KF Warning: Bengal Babies

Apologies to all: This is my second try on this thread, as I'm not sure
my first post worked.

No, these little guys aren't mine: I'm sure they're very expensive
little purebreds, in fact. But they are too adorable for me to resist
posting this link.

http://www.bengalmaniacs.com/kittens.htm

When I showed my first pictures of Francesca to my friend Carolyn, she
said "OH cool! She's a Bengal!" There ARE some Bengals that have
markings similar to a classic tabby, which is what Francesca is.
However, Francesca was found wandering loose in Santa Clara by the
Humane Society, I think she's just a pretty Moggie. It's inconceivable
that anyone would let an expensive purebred and unfixed female kitty
out their door, and then fail to look for her if she did get loose!

Melissa

On 4 May 2005 13:39:33 -0700, "Shiral" yodeled:

Apologies to all: This is my second try on this thread, as I'm not sure
my first post worked.

No, these little guys aren't mine: I'm sure they're very expensive
little purebreds, in fact. But they are too adorable for me to resist
posting this link.

http://www.bengalmaniacs.com/kittens.htm

When I showed my first pictures of Francesca to my friend Carolyn, she
said "OH cool! She's a Bengal!" There ARE some Bengals that have
markings similar to a classic tabby, which is what Francesca is.
However, Francesca was found wandering loose in Santa Clara by the
Humane Society, I think she's just a pretty Moggie. It's inconceivable
that anyone would let an expensive purebred and unfixed female kitty
out their door, and then fail to look for her if she did get loose!

Melissa

AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAA AAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!


gasp

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

"Shiral" wrote in message
oups.com...
Apologies to all: This is my second try on this thread, as I'm not sure
my first post worked.

No, these little guys aren't mine: I'm sure they're very expensive
little purebreds, in fact. But they are too adorable for me to resist
posting this link.

http://www.bengalmaniacs.com/kittens.htm

When I showed my first pictures of Francesca to my friend Carolyn, she
said "OH cool! She's a Bengal!" There ARE some Bengals that have
markings similar to a classic tabby, which is what Francesca is.
However, Francesca was found wandering loose in Santa Clara by the
Humane Society, I think she's just a pretty Moggie. It's inconceivable
that anyone would let an expensive purebred and unfixed female kitty
out their door, and then fail to look for her if she did get loose!

EEEEEEK! *thud*

Yowie

Shiral wrote:
Apologies to all: This is my second try on this thread, as I'm not
sure my first post worked.

No, these little guys aren't mine: I'm sure they're very expensive
little purebreds, in fact. But they are too adorable for me to resist
posting this link.

http://www.bengalmaniacs.com/kittens.htm

When I showed my first pictures of Francesca to my friend Carolyn, she
said "OH cool! She's a Bengal!" There ARE some Bengals that have
markings similar to a classic tabby, which is what Francesca is.
However, Francesca was found wandering loose in Santa Clara by the
Humane Society, I think she's just a pretty Moggie. It's inconceivable
that anyone would let an expensive purebred and unfixed female kitty
out their door, and then fail to look for her if she did get loose!

Melissa

OMG! EEEEK! Spotty little bitties!!

Shame on you for posting this! G

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

Shiral wrote:
Apologies to all: This is my second try on this thread, as I'm not
sure my first post worked.

No, these little guys aren't mine: I'm sure they're very expensive
little purebreds, in fact. But they are too adorable for me to resist
posting this link.

http://www.bengalmaniacs.com/kittens.htm

When I showed my first pictures of Francesca to my friend Carolyn, she
said "OH cool! She's a Bengal!" There ARE some Bengals that have
markings similar to a classic tabby, which is what Francesca is.
However, Francesca was found wandering loose in Santa Clara by the
Humane Society, I think she's just a pretty Moggie. It's inconceivable
that anyone would let an expensive purebred and unfixed female kitty
out their door, and then fail to look for her if she did get loose!

Melissa

OMG! EEEEK! Spotty little bitties!!

Shame on you for posting this! G

Jill

I've fallen in love again. It would be like having your own personal
tigers. I guess the breeder lives in the US.

Bev


--
Cats aren't clean, they're just covered with cat spit.

Bev wrote:
jmcquown wrote:

Shiral wrote:
Apologies to all: This is my second try on this thread, as I'm not
sure my first post worked.

No, these little guys aren't mine: I'm sure they're very expensive
little purebreds, in fact. But they are too adorable for me to
resist posting this link.

http://www.bengalmaniacs.com/kittens.htm

When I showed my first pictures of Francesca to my friend Carolyn,
she said "OH cool! She's a Bengal!" There ARE some Bengals that
have markings similar to a classic tabby, which is what Francesca
is. However, Francesca was found wandering loose in Santa Clara by
the Humane Society, I think she's just a pretty Moggie. It's
inconceivable that anyone would let an expensive purebred and
unfixed female kitty out their door, and then fail to look for her
if she did get loose!

