kennels
Kolhapur,
Ph.: 0231-2533546

Sushrut Agencies
Kolhapur,
Ph.: 9371263890

Amarsingh Pardesi – Nicolas Kennels
Kolhapur,
Ph.: 9422626090

Viren V Upadhye – Vikings Kennel
Kolhapur,
Ph.: 9371111611

Mrs Akshada P Prabhukhope – Damasa Kennels
Kolhapur,
Ph.: 9822185658

M M Shikalgar – Firearms Kennels
Kolhapur,
Ph.: 9822674252

Shivaji Kale
Kolhapur,
Ph.: 9823361919

Kamran Mujawar
Kolhapur,
Ph.: 6956123

Tinku Kundu – Kundu Kennel
Kolkata,
Ph.: 9732735336

P Chaterjee – Atmajita Kennel
Kolkata,
Ph.: 9830480664

Raja Sen – Sens Kennel
Kolkata,
Ph.: 9830752919

Pritam Ghosh
Kolkata,
Ph.: 9830339371

Michel Lieu – Merlin Kennel
Kolkata,
Ph.: 9831572918

Rajesh Gupta – Black Stone Kennel
Kolkata,
Ph.: 9831002369

Indrajeet Bhattacharya – Jeet’s Kennel
Kolkata,
Ph.: 9831991913

Pradeep Ghosh – Gershep Kennel
Kolkata,
Ph.: 25773172

Ratan Sharma
Kolkata,
Ph.: 9830548569

Sanjay Khan – Kiro Kennel
Kolkata,
Ph.: 9830667797

Raja Mukhopadhaya – Goldberg Kennel
Kolkata,
Ph.: 9433063973

Ll

Gurpreet Singh – Jot Kennel
Ludhiana,
Ph.: 9814234355

Ajmer Singh
Rising Star Kennel, Ludhiana
Ph.: 9463034995

Enakshi Chandel
Enakshi’s Kennel, Lucknow,
Ph.: 9415009210



Mm

Jatin Sareen – Jatin Kennel
Meerut,
Ph.: 9837804904

Vidyaratan – Vidane’s Kennel
Meerut,
Ph.: 9358428388

Mahipal – Asha Kennel
Meerut,
Ph.: 9837605855

Chaudhary – Chaudhary Kennel
Meerut,
Ph.: 9356854233

Teotia
Meerut,
Ph.: 9837572645

Trivedi
Meerut,
Ph.: 9837188051

Anand Shah
Miraj,
Ph.: 9960992111

R K Tyagi – Tyagi Kennel
Modinagar,
Ph.: 9319346834

Didar Singh – Rajput Kennel
Mohali,
Ph.: 9872827505

Aulak – Aulak Kennel
Mohali,
Ph.: 9888881939

Yadvendre – Barkndi Kennel
Muktsar,
Ph.: 9814600146

Amit – Amit’s Kennel
Muzaffarnagar,
Ph.: 9891044909

Manoj Narvekar-Narvekar Kennels
Mangalore,
Ph.: 0824-2419359, 9844006361, 9845693159

