Mini-leopard Cat comes with $22,000 price tag

An exotic cat with the looks of a mini-leopard and a whopping $22,000 (11,000 pound) price tag has joined a crowded designer pet market that also features hypoallergenic kittens.

Los Angeles’ Lifestyle Pets developed a special, world’s larges, rarest and most exotic domestic cat called “The Ashera”. It is a result of blending the African Serval and the Asian Leopard Cat with a domestic cat.

Ashera possess tiger stripes and leopard like spots. You can see the gallery of this Ashera cat here.

The photos alone make one wonder about the agility of the cat unlike other domesticated cats. According to Lifestyle pets, the Ashera grows up to 30 pounds. They claim it gets along with other pets and children and takes well to being walked on a leash, try doing that to regular cats.

The Ashera however will not be mass produced will be available in limited quantities, 100 per year. The Lifestyle Pets boasts it already has two clients, one, a family in Beverly Hills and another, a Russian client in Moscow.

Another California company, San Diego based, said last year that they created a hypoallergenic kitten for people who sneeze and wheeze in the presence of cats. The Allerca cat cost $3,950.

If you want one of the Asheras, you have to put a deposit of $6,000 to get premium placement and also hasten delivery within 4 to 6 months.

Ref: Reuters