Melissa

OMG! EEEEK! Spotty little bitties!!

Shame on you for posting this! G

Jill

I've fallen in love again. It would be like having your own personal
tigers. I guess the breeder lives in the US.

Bev

Notice it says "free shipping"!

Jill

Pulled this from alt.cats - "Orchid" wrote "Top Ten Reasons Not To Own a
Bengal":

"I own two Bengal show alters which I love dearly. They are SBTs (F4
or greater) and they have impeccable litterbox manners and are loving,
confident cats. However, I am also going to give you the top ten
reasons you don't want a Bengal.

1. Bengals are active cats. Really active. Like eleven on a 1-10
scale active. There is no shelf they cannot get onto, no mantel
that's safe from kitty romping. Knicknacks that aren't stuck down
with museum wax aren't going to survive. 16 week old Bengal kittens
can jump from the floor to the top of the fridge.

2. Bengals are high-maintanance pets. They need attention, and they
need company. If you work outside the house, do yourself a favour and
get two Bengals or a Bengal and another high-energy cat. Otherwise
you *must* expect to spend 3-4 hours playing with and interacting with
your cat. That drops to 1-2 hours if there are two of them. They
need interactive play -- if they don't get it they will do anything
and everything they can to get your attention. Remember those
stuck-down knicknacks? They're history if you don't give your Bengal
enough attention.

3. Bengals are smart. Spooky smart. They work together and teach
each other things. My boys can open both the fridge and the freezer,
can open baby locks (Temujin pulls the door open, Kefka swats at the
latch), can open cabinets, open drawers, and have almost mastered the
round doorknob. They must have sufficient mental stimulation or they
get bored. Bored Bengals make up Bengal games. Humans generally do
not like Bengal games, as Bengal games often involve swatting things
(like stuck down knicknacks) off high places.

4. Bengals are not decorative. Okay, they're decorative when they
are tired, but most of the time they are spotted and marbled blurs of
activity. They will not lounge around prettily for admiration -- they
want to be doing what you are doing, helping with whatever you're
doing.

5. Bengals are *big* cats. Males are 15-20 pounds of muscle fully
grown, and females are 10-15. Both sexes are very long bodied -- my
boys are ~22 inches from shoulders to tail base. When they stand on
their hind legs, they can touch my waist easily. A well-bred Bengal
is an incredible cat -- friendly, affectionate, confident. A
poorly-bred Bengal is a nightmare because of their size and strength.

6. Bengals are heavy scratchers. You can forget about those wimpy
little 2' carpet-covered scratching posts at Petsmart -- posts for
Bengals need to be tall and heavy. Cat trees are best -- and
expensive. If you don't provide enough places to scratch, your
furniture is history, and declawed Bengals are usually biters.

7. Bengals are greedy. I am a professional trainer, and my cats are
very well trained with ~20 behaviours including dog-style obedience,
stupid tricks, and agility. I cannot train them to stay off counters
and cannot train them to leave food alone. All the usual methods
(aluminum foil, upside-down carpet runners, citrus, cans full of
pennies, etc) simply do not work. Bengals will be good until you
remove the offending object (carpet runner, etc) and will then hop
right up again. They are too smart to think that the counter is doing
anything to them.

8. Bengals like water. Which, granted, is pretty cool -- having a
cat join you in the shower or hop into your hot bath to swim around is
neat. But it also means that squirt guns are useless. And guests are
often not amused.

9. Did I mention that they're active? Because they really really
are. I often compare them to Border Collies when trying to get across
how active they are. They need the mental stimulation of a job of
some sort, which is why my boys are clicker-trained.

10. They're expensive. No, you can't cut corners by buying out of
the newspaper. Well-bred, well-socialised Bengals generally start
around $400 for a pet-quality and can go all the way up to over $1000
for a show alter. "

Hugs,

CatNipped

CatNipped wrote:
1. Bengals are active cats. Really active. Like eleven on a 1-10
scale active. There is no shelf they cannot get onto, no mantel
that's safe from kitty romping. Knicknacks that aren't stuck down
with museum wax aren't going to survive. 16 week old Bengal kittens
can jump from the floor to the top of the fridge.

Very true. Which is why we no longer have Tom's collection of
"josefinas" out in the open.

2. Bengals are high-maintanance pets. They need attention, and they
need company. If you work outside the house, do yourself a favour and
get two Bengals or a Bengal and another high-energy cat. Otherwise

True. Luna and Maya *adore* human company.