Ravi-Leish Kennels
Mysore,
Ph.: 9986071226

Nn

Vikram N Khairnar – Rameshwar Kennel
Nashik,
Ph.: 9422254288

Vasu –
Nellore,
Ph.: 9440375639

Pp

Raguraman – Ragvi Kennels
Pudukottai,
Ph.: 9442244425

P A Bahubali – Deepali Hobby Kennel
Pune,
Ph.: 9822632074

Rr

Boomama Rajkumar –
Rajmundhry,
Ph.: 9949868899

Dr Sangwan – Sangwan Kennel
Rohtak,
Ph.: 9813500069

Anil Sangwan – Anil’s Kennel
Rohtak
Ph.: 9813500069

Satish Dhankar – Quality Dog Farm
Rohtak,
Ph.: 9466447157

Ss

Vikrant Wadkar –
Sangli,
Ph.: 9850284772

Suresh – Minerhouse Kennel
Secunderabad,
Ph.: 9848056782

C P Randhawa – Gunnu Kennel
Shahabad,
Ph.: 9896035191

Ebor – Bor’s Gsd & Lab Kennel
Shillong,
Ph.: 9862021829

B B Mohapatra
Silchar,
Ph.: 9435072303

Ananthraman– Skanda Kennels
Shimoga,
Ph.: 9886372508

Tt

Selvakumar – Arun Kennel
Tirupur,
Ph.: 9843139487

Saravanakumar – Sanways Kennel
Tirupur,
Ph.: 9894587987

Santhosh Kumar – Jhon Kennel
Tirupur,
Ph.: 9894251116

Sathish – Esso Kennel
Tirupur,
Ph.: 9894278888

Uu

Dr Ravi T – Aareltee Pugs
Udipi,
Ph.: 9845252010

Karthik – Wonder Rock Kennel
Udumalpet,
Ph.: 9994102222

Vv

Veerabhadra Rao – Krishna Kennels
Vijayawada,
Ph.: 9848297255

Raja Hamsa
Vijayawada,
Ph.: 9246470211

Rajesh – Rajesh Kennel
Vizag,
Ph.: 9848858868

Basha – Marshall Kennel
Vizag,
Ph.: 9866099786

Babu – Costal Kennels
Vizag,
Ph.: 9348133777

Nani – Chinthalapudi Kennels
Vizag,
Ph.: 9866390119

Suresh – Sea Guard Kennel
Vizag,
Ph.: 9989066789

Little miss PURRFECT

Cats are smart – and have their own personalities, here’s how to teach kitty etiquettes.

• Cats do acquire a working vocabulary of many words, and every cat has her own individuality. Your cat can be taught by positive reinforcements.


• First, cats learn language by being talked to. Try to use the same words over and over. Talk to your cat when giving her treats, petting her, when grooming her, when playing with her, and when handling her. Let your tone of voice carry message as well as your words.


• Cats learn from physical reinforcement. Take your cat to a scratching post if she scratches your furniture or rugs. Put her in the litter box and scratch her front feet in the litter box. She will understand. Do this several times for a cat being first introduced to your household. When you want your cat to learn to come being called, reinforce this by always offering a treat or food when you call her, and call the same way each time. For example, “Here kitty, kitty, Moonbeam Kitty” every time you put out food or offer a treat.


• Most important, cats do NOT learn from punishment. Almost never is physical punishment a good tool to change your cat’s behaviour in a direction you want. Instead, you must focus on positives: Provide opportunities for good behaviour. Reinforce good behaviour when it occurs with treats, petting, and praise. Reinforce your own positive presence by treats and by play.


• Eliminate stressful interaction opportunities whenever possible.

(Kit Humphrey, featured columnist of Cats & Kittens, is a retired physician from Siberian Gatos Cattery in the US)

Solving litter box problems

You can resolve litter box issues by taking a closer look at your cat’s environment.

Cause and effect

If you’re having a hard time persuading your cat to use the litter box, it just may be time to draw a line in the sand. Most cats take to using a litter box very easily because their instinct is to bury their urine and feces. But when their preferences include the laundry basket, the bed or the Persian rug, you’ve got a problem.

There’s always a reason they stop using their box and it’s not to make you mad or get revenge. Take a close look at what’s going on in your cat’s world. You should be able to uncover the source of trouble, and make the changes.

The case of multiple cats: a whodunit

If you only have one cat, it’s obvious who’s misbehaving. But what if you have more than one? You need to do some detective work.

It’s a process of elimination, which means you will isolate one cat at a time to see if the inappropriate behaviour stops while he’s in isolation. This method isn’t foolproof, however, because if the culprit’s behaviour is stress-induced, it may not occur if isolating him has removed him from the source of stress.

Another method is adding fluorescent dye to the cats’ food (one cat at a time). The dye will glow in the cat’s urine when a black light is held over it. You have your culprit. Now that we know who it is, what do we do about it?

Medical issues

If your male cat stops using the litter box, spends a lot of time trying to go or licking his genitals, get him to the vet immediately. This may be a sign that he has a urinary tract infection or much worse, a blockage. This causes pain when urinating which he may associate with using the box, causing him to avoid it. Some cats will even urinate and cry right in front of you or go in the bathtub or sink to let you know something’s wrong.

Urinary tract problems can be very serious, especially in male cats because their urethra (the tube that empties urine from their bladder), is narrow and more easily plugged than a female’s wider urethra. A cat whose urinary tract is blocked can die within hours or suffer irreversible organ damage from the build up of toxins in his system. Don’t wait around thinking it will clear up by itself. And don’t be fooled into thinking that your cat is constipated. It could happen, but it’s more likely to be a urinary problem.

If your kitty gets a clean bill of health from the vet, his problem is all in his head.

Why, why, why?

