Elysian Azana of SierraNVBengals
"Azana" Retired
Born March 20, 2018
Azana joined Sierra NV Bengals on August 15, 2018. She is a gorgeous, tightly pelted seal silver lynx spotted (tabby). She is a sweet, but sassy girl that craves attention. She is vocal and has conversations with me often, especially when it comes to feeding time.
Azana is an outcross Bengal, meaning that she is 81.25% Bengal, 12.5% American Shorthair, and 6.25% Egyptian Mau. Her offspring, when bred to a Stud Book Tradition (SBT) Bengal, will be registered as SBT Bengals.
Thank You Meghan Waals for this beautiful girl!
HCM screened: Normal on 10/7/2022 by Dr. Lori Siemens
pK-Def tested: N/N
PRA-b test: N/N
Color Tested: A/A, E/E, B/B, cs/cs, D/D, I/-
Marble Tested by Christopher Kaelin of Stanford University: Ta^M/Ta^b (carries for Marble)
COI: 15.5% via Bengal-Data
BastetExotics Whiskey Lullaby
"Paisley" Retired
Born February 7, 2021
Paisley joined Sierra NV Bengals on June 25, 2021. She is a gorgeous and extremely soft seal mink spotted (tabby). She has large, beautiful rosettes, nice round eyes and small ears. She is shy, but very sweet and loves to lay down for belly rubs. Paisley also carries a copy of the long hair gene. Paisley loves to run on the cat wheel and get pets from those she is comfortable with.
Thank You Sonu for this beautiful girl!
HCM screened: Normal on 10/7/2022 by Dr. Lori Siemens
pK-Def tested: N/N
PRA-b test: N/N
Color Tested: A/a, E/E, B/B, cb/cs, D/D, i/i
Marble Tested by Christopher Kaelin of Stanford University: Ta^M/Ta^M (Pure for Spotting)
Genetic Diversity: 34%
COI: 24.7% via Bengal-Data
SierraNV Clover
"Clover"
Born July 2, 2022
Clover is our first keeper and a singleton from BastetExotics Whiskey Lullaby aka Paisley and SimplyBlessed Ice Cube aka O'Shea. Clover is a seal silver mink spotted tabby that also carries longhair (just like her mother)! Clover has nice big round aqua eyes, small rounded ears that are set nicely on her head and ocelli (also like her mother), as well as a nice back skull. She has a medium thick blunted tail and cute little spots on her toes.
Clover has a very outgoing personality. She LOVES to play and sleeps in the oddest positions. She spends a lot of time with the dogs and has picked up on a lot of their traits. She also enjoys cuddling with the dogs and her people. We have decided not to breed Clover, but to keep her as a loving part of our family.
HCM screened: Normal on 7/14/23 by Dr. Lori Siemens
pK-Def tested: N/K
PRA-b test: N/N
Color Tested: A/a, E/E, B/B, cs/cb, D/D, I/i
Marble Tested: Ta^M/Ta^M (Pure for Spotting) by parentage
Genetic Diversity: 34%
COI: 25.03% via Bengal-Data
MirandasRanch Black Betty
"Betty" Retired
Born April 25, 2022
Betty joined Sierra NV Bengals on July 11, 2022. She is a gorgeous, tightly pelted black silver charcoal spotted tabby. Betty has beautiful spotting all over her body, right down to her toes. She is a very shy, but sweet girl. She is very intelligent and observant. She likes to sit back and watch what is going on around her. Betty enjoys going to cat shows and being part of the action.
Thank You Jenelle for this beautiful girl! I look forward to seeing what she produces for us!
HCM screened: (not of age yet)
pK-Def tested: N/N
PRA-b test: N/N
Color Tested: Apb/a, E/E, B/B, C/cs, D/D, I/i
Marble Tested by Christopher Kaelin of Stanford University: Ta^M/Ta^M (Pure for Spotting)
Genetic Diversity: 33%
COI: 24.99% via Bengal-Data
GRC JustWild Golden Moonlight
"Eleanor" No longer with us
2023 Mid Pacific Region Best Black Silver
Spotted Tabby Bengal of the Year
2023 Mid Pacific Region Third Best Bengal of the Year
Born October 28, 2021
Died March 31, 2023
Eleanor joined Sierra NV Bengals on March 23, 2022. She is a gorgeous super soft and typey silver spotted bengal. Eleanor came to us all the way from Italy! She is absolutely stunning and so so sweet. Eleanor is playful and friendly, she enjoys wand toys (especially the japanese wands), mylar crinkle balls, spring toys, and feathers. She has such a wonderful personality! Eleanor also carries the ALC tabby allele, which will be exciting to see how that gene affects pattern. She is currently a Grand Champion with TICA and a Regional Winner Triple Grand Champion with LCWW!
Thank you Sarah Levi of JustWild for such an extraordinary girl!
We are extremely saddened and heartbroken to announce that our beautiful and loving Eleanor passed away after complications from labor. Fly high my precious girl.
HCM screened: Normal on 10/7/2022 by Dr. Lori Siemens
pK-Def tested: N/N
PRA-b test: N/N
Color Tested: A/A, E/E, B/B, C/C, D/D, I/i
Marble Tested by Christopher Kaelin of Stanford University: Ta^M/Ta^M_pb1 (Pure for Spotting)
Genetic Diversity: 28%
COI: 32.97% via Bengal-Data
SierraNV Gin Blossom
"Ginny" Retiring
Born December 16, 2022
Ginny is out of BastetExotics Whiskey Lullaby aka Paisley and CH SimplyBlessed Ice Cube aka O'Shea. Ginny is a seal silver mink spotted tabby that has nice big round aqua eyes, small rounded ears that are set nicely on her head, and a nice back skull. She also has a nice muzzle, puffy whisker pads, and a nice profile. She has a medium thick blunted tail.
Ginny has an outgoing personality. She loves to play, especially with her siblings. I look forward to showing her and seeing what she brings to our program. We have chosen to only breed Ginny once (when she is of age) but she will be beloved pet.
HCM screened: Normal on 9/15/23 by Dr. Lori Siemens
pK-Def tested: N/N
PRA-b test: N/N
Color Tested: A/A, E/E, B/B, cs/cb, D/D, I/i
Marble Tested: Ta^M/Ta^M (Pure for Spotting) by parentage
Genetic Diversity: 33%
COI: 25.03% via Bengal-Data
CH SierraNV Night Moves
"Night"
Born March 28, 2023
Night is our home bred keeper boy out of GRC JustWild Golden Moonlight (Eleanor) and CH SimplyBlessed Ice Cube (O'Shea). He is a gorgeous black silver spotted tabby with a soft coat, large nocturnal eyes and an amazing nose and muzzle. Night has nice arrowhead rosettes that flow into a horizontal pattern with acreage and spots all the way down to his legs. He has such a sweet personality and is constantly purring and waking me up in the middle of the night for kisses.
Unfortunately, Night has screened positive for HCM and is not suitable for breeding. He will live the rest of his life as a beloved pet in our household, with his brother Lenny.
HCM screened: HCM positive on 1/12/24 by Dr. Lori Siemens
pK-Def tested: N/N
PRA-b test: N/N
Color Tested: A/A, E/E, B/B, C/cb, D/D, I/I
Marble Tested by Christopher Kaelin of Stanford University: Ta^M/Ta^M (pure for spotting)
Genetic Diversity: 33%
COI: 23.5% via Bengal-Data