I agree completely and I'll expand it: Servals are too small to be considered "big cats". They are simply wild cats. But most wild predators are not good pets.
I mean, I once had a maine coon mix that was large enough to also be my sub coon, side coon, general coon, and backup coon. Catelyn (Cat for short, because young me was told I couldn't just name the cat Cat, so I had to be a smartass and nickname it instead) was a massive beast, and the size of a fucking toddler. Easily bigger than most of the small "big cats" that were available to the snooty folk where I lived at the time. And, by god, did she let those rich fucks know it. Miss that fat beast.
A friend had an old alley cat that turned up on their porch one day. I swear its neck was as big around as my pitbulls. The vet said its back had been broken probably 2x. It's fur was full of knots from scar tissue. That cat ruled a neighborhood for a good long while. I always wondered how many babies it had fathered. I swear it would have won a fight against a coyote or two during its prime.
These come in smaller versions (hybrids). They are wonderful pets with 20 year life expectancy but like any animal they gotta bond. I agree these aren’t pets—servals aren’t generally comfortable with more than one human and no matter what you do they are still wild enough that ALL of of them will piss in your house like a firehose. 100% recommend the Savannah’s tho
Hybrids dilute the pool of captive specimens, and dont make suitable pets. Hot take: thousands of years ago, our avcestors liked the wild cats so much they bred them to be suitable housepets. Its called a domestic shorthair, and theyre just like a wild cat except housebroken.
This. You do not own a cat. It chooses to crash at your place and act like it is the owner instead of you. Its taken nearly said cat's entire lifespan to get mine to understand that I'm in charge here, but we both can be agreeable and nice to one another.
you know how friends with benefits is a thing? big cats are the opposite, theyre friends with risks. definitely not domesticated, definitely not pets, but definitely friend shaped, just with risks involved.
Cats are cats; if you annoy one, it may make you regret it. The difference is that the regret will scale logarithmically in proportion to the size of the cat.
Dezri
bighitterthelama
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jap814tx
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You https://adorable-pets.online/the-oatmeal.html
Leaps
Please adopt and don't shop. Thousands of great cats out there just waiting for you to save their life.
ZeroVektor
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TerribleBot
Hangonthere
O.O
DirigibleOtter
SidonisAntares
Thekindofkindlyman
He thinks he’s people!
Debberz
Hatlled
When the wrong drugs kick in. o.o
horsetuna
Coffee? Are you thinking of the civet?
nimeton0
Quite an interesting story...
MaskedTrout
A coworker brought me some of that coffee back from Indonesia when he went to visit family. Wasn’t all that special. Kind of nutty.
cryborg
Is that the cat poop coffee?
nemocares
Not really a cat, but yes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civet
horsetuna
horsetuna
I just saw what the cat was doing in the picture.
moonshadowkati
There we go.
AtmaDarkwolf
it does the coffee from start to finish. Enjoy :D
BenderSaysNeat
Unpopular opinion perhaps, but: Big cats. Are not. Pets.
spinbutton3
I agree completely and I'll expand it: Servals are too small to be considered "big cats". They are simply wild cats. But most wild predators are not good pets.
Starwaster
It's not just an unpopular opinion; it's flat-out wrong.
BenderSaysNeat
LunarEntropy
If not pets, then why pet shaped and will maul the shit out of you and eat your corpse?
BeaverOnFire
DOcelot1
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jpallan
I completely agree. They're inappropriate and not going to be happy. However, if it makes me my morning coffee…
Sageypie
I mean, I once had a maine coon mix that was large enough to also be my sub coon, side coon, general coon, and backup coon. Catelyn (Cat for short, because young me was told I couldn't just name the cat Cat, so I had to be a smartass and nickname it instead) was a massive beast, and the size of a fucking toddler. Easily bigger than most of the small "big cats" that were available to the snooty folk where I lived at the time. And, by god, did she let those rich fucks know it. Miss that fat beast.
Isthe4thtimethecharm
A friend had an old alley cat that turned up on their porch one day. I swear its neck was as big around as my pitbulls. The vet said its back had been broken probably 2x. It's fur was full of knots from scar tissue. That cat ruled a neighborhood for a good long while. I always wondered how many babies it had fathered. I swear it would have won a fight against a coyote or two during its prime.
DrBlackJack
But is a serval a big cat? This is my old kitteh, and he's the biggest snuggle bug ever! (In more than one way!)
DrBlackJack
Okay, I have to admit, my partner is small and makes him look bigger than he is.
amaihai
These come in smaller versions (hybrids). They are wonderful pets with 20 year life expectancy but like any animal they gotta bond. I agree these aren’t pets—servals aren’t generally comfortable with more than one human and no matter what you do they are still wild enough that ALL of of them will piss in your house like a firehose. 100% recommend the Savannah’s tho
SomeGeek75ygh
Savannah's what? What is Savannah in possession of?
JT1984
Hybrids dilute the pool of captive specimens, and dont make suitable pets. Hot take: thousands of years ago, our avcestors liked the wild cats so much they bred them to be suitable housepets. Its called a domestic shorthair, and theyre just like a wild cat except housebroken.
UWantSumFuk
Don't get hybrids either. Hybrids are still part wild, and shelters aren't equipped for them when they are surrendered. If you want a cat, get a domestic cat. Don't support wildlife exploration. Same goes for wolf hybrids. https://spca.bc.ca/programs-services/working-for-better-laws/wild-domestic-cat-hybrids/
samanthadlcruz
No-one owns a cat. They can however be family
OdinYggd
This. You do not own a cat. It chooses to crash at your place and act like it is the owner instead of you. Its taken nearly said cat's entire lifespan to get mine to understand that I'm in charge here, but we both can be agreeable and nice to one another.
Renza0
you know how friends with benefits is a thing? big cats are the opposite, theyre friends with risks. definitely not domesticated, definitely not pets, but definitely friend shaped, just with risks involved.
johnxbear
So you're saying it's a pet "with a price" https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1MHJub2JscG15OXgwazduYXVmb2VlNXQ3YXQ4YnozYTN6ODYycWk2MSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/8sLBYNerzjceQ/200w.webp
IDontKnowWhatToDoAnymoreAndImTired
Cats are cats; if you annoy one, it may make you regret it. The difference is that the regret will scale logarithmically in proportion to the size of the cat.
5v4297j9fj1
Do you men exponentially?
bamblebimble
I mean at a certain point you can't really get much more hurt
5v4297j9fj1
Got it😳
feldemon
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