Many cats are perfectly happy with everything about their litter boxes and don’t care how many there are, where they are, or what’s in them. Then there are those who are pickier. These cats may have any number of reasons (known only to them) for deciding the litter box is an unpleasant place to eliminate.

• The box isn’t clean enough for her.


• She doesn’t like the type of box: It’s too big, too small, too high, too low, has a hood, doesn’t have a hood, too hard to get into, and so on.


• She doesn’t like the litter: It’s clay, it’s clumping, scented, unscented, too hard, too soft, she doesn’t like litter at all, there’s too much, not enough, etc.


• She doesn’t like the location: It’s out in the open, too hard to get to, next to a noisy appliance, in the basement when she wants it in the living room, etc.


• She’s too young, too old, or too unwell to make it to the basement to use the box. >


• She was startled by something or someone or “ambushed” by another pet while she was in it.


• There aren’t enough boxes for the number of cats you have.


• Something in her environment or routine has changed. She’s anxious and is marking her territory to reassure or assert herself.


• She associates the box with punishment. (For example, someone punished her for eliminating outside the box, and then placed her in it.)

Sometimes, the original source of the problem may not be the reason it’s continuing. For example, your cat may have stopped using the litter box because of a urinary tract infection; the infection is gone, but she now prefers the carpet or the bedroom closet. If that’s the case, you’ll need to address all of these factors to resolve the problem.

Here are some important tips on preventing litter box problems in the first place:

The road to recovery

You think you’ve figured out what’s put kitty’s tail in a twist; now let’s fix it.

>Move it

If your cat was just fine with her litter box situation, but is now unhappy because you’ve changed something about it, by all means, change it back! It’s better for you to be inconvenienced than the cat. If your cat always eliminates in quiet, protected places, such as under a desk, beneath a staircase, in a corner, or in a closet; she eliminates in an area where the litter box was previously kept or where there are urine odours; or she eliminates on a different level of the home, here are some solutions.

• Put a litter box in the location where your cat has been eliminating. When she has consistently used this box for at least one month, you may gradually move it to a more convenient location at a rate of an inch—seriously!—per day.


• Put at least one litter box on every level of your home. (Remember, a properly cleaned litter box does not smell). This is especially important if you have kittens, elderly, or ill cats who don’t have the strength to go all the way to the basement each time they need to use the box.


• To make the spots where she’s been eliminating less appealing to your cat, cover them with upside-down carpet runner or aluminium foil, place citrus-scented cotton balls over the areas, or place water bowls there (because cats often don’t like to eliminate near where they eat or drink).

Clean house

Clean the soiled areas well. Animals are highly motivated to continue soiling an area that smells like urine or feces. A cat’s sense of smell is much stronger than a human’s, so it’s important to clean the soiled areas thoroughly and properly.

Find urine stains with a fluorescent black light, available at hardware and pet supply stores. The stains will glow under the black light. Once you locate a stain, clean it with an enzymatic cleaner made especially for pet odours, available at pet supply stores. Don’t use ammonia or other strong-smelling household cleaners. These will encourage your cat to re-mark in that area.

You may have to clean the area several times to remove the odour completely, even treating the carpet padding and sub flooring underneath. Clean the area thoroughly before steam cleaning to avoid “locking in” the odour.

Surfaces

All animals develop preferences for a particular surface on which they like to eliminate. These preferences may be established early in life, but they may also change overnight for reasons that we don’t always understand. Your cat may have a surface preference if she consistently eliminates on a particular texture—for example, soft things like carpeting, bedding, or clothing, or smooth surfaces such as tile, cement, bathtubs, or sinks. Or maybe she frequently scratches on this same texture after elimination, even if she eliminates in the litter box. Sometimes a previously outdoor-only cat prefers to eliminate on grass or soil.

If your cat’s eliminating on soft surfaces, try using a soft litter made of pine shavings. You could also try shredded newspaper, or even a piece of carpet in the box (you’ll have to change it often, of course). Try to convert her to litter by sprinkling it over the carpet, gradually adding more if she doesn’t object.

If your cat’s eliminating on slick, smooth surfaces, try giving her an empty box or putting a very thin layer of litter at one end of the box. Leave the other end bare, and put the box on a hard floor.

If your cat has a history of being outdoors, use dirt.

(This article is contributed by Humane Society of the Unites States (HSUS). Established in 1954, HSUS seeks a humane and sustainable world for all animals; www.hsus.org)

Savannah the Mini Cheeetah

Blessed with the marking and attitude of the magnificent Cheetahs and an affectionate temperament, the Savannahs are simply superb.

