Bengal Cats

owen.richards · #1 (**permalink**) 03-30-2007, 09:17 PM

hey, does anybody else here keep bengal cats? i am wondering because a stray we found a few months ago turns out to be a bengal kitten. for those that dont know a bengal is a hybrid of an Asian Leopard Cat and a Domestic house cat. Mine is named lucy and when we brought him into the vet the vet was completely surprised and told us lucy was a bengal, i personally had never heard of the breed and searched around on google and found a truckload of info on em, n e ways heres my bengal

(yes lucy is a he)

this is lucy the day we got him with our old bedrethen camera

and here are some older pics from about 2-3 months ago

here he is holding our adult tabby down and licking her head profusely lol

and here are some brand new pics of him

enjoy

MAG_Pythons · #2 (**permalink**) 03-30-2007, 09:20 PM

my friend leslie has one - she paid alooot of money for it but it's a really awesome cat

toker · #3 (**permalink**) 03-30-2007, 09:22 PM

Ok, that is wild... that could very well be my Max!

Awesome cat you got there.

toker · #4 (**permalink**) 03-30-2007, 09:24 PM

I dont want to hyjack your thread, but I could very well have one of those Bengal cats... odd, mine was a stray as well..

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gwen524 · #5 (**permalink**) 03-30-2007, 09:32 PM

Awwww hes so cute! I don't keep any, but they have fresh kittens at DarkForestReptiles!

owen.richards · #6 (**permalink**) 03-30-2007, 09:33 PM

yah they are getting more and more common because of breeding and kittens not getting neutered, they have incredible soft fur and no undercoat so they dont shed much, and they get big, males around 15-20 lbs i read, they range in price from 500-1000 for a nice one too

owen.richards · #7 (**permalink**) 03-30-2007, 09:34 PM

that looks like it could be toker...

Reptscue · #8 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 12:07 AM

I don't wanna be the big bubble burster, but I do not think that these guys have any Asain wild cat in them. They look to have the spots, but they just aren't right. I will show this thread to a friend of mine that keeps exotic cats tomorrow morning and see what she says.
Either way, very cute kitties!!!

owen.richards · #9 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 12:17 AM

thnx, they arent pure wild tho, they are hybrids of asian leopard cats and domesticated cats, if you search Bengal Cats on google you will find a website all about them

Adrya · #10 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 01:06 AM

Beautiful! I love bengals.

All 4 of our cats are rescues, either adoption or stray.

owen.richards · #11 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 01:09 AM

are they bengals too? if so feel free to throw some pics up here :thumbsup: thnx for the comments everyone

X-Factor · #12 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 01:13 AM

i dotn like cats but yours is cool lookin. (refuses to say cute)

dhonaker · #13 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 01:15 AM

my brother has one that he payed around 700 bucks for there cool but not that big

Reptscue · #14 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 01:25 AM

Oh I know... Usually the domestic is a tabby or black.
Ok.... are you ready for this... I just called my friend, because I saw her online, and she said there is definately some type of wild cat in him. Either high generation Savannah cat or a Bengal mix.
She also said you have a very nice kitty.

owen.richards · #15 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhonaker

my brother has one that he payed around 700 bucks for there cool but not that big

not that big? i heard they are one of the biggest domestic breeds?

mine has 2 nicknames, Chicken Legs, or Burm Food

owen.richards · #16 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reptscue

Oh I know... Usually the domestic is a tabby or black.
Ok.... are you ready for this... I just called my friend, because I saw her online, and she said there is definately some type of wild cat in him. Either high generation Savannah cat or a Bengal mix.
She also said you have a very nice kitty.

GREAT SUCCESS!!!

Ophiophilia · #17 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 01:28 AM

Awwww, he's adorable.

fishmommy · #18 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 01:42 AM

we have two bengals....they are 8 years old now and like children to us!

it's an awesome breed...very dog-like and full of energy!
somewhat demanding but we love it

this is our male, Pekoe

we have a female named Sweetie who is about half his size.

owen.richards · #19 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 02:03 AM

so far i love em, my lucy is an awsome cat, and like apparently most bengals, she loves water, she jumps in and out of our dogs waterdish getting the basement floor soaked lol

Stargazer · #20 (**permalink**) 03-31-2007, 02:28 AM

You cat is adorably cute but does not look like a purebred savannah or bengal. The bengal's pattern almost looks like a fur coat. It is unlike any tabby coat you'll find. The savannahs I've seen look like a cross between a serval and a cheetah--again not like any domestic housecats I've ever seen. Other spotted varieties are Egyptian maus and ocicats. You can google all these breeds to see if there is a similarity. My guess is just a strikingly beautful tabby.

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