Zola
Zola is my keeper girl from Imani and Knucklebones' first litter. Her name means "love" and she certainly is full of that. Zola is very exotic in her movements, which go a long way to enhancing her looks. She walks with her head parallel to the horizon, like a lion or cheetah, which really shows off her prominent shoulder blades, long legs and long rangey body. She has inherited a superb nose from both her parents. She also has well spaced spotting with no barring, short tail, nicely hooded eyes with black eyeline, small head, long neck and an overall exotic feel that is just a joy to watch.
Zola is an F4C brown spotted female born April 3rd, 2010 out of Jasirisana Imani of Spidersweb (Brown Spotted, Dam) and Jasirisana Knucklebones (Brown Spotted, Sire).
Imani
Imani came to me from Patti Struck of Jasirisana cattery in Phoenix, Arizona. I think the first thing I noticed about Imani was her incredible nose! Very wide and straight, it gives her a very distinctive profile, in addition to her shallow chin and small head. Add to this a long neck, body and legs, rounded upright ears placed right on top of her head, and loving personality, and you have a truly striking cat. Her first litter if F4C kittens blew me away, they were so gorgeous. I imagine she'll continue to give me such stunning kittens in the future!
Imani is a F3B brown spotted female born December 18th, 2008 out of Joykatz Taboo of Jasirisana (Black, Dam) and Kasbah Laani Wima of Jasirisana (Brown Spotted, Sire).
Oya
Oya comes to me from Jennifer Gray of Fusionkatz, and is named after an African goddess of thunder. As she was being carried onto my front porch, there was a deafening clap of thunder that actually made the house shake. I can not recall ever hearing thunder so loud, nor imagined such a dramatic announcement of this lovely lady's arrival.
Oya has amazing ears and a typey head to go along with her lovely legs and temperament. She also has a nice buttery ground colour under all that ticking. I have high hopes for her future kittens, as both my studs have nice clear coats. I expect that buttery colour to shine through!
She has quite a few more Savannahs in her background then the average B cat, and I'm sure that has helped give her such nice savannah traits. I think of her as B.5 cat! She will be my main queen in producing fertile C males that I have high hopes for. She has already produced one very leggy boy that has a stud career ahead of him.
Oya is a F6B brown spotted tabby born January 24th, 2009 out of Cahabacats Callisto of Fusionkatz (Silver Spotted, Dam) and Kiwanga Mongo of Fusionkatz (Brown Spotted, Sire).
Ninja
Ninja is another Imani daughter I deceded to keep, and a full sister to Zola. She is so named because she sort of snuck into the kitten pile when I didn't notice. I had thought Imani was finished delivering her babies, so I packed up my supplies and left her alone. When I checked on her an hour later, there was an extra kitten there!
Ninja has a really great head, with that triangle called for in the standard and no muzzle pinch. She also has superb boomerang shaped eyes that are deeply set, and a wide nose bridge. Her ears are extremely wide with well rounded tops and very little taper. I'm also quite pleased with her dark eyeliner halfway down her nose bridge, extending into faint cheetah tear-marks. While I am not focused on coat in my breeding program, I am pleased that she has some good contrast to her pattern, which is something Zola and Oya lack.
Ninja is an F4C Brown Spotted Tabby born March 16, 2011 out of Jasirisana Imani of Spidersweb (Brown Spotted, Dam) and Jasirisana Knucklebones (Brown Spotted, Sire).