3. Bengals are smart. Spooky smart. They work together and teach
each other things. My boys can open both the fridge and the freezer,
can open baby locks (Temujin pulls the door open, Kefka swats at the
latch), can open cabinets, open drawers, and have almost mastered the
round doorknob. They must have sufficient mental stimulation or they
get bored. Bored Bengals make up Bengal games. Humans generally do

Thankfully, ours don't get bored. And they haven't figured out how to
open the fridge. Yet.

4. Bengals are not decorative. Okay, they're decorative when they
are tired, but most of the time they are spotted and marbled blurs of

I guess our girls are getting old, cuz they seem to love lounging most
of the day now...

5. Bengals are *big* cats. Males are 15-20 pounds of muscle fully
grown, and females are 10-15. Both sexes are very long bodied -- my

Our girls are big, but nothing compared to the Samazon!

6. Bengals are heavy scratchers. You can forget about those wimpy

Yes, which is why we have a dozen or so scratching posts all over the house.

7. Bengals are greedy. I am a professional trainer, and my cats are
very well trained with ~20 behaviours including dog-style obedience,
stupid tricks, and agility. I cannot train them to stay off counters
and cannot train them to leave food alone. All the usual methods

Very true. Luna owns the kitchen counter, we're used to it.

8. Bengals like water. Which, granted, is pretty cool -- having a
cat join you in the shower or hop into your hot bath to swim around is
neat. But it also means that squirt guns are useless. And guests are
often not amused.

Ours like water, but not enough to jump in the shower with us.


--
Victor M. Martinez
Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
Send your spam he
Email me he

On Thu, 05 May 2005 17:23:45 GMT, Victor Martinez
yodeled:

CatNipped wrote:
1. Bengals are active cats. Really active. Like eleven on a 1-10
scale active. There is no shelf they cannot get onto, no mantel
that's safe from kitty romping. Knicknacks that aren't stuck down
with museum wax aren't going to survive. 16 week old Bengal kittens
can jump from the floor to the top of the fridge.

Very true. Which is why we no longer have Tom's collection of
"josefinas" out in the open.

2. Bengals are high-maintanance pets. They need attention, and they
need company. If you work outside the house, do yourself a favour and
get two Bengals or a Bengal and another high-energy cat. Otherwise

True. Luna and Maya *adore* human company.

3. Bengals are smart. Spooky smart. They work together and teach
each other things. My boys can open both the fridge and the freezer,
can open baby locks (Temujin pulls the door open, Kefka swats at the
latch), can open cabinets, open drawers, and have almost mastered the
round doorknob. They must have sufficient mental stimulation or they
get bored. Bored Bengals make up Bengal games. Humans generally do

Thankfully, ours don't get bored. And they haven't figured out how to
open the fridge. Yet.

4. Bengals are not decorative. Okay, they're decorative when they
are tired, but most of the time they are spotted and marbled blurs of

I guess our girls are getting old, cuz they seem to love lounging most
of the day now...

5. Bengals are *big* cats. Males are 15-20 pounds of muscle fully
grown, and females are 10-15. Both sexes are very long bodied -- my

Our girls are big, but nothing compared to the Samazon!

6. Bengals are heavy scratchers. You can forget about those wimpy

Yes, which is why we have a dozen or so scratching posts all over the house.

7. Bengals are greedy. I am a professional trainer, and my cats are
very well trained with ~20 behaviours including dog-style obedience,
stupid tricks, and agility. I cannot train them to stay off counters
and cannot train them to leave food alone. All the usual methods

Very true. Luna owns the kitchen counter, we're used to it.

8. Bengals like water. Which, granted, is pretty cool -- having a
cat join you in the shower or hop into your hot bath to swim around is
neat. But it also means that squirt guns are useless. And guests are
often not amused.

Ours like water, but not enough to jump in the shower with us.


You want one of those babies, don't you, Victor? :P

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

10. They're expensive. No, you can't cut corners by buying out of
the newspaper. Well-bred, well-socialised Bengals generally start
around $400 for a pet-quality and can go all the way up to over $1000
for a show alter. "

Hugs,

CatNipped

All very timely and public spirited warnings, since I planted the evil "KF"
seed in everyone's mind. =o) It isn't that I really WANT a Bengal. My three
are plenty of trouble for anybody. It was simply that those little spotted
babies were SO cute, I had to make all my other favorite Ailurophiles squeal
about how adorable they were with me. =o)

Given that so many of us are having employment troubles, the last thing most
of us need is a thousand dollar home demolition team with an exotic coat of
fur. =o) As it is, I find my little knick-knacks in the darndest places!

Melissa