What affects us affects cats
Why isn’t my cat a lap cat? Three topics come to mind in response to the question in the title. They are, socialisation, age and wild cat hybrids. Tell me if you have more! Socialisation Perhaps the biggest influence on whether a cat is a lap cat or not is how and when they …
In general the Bengal cat is considered to be larger than average for domestic cats. This must be due to selective breeding because as you may know this is a wild cat hybrid but the wild cat species used for its breeding is quite a small animal. In Southeast Asia the Asian leopard cat …
Joey Essex and his cat ‘Prince’ are in the news because while he was in Dubai he was told his cat had gone missing. Some journalists have described his cat as a moggie. That is incorrect. A Bengal cat is a purebred cat. Moggies are random bred. Prince is a brown spotted (donut spots) …
Conclusion If there is a conclusion to this discussion about Bengal cat personality problems, then it must be this: potential adopters should understand that they are going to live with a high-quality cat that is active, intelligent and in general more demanding than the average house cat and therefore they should ensure that they …
I can think of at least two very rare cat breeds that looks like a dog! There might be more (yes, there is one more: Puppykat!). The first is the Lykoi or werewolf cat or sometimes called the “wolf cat”. With a nickname like that you have to chose this cat as one that …
What is it like to live with a wild cat hybrid? How difficult is it? What are the consequences including the wider consequences? Do they behave as Carole Baskin says, namely in a way which makes it impossible to enjoy their company? Carole is the owner and chief executive of Big Cat Rescue (BCR). …
Does your cat make incessant, meowing demands for food or something else that you find irritating? Bengal cats have a demanding sort of meow that is similar to the Siamese meow. It is general accepted that Bengal cats can be more demanding than the typical random bred cat. It is the wild cat blood …
by MIJ (UK) My 3 year old marbled Bengal cat, Naala, has started urinating and sometimes spraying in the most inappropriate places. On beds, chairs, blankets, in the kitchen sink and even in the other cats food bowl!! I have 2 other short haired British cats – 1 male and 1 female. Naala came …
