Jabari

My Aunt Zanne and Uncle Rob are HUGE animal lovers. I've always said if I was an animal I would want them as my owners. They treat their animals like human beings and part of the family. They have owned several animals over the years including: a spider monkey, 2 cockatoo birds, 2 Afghan dogs, a house cat that lived 20yrs.,and many more dogs. Their most exotic pet by far was their serval Jabari. A serval is a medium sized African wild cat. He passed away about 2 weeks ago from renal failure. They had him for 21 years, which is more than 2/3 of my life. Their life expectancy is 12yrs in the wild and 20yrs in captivity. So he lived a long life. I can't even imagine going to their house and not seeing him. I cried when she called and told me. They kept him upstairs in their large master bedroom, where he was free to roam. This cat was not only beautiful, but amazing. He could jump up to 10 feet and was even trained to poop in the toilet. He could be a bit intimidating, but after he was used to you, he was so sweet. He loved my little Isaac. He was never aggressive toward him and Isaac never showed any fear of him. It was so sweet to see them interact. I tried, without luck, to find some pictures of me with him. So I just posted a few of Jabari and Isaac. Their plans are to have him freeze dried and keep him up at their home on San Juan Island. I will sure miss that cat, he was the only cat I was truly fond of.