Watch Trouble Grow!

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Autumn walks

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Minka likes the dead leaves that are beginning to fall

2008-07-13T16:21:00.001-07:00

No new pics but Miss Trouble Minka is doing well after our move. She was not amused being dragged across the country in a kitty carrier, even after long trials and many practices with the carrier in SF. The last leg of the journey was in a very small aircraft with only 9 people, all you could hear was Miss loudy-pants yelling her head off. I had to apologize to everyone on the flight - they were all quite understanding however.

Satchel, my roommate's resident orange kitty is a slow adjuster and is taking a while to get used to her. Although they are not friends yet, there is minimal hissing and sometimes I even catch them play-chasing around. There are windows on the ground floor in my new apartment and Minka loves to watch the birds and squirrels and yell at the gardeners.

Non-cat related post

2008-05-31T22:42:00.000-07:00

I am posting a tribute to a much loved non-cat friend who deserves a post of her own. Misty was a great goat and we miss her.

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Mr. Bean

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Well I'm very sad. I had to drop Bean off at our new apartment under the care of my roommate until I can join him in the near future. Luckily it won't be long but I already miss him.

Wild kitties

2008-04-07T20:55:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures I took of feral cats in Egypt. They are everywhere and they look like great savannah outcrosses. They are so used to people, it is pretty easy to take close pictures of them. As a cat lover, it was a little tough at times having so many homeless cats around and not being able to touch or feed them. At restaurants, little kittens would come and sit under the table and meow at me. Luckily the vast majority of them look pretty well fed and healthy so I wasn't too worried about them.

Baby pics!

2008-04-07T20:48:00.001-07:00

Just a reminder of how much growing a savannah can accomplish in one year. Look at that belly!!! To see how Miss Lucy turned out, you can visit her page:
http://www.gattobello.com/QUEEN_lucy.htm

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Angelic

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Beauty queen

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I think this was the one millisecond during the entire shoot that she actually laid down. You wouldn't believe how tiring a cat photo shoot can be (well, maybe you can - if you have savannahs). She was particularly hyped up too and almost took one of the umbrellas out trying to leap onto it. She definitely took the backdrop down more than once - it was super fun.

Photo shoot...

2008-03-11T00:55:00.001-07:00

We had a wonderful photo shoot yesterday with professional assistance. Stay tuned for some excellent photos. I can't believe she's almost a year old already!

Dishes

2008-02-10T23:18:00.000-08:00

Did I mention how helpful she is with the dishes?

I'll dry you off

2008-02-10T23:14:00.001-08:00

Trouble assists Bean in drying, by adding more cat saliva. I may never understand the logic.

Wet Kaiyu...

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...is not amused

Bath Day!!

2008-02-10T22:47:00.000-08:00

In an attempt to get the cat hair "situation" under control, and because it was just so darn nice and warm out, today was bath day. Trouble is actually the worst behaving of the 3 when it comes to bath time. If she wants to play in the water that's fine, but if YOU want her to be in the water - forget about it. Luckily she's small and there's not much to scrub so we were in and out pretty quickly. Bean is Mr. Chill as always when it comes to baths. He just stands in the water and growls softly at me just to remind me that this is really not cool. I think he secretly likes baths but due to the great cat pact of "thou shalt hate all water", he just can't admit it. Kaiyu is surprisingly easy to bathe despite being the most skittish of the 3.

Savannahs love trees...

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A little too much

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Trubby trubs

2008-02-02T20:01:00.000-08:00

OK my New Year's resolution was to keep this blog updated and I'm failing miserably. This week was quite possibly the worst ever, luckily I have the cutest savannah on earth to cheer me up and keep me occupied with her antics. Good antics and bad antics. Here are some examples:

Good antics:
1. Climbing on doors and scaling the moulding on the wall. Yes, she can do this. She actually loves to do this. She will ask people to lift her up so she can jump around on top of doors for a while. And if no one will pick her up, she climbs from the cat tree to the wall.

2. Fetching her hedgehog. I can't wait until I have a good video of this. There was one excellent one on my last camera but my camera got stolen in DC so someone out there gets to enjoy a video of a crazy savannah kitten fetching a hedgehog with some girls laughing like hyenas in the background, but not us. :(

3. Destroying my tree. You would think this was a bad antic, but this poor tree is so beyond the point of no return that it is just plain funny now. She has been battling with it since day 1 and is definitely winning.

Bad antics:
1. Climbing on the stove when the oven is on. Yes this scares me to death. Luckily she doesn't get up there when the range is on but as soon as the oven is on, she climbs right on top like a lizard on a heat rock to warm her belly up. We have to close her out of the kitchen when we're cooking to avoid this.

2. Breaking drinking glasses. I know I should be trained by now to NEVER leave a drinking glass around the house but anyone who knows me would understand that this is a virtually impossible task. I swear she can smell drinking glasses. The second I leave one out and turn my back, withing seconds it is smashed into a million pieces on the floor and Trouble is standing on the counter blinking at me with this bad face that is full of mischevious satisfaction. She knows what's up but I think she just can't resist.

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New photos!

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Kisses for everyone

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Minka loves her big brothers.

