Cat Ashera

The Ashera Cat was created rather recently and is the most expensive cat in the world! It is a breed that was created in a laboratory and that is why its creation has always been at the centre of ethical and other controversies. In fact, the effects this experimentation may have on animal health is still very unclear.

It is Lifestyle Pets, a US company, that created this hybrid with a team of geneticists in 2006 and every year gives birth to no more than 100 specimens of this breed. This explains why the price of this feline is very high, ranging from 20,000 euros, but some specimens have cost much more.

Many requests for this feline are because it has hypoallergenic fur, but the US company has made this a profitable company because it designs animals to order. In fact, the animals created in its laboratories have characteristics selected to meet the tastes and needs of the end buyers.

This particular breed was obtained by crossing an African Serval with an Asian leopard cat and continuing the selection with some domestic cats. All this has resulted in a wild-looking cat with a character as docile and tame as any domestic cat. It is large in size, weighing up to 15 kilograms and is over one metre long.

Lifestyle Pets has four types of Ashera cats: Standard Ashera, Hypoallergenic Ashera, Smow and Royal. The latter very rare one can cost up to 100,000 euro.

Character of the Ashera Cat

The Ashera cat has to all intents and purposes the character of a domestic kitten, quiet, non-aggressive, playful and always looking for a cuddle. Despite its size and wild appearance, it likes to be in the company of its family members even when they are engaged in sedentary activities.

In fact, he is very fond of lazing around and sleeping on the sofa or bed. He is quite lazy by nature, so he must be stimulated to move around, otherwise he becomes very sedentary. It is much more docile and tame than the Savannah to which it is very similar in size, but with which it shares only a few physical characteristics. It is obedient to the point that it can be taken out on a leash. It gets along well with children, obviously not very small ones, due to its size, but with other pets, again due to its size, it could put them in awe.

It needs movement and to be stimulated to do so, a safe garden would be ideal for running and climbing. He loves to be the centre of attention so even with strangers he tends to be friendly.

Appearance of the Ashera Cat

The Ashera Cat is an elegant cat, with well-proportioned limbs and an elongated, slender and light body. The head has a triangular shape with a pointed muzzle and is relatively small in relation to the body. The ears are rather large, have a wide base and end in a pronounced tip. The eyes are small and close together and are generally green or honey-coloured. The tail is thick and proportionate.

There are 4 types of Ashera cats, each with a particular characteristic. It should be noted that these cats are sterile, so if you want a specimen of this breed, you should only contact Lifestyle Pets, which, as mentioned above, has created these cats in the laboratory.

The basic or common breed of Ashera Cats has a cream-coloured coat with brown spots, typical for this breed. A hypoallergenic cat has also been created, so it has a hypoallergenic coat, while the coat colours are the usual for the basic cat.

Then there is a white Ashera Cat that is really wonderful, it has a white body coat with deep amber spots. And finally the Royal Ashera Cat, which is the rarest of all. Its coat is cream-coloured with black and orange spots or stripes. It is this last type that can cost up to 100,000 euros.

Care and health of the Ashera Cat

As far as health is concerned, the Lifestyle Pets laboratories have done a good job as these cats do not have any diseases related to the genetics of this breed. Their life expectancy is very long, reaching up to 25 years and they are very robust.

There is, however, a tendency to a sedentary life that can lead to overweight and laziness if they are not properly stimulated to move and exercise. As far as coat care is concerned, a brush once a week is enough and he does not need anything else.