Has anyone had any dealings with Jua Ini Savannahs?
I have an F2 male from her. My experience wasn't the best but I would not call her a bad breeder. My cat was slow to wean and as a consequence I had to change my flight to pick him up several times at considerable cost to me. When I commented on his thinness in the pics she sent, she said it was probably due to his slow transition to solids. I think he was about 15 wks old at the time. When she said he was finally ready to come home, I flew down and waited for her at my hotel. She called to say she was late getting him to the vet for a checkup and had found out that day that he had coccidia and giardia. She offered to keep him until the course of meds was finished. I opted to bring him home.
When she brought him to the hotel, I saw that he wasn't very interactive with her. I thought it was because he was in a strange place. When I brought him home he wanted nothing to do with me. I waited several weeks to start his meds because I wanted us to have a bond and establish trust before I started medicating him. Didn't work. He didn't want to be touched at all so I had to wrap him in a towel to get the meds in him. I think that traumatized him further.
Long story short, he's 5 yrs old and still doesn't like me much. He tolerates me. After working diligently with him for the first 3 years, I can pet him but he is not a people cat.
Part of the above is due to his personality, part to what happened after I brought him home, and part to whatever happened while he was with Sabira. My best advice is to carefully observe the kitten you have chosen and be sure that it is socialized to humans. If it wants nothing to do with you or appears not to engage with you or enjoy you, choose another kitten.