Puffy tail

2007-10-19T19:39:00.001-07:00

This is a terrible picture but I just had to post it. The other day Trouble got out of the apartment when the door opened and went tearing down the hallway like a racehorse out of the starting gate. (Luckily we live in an apartment building, so there's no where for her to escape to) She was so excited to be in the hall that her tail poofed out to 4 times its normal size which you can kind of see in the picture. It was hilarious. She was sooooo proud of herself!

Fun with cardboard

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I love the pic where she is biting the cardboard as hard as she can with her nose all wrinkled up. Very vicious.

What ears?

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Singing Savannahs

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Did I mention that she sings?

Double Trouble

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Trouble reminded me today to take time out of my busy work schedule and post some pics. :) She is growing strong, keeping her long legs, large ears, and elegant neck.

Big brother Bean

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Bean is always looking after his little sis. Even if they are not playing, he always follows her around and stands guard.

Perks

2007-08-15T22:53:00.001-07:00

One of the perks of working from home: afternoon kitty play time

Lounging in the Hammock

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Optimus

2007-07-27T23:56:00.001-07:00

This is Optimus Prime, a chausie rescue boy who is staying with us. Trouble's Dad didn't want me to post this picture because he looks so good. He is a shy boy but is warming up to us every day. He loves attention and is as gentle as can be, but he does startle easily with new or loud noises. We have never had a chausie around and we think he looks like a little mountain lion.

http://www.chausierescue.com/Available.htm

Naughty faces

2007-07-25T21:56:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of pics of Trouble looking mischievous. She's not as angelic as she would like you to believe. I especially like the one of her "galloping" away from the scene of a crime.

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Kisses for Auntie Anne

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If you give her a kiss...

She'll kiss you back.

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Sorry these pics are a little blurry. Last night Trouble was curled up sleeping in a plant and I couldn't help but post the pictures even though they aren't the best.

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Calm?

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Do not let the apparent serenity displayed in these pictures mislead you. Trouble is anything but serene. She spends most of her time running at full speed around the room (this includes most of the night). Other favorite activities include: attacking feet, displaying her appreciation of victorian style architecture by attempting to scale the walls via the moulding, finding random things in the closet and dragging them around like prey, diving into other people's drinking glasses (she's careful not to spill her own), and turning on the touch sensitive lamp at all hours of the night.
Did I mention how much fun she is?

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She loves to watch the pigeons that land next door. In the top picture you can see how long and lean this girl is. And what a beautiful face.

Savannah Safety Note: There are screens in place and she is not allowed near them unsupervised. :)

Trouble comes home!

2007-07-13T20:57:00.001-07:00

We finally picked up Trouble on Sunday July 8th!!! She promptly showed us that she is the jumping queen as you can see in the top pic.

Shower time

2007-07-02T20:12:00.000-07:00

Kittens need showers too!!

Big Ears

2007-06-14T06:06:00.001-07:00

New pictures of Miss T from 6/13/07!

Trouble's brother and sister

2007-05-20T18:34:00.001-07:00

These are her spotted siblings. Such gorgeous babies!

Kitten fun

2007-05-20T18:28:00.000-07:00

Pictures from May 19th. Trouble and her siblings are energy packed and growing like crazy! I think her ears got even bigger.

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Cousin Kaiyu

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Kaiyu lives nearby with Trouble's new aunt. He was born in the Mission district of San Francisco and adopted from the SPCA. He was the cutest and tiniest little kitten. Here he is about 9 weeks old. He is about 1.5 years old today.

Griffin

2007-05-11T22:48:00.000-07:00

Griffin is about 2 years old. He was adopted from the SPCA by a couple who named him "Skittles". They promptly returned him after he "destroyed priceless tapestries" in their house. We think he didn't want to be called Skittles for the rest of his life.
He has been one happy kitty since living with us - and we don't mind if he shreds the paper towels from time to time. Grif also loves other kitties and can't wait to have a new playmate.

Anticipating Trouble

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This is Bean. He is a 2.5 year old blue rescue kitty from Yolo County, CA. Bean loves all cats - he gets lonely when he is by himself! He is short and tubby and can't wait to meet Miss Trouble. The top picture shows him at 3 months of age.

Trouble with the family

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Look how much these three cuties have grown in just a couple of weeks!

Cultivating Trouble

2007-05-11T17:41:00.000-07:00

Trouble is a BF3 from Kirembo Savannahs. She is one of three kittens born to Karamu (AF2) and Kashka (BF5) on March 21, 2007. Her coat is nonstandard for the savannah breed but we think it is beautiful and exotic. She is already displaying great savannah type - huge upright ears, hooded eyes, and a bit of puffy nose leather. We can't wait to have her home with us!

Top: 4/5/07
Middle: 4/19/07
Bottom: 5/6/07

To see Trouble's full older brother "Nuke" - ramaspot.net
To visit Kirembo - kirembosavannahs.com

Playing with Trouble

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Trouble is outgoing, mischievous, and she loves people. She immediately started playing with us when we visited her for the first time. She was the first of her siblings to open her eyes and to start eating raw meat.

Welcome to Trouble the savannah cat's blog!

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Hello!

Watch this page for updates on the wonderful world of Trouble our super cute Savannah.