Please Help Us! Free Bengal Cat

Dear everyone,
While I now understand everyone's opinion on declawing, Mogli just recently started this behavior (last 6 months).
Although you feel declawing is bad this isn't about his lost "knives", it is about trying to find someone to love my little tiger as much as I do. This blog is about finding a good home with no other animals, and preferably a more mature person that is single or a mature couple that can spend time letting Mogli love them.
He truly is a wonderful guy and as I type is sitting next to me giving me kisses (by head butts, as is his way).
Thank you all for your wonderful responses and attempts at helpfulness, they are appreciated.
All our best,
Wyndi and Mogli

The behaviorist you contacted needs to do some research on declawed cats because many of them are suffering just like Mogli and many end up in Rescue Shelters.
If you do go down that road make sure it's a no kill shelter because declawed cats with problems are killed on admission to them. In no kill Shelters at least they have a chance but many sit in cages month after month or are adopted then returned.
No cat deserves that because of some cruel vet agreeing to declaw him for an ignorant or selfish person.
I hope someone will give him a good kind home soon.

I am sorry the comments are slow coming through. This is because I have to moderate comments on the Bengal cat rescue page because on one post some people started to become abusive. And I am slow to moderate comments! Sorry.

Dear Wendy:

I read your story a couple of times, and I think I hear you heartbreaking plea. It really would be best to find another home for your little tiger and I hope someone responds soon.

But if not, you shouldn't feel guilty for considering a good no-kill shelter.The Bengal is so beautiful, I am sure he won't stay there for long. I definitely know that some good shelters exist. My next door neighbor comes to one often and spends the whole day just cleaning the cages, playing with the cats, and posting their pictures on the web to find the loving homes. Too bad we are in a different state.

In fact, when my Daughter was picking up our furry cat Lyova from the shelter in Ann Arbour (or maybe the cat picket HER up, who knows?), one of the caretakers had actually shed a tear. She said she was just about to take that kitty to her own home, and that she would miss her terribly.

Mogli was declawed as a kitten by the breeder and so he came that way when we go him 2 years ago. Th behaviorist I contacted didn't feel that was a factor.
We really have tried everything to keep him. Now he is in his outside kennel (12' x 10') or the bathroom unless directly supervised, which I feel is cruel. I just don't have a lot of choices for him. I truly love him and his breed but his behavior the last few months is unexceptable. He really needs to be an only.

Hello, Wyndi:
Thank you for your efforts to find a better home for your fostered little defenseless and declawed, but so beautiful and stoic Bengal!
Meanwhile here's my advice (it was tested successfully in a multicat household).
Take something that smells like your own body (not any of the perfumes, soaps, creams or citrus, though, - cats hate these:-) - it could be a sock, or a sweaty tee shirt, and rub it well on his fur. You can even let him sleep on it or play with it for a while. Because to the cats you are the alpha-owner of the territory, it will give him a sense of acceptance and protection. He will definitely cool down and behave better. I promise:-)
Hold on, Bengal, help is near!

Poor Mogli, how sad that someone had his toe ends amputated and that is more than likely at the root of his problems.
Many declawed cats are aggressive to other cats and don't like children because they feel (and of course are) vulnerable.
The peeing is another effect of that cruel operation.
Have his paws ever been checked for claw regrowth or a splinter of bone moving ?
He will also be prone to arthritis because of having to walk differently and being unable to exercise the way cats do by digging in their claws.
He's done his best to adjust to living a disabled life and will need a lot of love and kindness, I hope you can find him a home with no other cats or children in it so he can have some years of happiness as best as declawed cats can.