Wild beautiful looks...

Savannahs are the largest of all pet cats with the longest legs compared to body size of any cat in the world. They are the only cats to have hooded eyes, which is to cut out the sun’s glare whilst they are hunting. This gives the eyes an almond shape. They have “Cheetah Tears” which are black streaks running down from inside of the eyes along either sides of the nose, again to cut out sun glare. Their eyes are emerald green or gold and nose can vary from brick red to jet black.

The head is triangular in shape and long, while the ears are very big with dark coloured tips and then a lighter colour beneath. They are bred from wild African Servals which are cousins to Cheetahs, so the Savannah is very like both of these wild cats in build. They have long lean bodies, long legs and a long tail. The pelt is very wild looking, profusely spotted and striped and with the exception of the Bengal, they are the only pet cats to have spotted coats. The colours are usually shades of brown or grey above and white or lighter brown on the tummy all covered with black or dark spots and stripes.

Friendly ones...

The Savannah is very friendly and enjoys the company of humans and other animals. She is intelligent, inquisitive and loves to play. They will fetch ball or favourite toys for you to throw and enjoy going for walks with their pet parents on a lead and harness. They are very loyal to their pet parents.

Grooming ‘n care....

Savannahs don’t need much in the way of grooming but they enjoy a weekly brush and as they are not afraid of water, they can be bathed when needed. Their tips of the claws need to be cut once or twice a month.

Keep him indoors and only allow him out on a lead and harness, don’t use collars as it will damage their long necks. They love to go for walks with you once they are lead trained, they will enjoy activities like playing fetch once you teach them. They are like a best friend and crave your attention and will not be suitable for those out at work all day unless they have the company of another animal. It is a privilege to live with a Savannah, they are such majestic and beautiful cats, it’s like having a little cheetah at home.

(With inputs from Gillian Mitchell, who has a tica registered cattery and breeder of Savaanah cats in the UK (http://www.topcatsuk.com/) and Teresa Adebahr from WildStreak Savannahs, Canada).

Cats & Kittens Back Issues

Cats & Kittens May June 2011 Issue

Savannah the Mini Cheeetah Blessed with the marking and attitude of the magnificent Cheetahs and an affectionate temperament, the Savannahs are simply superb. Abscess in felines Abscesses developed due to puncture wounds inflicted during fights among male cats are very common. Here are some symptoms and protection measures of abscesses. Ask the Expert.. Dr KG Umesh (MVSc, MSc (UK)) is a Postgraduate in Clinical Medicine. He is working for WALTHAM as Regional Associate for South Asia. Little miss PURRFECT Cats are smart – and have their own personalities, here’s how to teach kitty etiquettes. Being ‘Nosey’! There is no animal who will investigate a different smell more earnestly than the cat. Their sense of smell is highly developed and very little escapes them. Beat the Heat! Summers can be hard on our felines too. Here are a few tips to make summers comfortable for your kitty. Solving litter box problems You can resolve litter box issues by taking a closer look at your cat’s environment.

one year old cat prefers wet food..

Dr KG Umesh (MVSc, MSc (UK)) is a Postgraduate in Clinical Medicine. He is working for WALTHAM as Regional Associate for South Asia.

Q: My one year old cat prefers wet food and is not eating her dry cat food. Is it ok to feed her wet food only? We are mixing the wet food with rice and feeding her twice a day. Also can I feed her fish, chicken or mutton?
-Thelma, Kottayam

Dr KG Umesh: A typical wet food contains 70-120 Kcal per 100g, whereas a dry food contains around 350-400 kcal per 100g. Both wet and dry cat food from reputed manufacturers like Whiskas are complete and balanced food, the difference being water content. Therefore cat will drink more water while eating less dry food compared to wet food. Feeding only wet food also benefits urinary tract health in cats. Feeding one format may encourage the cat to eat the other, i.e. if cat doesn’t like dry food, you can add wet to encourage the cat to eat the dry food. A nutritionally balanced diet is crucial for the healthy growth and development of a cat in order to prepare him for an active, long, and healthy life. Cats cannot thrive on the same basic nutrients as human beings due to their different physiology and the nutrients are needed in proportionately larger quantities. Prepared pet foods from reputable pet food manufacturers come with a guarantee of nutritional adequacy, quality and safety. Our research indicated that most homemade diets/foods fed to cats in our country are inadequate. Therefore do not feed any supplements or home diet while he is feeding on commercial cat food from reputed manufacturer.