Our 26 lb cat passed away a little over a year ago before I was heavy into pinball. Cats have always been a part of my life and we'll adding one to the family again. I've been wondering if the glass will break if a large cat jumps from the back box to the play field glass??

Is anyone worried about scratches? I was going to ad a door to the basement to prevent, but would love to hear experiences..

Of course I have pictures..miss him dearly.He would have had a blast trying to figure out how to get out where those silver balls go(probably would have obsessed as much as I do about the pinball's)

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What beautiful cats!! I'm fascinated with large cats, that's a really cool picture

Here's Jackson, he's 9 months old and still a big baby. I haven't let him come downstairs yet with the pinball, he's got this bad habit of trying to hang from ledges right now so that would not be good. The pinball's definitely call him though, anytime there on he's trying to get the door open.

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Thanks! He's a Savannah.

He's a handful for sure! He climbs like a monkey and has just about explored every high place in the house.

He's an F2

An F-2 Savannah is somewhere between $3500-6000 on average from a reputable breeder. I've heard of F1's from some of the high end breeders going for that kind of money, but that's way out of my league. I have had cats around since I was a child and while the initial costs were difficult to swallow, it's not that much for 15-20 years of companionship. My last kitty Max(another F-2) loved to go for walks and really liked playing in water. They really have a lot of energy, really don't like being alone and are happy just to be in the same room as you. The breed is not for all, and being Hybrids I don't think their gene pool has the same diversity as shelter cats or pounds cats. I'll never forget my cat of 23 years (Goofy). He grew up with me and took care of me, then as he got old I took care of him.

All that said, cats are awesome! So I guess I've got a cat and pinball problem This is one of my favorite threads!!

Here some videos..

Climbing:

Listening to Sinatra(turn volume up):

Kitty Dough and loud purr(turn volume up)

The blue tape is to protect the woodwork until he matures a bit.

We're all collecting wooden boxes with polished ball bearings in them for thousands of dollars for each game. I would imagine many on the breed specific cat forums would be thinking the same thing about us if they knew what some of these games cost.

Of course there are, no one is saying one cat is better than another. I thought the point of this thread was just to share your love of the feline species and pictures of cats along with the occasional pinball. I'm very proud of my cat and I would be no matter where he came from. We went to the humane society for several weeks after my last cat passed and the wife's developed allergies to cat dander over the years so here we are with a Savannah again and I wouldn't know what to do without him. The debate over how someone else chooses to spend their money (to buy or not to buy from a breeder) belongs somewhere else in my opinion. Lets just keep the pictures of Gatos coming