Big cat expert Giles Clark adopts jaguar cub Maya and hand-raises her at home while raising funds for wild cats; Giles has his hands full, improving the lives of the fifty cats that live there.

Maya grows up to be seven weeks old and is becoming determined and vocal; Giles feels overwhelmed about the enormity of what he has taken on with the sanctuary, but is paying close attention to Maya's health, in particular her eyesight.

Maya is ten weeks old and is starting to push the family to their limits; she wreaks havoc in the house, destroying the bookshelf, getting into the fridge and ripping up the sofa; she is also showing possessive behaviors with her toys.