Bengal Cats

[N4S]

Wow been watching some vids on youtube about these and they are quite interesting.

Anyone own one of them?

[fishmommy]

yep, I have two
they are quite a handful! definitely require an involved owner to keep everyone happy.

say goodbye to anything breakable in your house....these are very athletic cats.

ours are almost 11 years old now...and have not slowed down one bit!

If I could, I'd get more when these pass away....they are the best cats ever. My spouse, on the other hand, is in the 'no more cats..these wore me out' camp.

[N4S]

Cool.

Do you mind if I ask the price in which you got them at? I hear their quite expensive however I did find a few on breeder sites going for around 500-600.

That isn't too bad I guess.

Any pics?

[broadude]

I am interested in them too!

[fishmommy]

we got them over 10 years ago when they were much harder to come by.

We paid $500 each at that time. I guess when you figure in inflation, the current price you quoted seems pretty reasonable in today's dollars.

You should meet some bengals. Once you feel their fur you'll never want any other cat.

[littleindiangirl]

we got them over 10 years ago when they were much harder to come by.

We paid $500 each at that time. I guess when you figure in inflation, the current price you quoted seems pretty reasonable in today's dollars.

You should meet some bengals. Once you feel their fur you'll never want any other cat.

PICS woman!

The reason Chris and I got our kitty was because of his spotted pattern, he looked exotic compared to other cats, and he sure thinks he is.

[onebreitgirl]

They are awesome cats! I got one about 4 months back. My boyfriend isn't a cat person but she has converted him. We have 2 dogs and they adore her. They are very high energy cats and they need a lot of attention. I wouldn't get just one unless you already have another animal to keep it company. If mine didn't have the dogs to entertain her, she would drive me insane. When the dogs get tired of playing, she does laps around the house occasionally stopping to try to climb the walls or destroy the toilet paper.

In my area $500 is on the low end. Mine isn't registered and I paid half that...It took me over a year to find a purebred in my price range and I drove 3 hours to pick her up, but she was well worth the wait

Here are a couple older pictures, still in the 'fuzzy ugly' stage, her spots have come out a lot more recently:

[Zeus]

Bengals are a lot of fun......they don't act like a "normal" house cat. Here is a pic of my Bengal and Maine Coon.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/.../MeetingSM.jpg

[fishmommy]

It's true...I often compare bengals to dogs. They are very social and interactive. Great when you're in the mood, not so cool at 3am.
Ours are extremely affectionate toward people, but HATEHATEHATE each other. Getting two seemed like a good idea but in our case they hit about 2 years of age (they are brother and sister, both fixed) and the battle began and never ended.

I have an older photo gallery here:
http://i.ugtz.com/gallery/view_album...me=Cats&page=1

My husband I think has a photo gallery here that is newer. I think you have to sign in or something to see it (I don't have a Flikr account so I can't see what's there)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billmar...7594081950086/

[sweetcheeks]

My best friend has one..purebred.. he is very very vocal! lol

She got hers for free a friend of hers bought him and for some reason had to give him up, he is so handsome. I always told her I would steal him away.... However I dont know if I could handle the constant meowing like a cat in heat. Would drive me crazy.

He really doesnt get into all that much but then again he's got dogs to play with.


Here he is