Hello everyone, I am Debbie and I have two pets, Koa and Lava. Obviously, we love Hawaii. Koa was two on 9/11/2020 and Lava turned 8 on 9-28-2020. They are both hybrids. Lava is a Mokave Jag cat (triple hybrid-African jungle cat, bobcat, asian leopard and domestic bengal), Koa is a quadruple hybrid (1/4 serval, african jungle cat, bobcat, asian leopard and domestic bengal). Unfortunatly, the breeder (a good friend of mine had to close her cattery last year due to her health concerns. I love my babies, but Koa is more mine and Lava has been more my husbands since he had cancer when she was about a year old and she knew he needed her.
My concern is Koa, I have known him since he was born. I was helping out at the cattery and had to bottle feed him since he was born. I did not plan on getting him as my own as I knew he and the other cattery cats were for sale to others. However, once I knew the cattery was closing and all the people that were inquiring of him only thought of him as a trophy cat, not a family member. (he is 25 lbs now and is expected to end up around 30 pounds of muscle not fat). My heart was breaking for him, he was always a different fellow and I knew he needed someone who appreciate his uniqueness. As a helper at the cattery, I knew that I was not to get too close to the animals as it would make it harder for them to adapt to their new homes. It is critical to bond properly to the hybrids.
Well, needless to say, I got Koa. We were doing fine, (although he has always been offstandish, not like Lava at all). I have had him in my home for about a year. However, a couple of weeks ago, he started to run and hide from me. In addition, once in a while he swats at my hand. I may have just stroked his back once and the next stroke he swats and runs. Never to hurt, but as though he is frightened I will hurt him. He had never been hit or mistreated. This breaks my heart. I know he is having ear issues and needs drops twice daily. Still, they bother him. I would love to be able to communicate with him and let know I don’t understand what is happening and for our relationship to be better.
Lava does not like Koa, she feels as though I am cheating on her and she hisses and gives him a hard time. Other times they are great together.
