05-16-2006, 12:21 AM
Hi Cary,
Yes the bengal breed is like a dog in a cat's body, following, answering to their name, curious about all that you do including bathing, lol. You are very correct they are domesticated, not EXOTIC like a zoo animal and wild, ours are neutered, and they are well fed and don't eat off the land! No one would be able to tell them apart from any other household cat in appearance. But you see when the paperwork was done 10 months ago they were listed as an accepted breed on the Ag site, and now they are delisted. So they are tagged, labled, known and now unacceptable.
Of course they are relatively expensive (at least for us) and most buyers protect their investments and most bengals are indoor animals and well secured. That being said they weigh 7 to 12 lbs. Our Calico weighs 12! My pets are nothing like feral cats.
Here is a lovely web site if you have some computer power it takes a bit of power but has music and lovely photos are definately worth the wait
www.awagatibengals.com
another site from the Honolulu Zoo shows a Serval cat 30-40 lbs that is being hybred currently and we hear one like this was the cause of the anguish we face, someone tried to bring it into the state as a domestic pet and the aftermath is that our bengal is not welcomed now.
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/serval.htm
Thanks for your concern and suggestions here! I'm so happy your kitty is so well loved in your family. Yes it sounds like a bengal or a tabby with running to it's name. Neat huh!
I do know people even friends think we are cat nuts, but hey, believe it or not all people are not blessed with human children!
Edited by - huligirl on 05/16/2006 04:25:56
Yes the bengal breed is like a dog in a cat's body, following, answering to their name, curious about all that you do including bathing, lol. You are very correct they are domesticated, not EXOTIC like a zoo animal and wild, ours are neutered, and they are well fed and don't eat off the land! No one would be able to tell them apart from any other household cat in appearance. But you see when the paperwork was done 10 months ago they were listed as an accepted breed on the Ag site, and now they are delisted. So they are tagged, labled, known and now unacceptable.
Of course they are relatively expensive (at least for us) and most buyers protect their investments and most bengals are indoor animals and well secured. That being said they weigh 7 to 12 lbs. Our Calico weighs 12! My pets are nothing like feral cats.
Here is a lovely web site if you have some computer power it takes a bit of power but has music and lovely photos are definately worth the wait
www.awagatibengals.com
another site from the Honolulu Zoo shows a Serval cat 30-40 lbs that is being hybred currently and we hear one like this was the cause of the anguish we face, someone tried to bring it into the state as a domestic pet and the aftermath is that our bengal is not welcomed now.
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/serval.htm
Thanks for your concern and suggestions here! I'm so happy your kitty is so well loved in your family. Yes it sounds like a bengal or a tabby with running to it's name. Neat huh!
I do know people even friends think we are cat nuts, but hey, believe it or not all people are not blessed with human children!
Edited by - huligirl on 05/16/2006 04:25:56