Measurements Feb 2010

MMMNN... You look like FOOD! Nom Nom Nom...

Age: ~7 months
Weight: 15.4 lbs
Shoulder Height: 14.0 inches
Neck -> Tail Length: 17.5 inches
Paw-> Tip of Ears: 20 inches
Paw Dimensions: 2" x 2"

He's starting to gradually grow again. He's gotten a little taller and his paws are still over sized in comparison to his legs. I have no idea if that means he'll grow but either way they are very large. We found a new toy that he loves to play fetch with. They are foam rubber balls that bounce when you toss them. It makes it more challenging for him and less work for us ;) He's up to about 9 lbs of chicken legs a week on top of dry food and wet food. Lately he's been eating the bone and marrow even though we give him his calcium twice a week. Panzer needs a bigger place to run so I hope the wife and I can find a larger place by the middle of this year.

Interesting sounds

Panzer makes some really interesting sounds when he's excited, hungry or bored. Most of the time he does this half meow that sounds like *Meh*, but with a cat tone. This is how he communicates with my wife and I when he needs attention or wants to play. Now when he's excited or we work him up too much with a toy he will make a really loud barking noise that is lower than the other sound and let's us know he's agitated. It's not often he makes that noise but it scared the hell outta me when I woke up to that one morning. Around that same time he started to snort like a pig... Maybe he was congested but if my wife teased him with a toy during play and he couldn't get it he'd start to snort and breath really hard. At first I didn't believe my wife when she told me, but he did it later that night and the next morning. I know that sounds weird, but seriously he snorts like a pig when he's pissed off.

I have no idea why he makes these sounds. I couldn't tell you if its a sounds Serval's or Savannah's make. But believe me... when your cat snorts at you it's really funny. On a side note he LOVES it when we sniff around him like a dog (loud sniffing). He gets all happy and rolls over. It's really funny that no matter what he's doing he runs up to us if we do this. However he will not come if you call his name :\