Asian Leopard Cat!

Well guys. We officially took in an Asian Leopard Cat yesterday! This is the breed of wild cat used to make Bengal hybrid cats and later generations of SBT. We don't know if we plan to use him as a breeder yet, but have breeder rights and he is in tact. Meet our 6 month old Asian Leopard Cat, Rajah!

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in one word BEAUTIFUL

Wow. 😁

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Awesome. I love him.

Beautiful. Never heard of them before.
Question: How do these exotic cats (you have a Savannah, too, no?) get on with the wolf mix?

Curious.
Thanks.

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Beautiful. Never heard of them before.
Question: How do these exotic cats (you have a Savannah, too, no?) get on with the wolf mix?

Curious.
Thanks.

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He has a wolf mix too?! Man, what don't you have! 😁

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Damn that's a sexy cat

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Beautiful. Never heard of them before.
Question: How do these exotic cats (you have a Savannah, too, no?) get on with the wolf mix?

Curious.
Thanks.

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None of the dogs get to interact with the other animals. Even the Savannah doesn't have access to the leopard cat yet. We have to keep everyone separate for acclimation slowly. But the dogs are kept separate. Only our female Dalmatian can interact with the cats because she's always been calm natured with them :)




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This is Diamond the German shepherded / Wolf hybrid. She's classified as being mid-content.


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Originally Posted by Fraido

He has a wolf mix too?! Man, what don't you have! [emoji16]

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I don't have this margay that we were honored to interact with in Honduras a couple weeks ago! She was orphaned at 4 weeks old and is now 4 months old free roaming the rio Santiago area. Named Santiaga after the river that runs through her hunting grounds.


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I think I hate you a little bit. Lol

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Originally Posted by Fraido

I think I hate you a little bit. Lol

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It's ok, a lot of people threaten to kidnap our animals daily lol or sneak in our suite cases


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A couple of our others.. Olivia Marie Conway the triple gold Scottish fold up front, and Simba the desert Lynx in the back sporting his classic marble coat. We also have a Bengal that is classic marble but she is only here as a foster at the moment till we decide to take it in our adopt it to the right home.


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You wouldn't happen to have an old thread about Diamond, eh? Haha I'm curious to know more about her... without hijacking a cute kitty thread. 😜

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You wouldn't happen to have an old thread about Diamond, eh? Haha I'm curious to know more about her... without hijacking a cute kitty thread. [emoji12]

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Yes. Search wolf hybrid and it should come up. The info has shifted around a bit. When we rescued her she was a 75% timber wolf. But more research and discussion has pointed elsewhere


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Oh my God.. I did not even so that picture with the Scotty! EEEK. I adore Scottish Folds... and a desert Lynx?! I'm going to die, so much jealousy right now! 😁

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Oh my God.. I did not even so that picture with the Scotty! EEEK. I adore Scottish Folds... and a desert Lynx?! I'm going to die, so much jealousy right now! [emoji16]

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Yes. We have 9 cats at the moment. It's a crazy life.


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If it's a little too crazy for you, wanna switch? ;) Haha

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If only the entire house wasn't allergic....

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If it's a little too crazy for you, wanna switch? ;) Haha

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Wouldn't change it for a thing.


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If only the entire house wasn't allergic....

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Lol yeah our home is a nightmare for allergies if you're allergic to cats. My brother in law is allergic and is the one that house sits when we travel. He's a trooper though and we do maintain it well.


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That is the coolest lookin' freakin' cat I've ever seen :bow:

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That is the coolest lookin' freakin' cat I've ever seen :bow:

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He is! The coat is so different too. incredibly soft and cuddle, mind the claws and teeth of course ;-) Last night was night two with us, and he is finally settling into a routine. His nocturnal nature kicked in, so we had a crazy cat howling and running around wanting to play all night. Going to be a mild transition for us! But of course, we didn't mind wrestling and playing with wands with him till he passed out which took a bit!

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Had the honor of helping a local company with a wild wish (spin on make a wish foundation) with a girl who has a heart for cats! He did so well with all the attention.

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First interaction with one of our more beefy cats who is extremely gentle with everyone and any animal. Great times.


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He now gives kisses on demand :)

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Modified his fountain since he liked to go in there and splash around and pee a couple of times. As a water loving species they typically defecate in the water in the wild so it's expected. We have been able to get him to use a toilet twice now! But since he fell in one of those times we decided it's better to keep to litter boxes for the time being.


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Starting slow introductions to the clan!


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I've never been a cat guy but i must say that is a beautiful cat very nice, its wild? is it any bigger than the normal house cat?

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I've never been a cat guy but i must say that is a beautiful cat very nice, its wild? is it any bigger than the normal house cat?

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Yes this is a type of wild cat. It has been "domesticated" through captive lines. These captive lines are what people bred into domestic house cats to make what we know as a Bengal, which comes from the Asian leopard cats latin name 'Prionailurus bengalensis'

And yes, they get to be around 20-25lb. Some will stay smaller. Ours was a poor feeder at his original home and so he's definitely smaller than he should be for 6 months old, but he's currently feeding 3 times a day on a raw food diet of ground rabbit (whole) with chicken and all the needed supplements for his breed.

we'd love to have a true asian leopard cat but we have to settle for bengals and desert lynx. Ohio allows the hybrids but not the original species. congrats on the new addition. We have a litter of desert lynx due in the next 3-5 days. I may have to take some pics

Eek! Please do. We have a desert Lynx as well! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...47978a15b1.jpg

And do they limit your generation of bengal? In Texas we can't have serval without proper licenses. And you can only have "domesticated" Savannah even though the law states no hybrids of serval. So ours is an f6 SBT to comply fully.


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Gorgeous! :D

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Eek! Please do. We have a desert Lynx as well! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...47978a15b1.jpg

And do they limit your generation of bengal? In Texas we can't have serval without proper licenses. And you can only have "domesticated" Savannah even though the law states no hybrids of serval. So ours is an f6 SBT to comply fully.


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There are no restrictions on what generation you can have in Ohio just that you cant have the pure form of serval or asain leopard cats. so as long as you have the documentation to back it up you could own an f1 generation (of either species) that is high % wild type cat. I love the classic marble pattern on your boy there :D

*edit* check out the insane dangerous wild animal list for Ohio. sb310 http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/935

Yeah, we have some crazy specific and dangerously vague laws for us as well. Ohio has it pretty bad though since the incident with the guy who committed suicide by exotics a few years back now. But yes, keep in mind that with Tica if your pedigree on a bengal traces back to greater than either 50 or 75% its registered as an F1 Asian Leopard Cat instead of an f1 bengal. Now, you can call it a bengal, but . . . just a sticky technicality!

Anyways, thought I'd share this with you guys too. My wife and I got to hang out with an orphaned margay in Honduras a little over a month ago (almost 2 months now). It was a surreal experience to say the least!

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I love this thread, cats are amazing animals! Lucky!

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Me and the Asian leopard tonight while we catify the cat room

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Rajah enjoying the fresh paint and new shelves!


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