Hi, We're looking for a bengal kitten preferably a spotted male. Ideally we would like to wait till the end of July as someone will be at home everyday from then on. If you can help please pm me.
Many Thanks.

Forgive me for this, but are you absolutely ready for the mayhem and madness that will ensue if there's a bengal in your house?

Lots of people like them on looks but aren't ready for having their home taken to pieces. Please tell me that you're bonkers enough to find it endearing- I'm just trying not to pander to fashion and make sure that you're ready for an oriental cat.

If you're in any doubt have a talk to katkin or read her blog- she's got two of them, as well as the rest of a menagerie.

Hi, Yes I have heard that they can be a bit mad.........but if being mad bothered me then i would never have got married!!Haha

lol like it

got three of them,never a dull moment

I've been told they are demanding and we're quite prepared for that. There are so many for sale on the net but i'd like someone to recommend a breeder to us rather than trawl the web.

If you look on the website www.pets4homes.co.uk there is a breeder in Sheffield who was advertising some recently, they have the leopard spot variety. If these aren't what you want have a word with the breeder as she will be able to tell you all you need to know about the cats and she will probably know of others which may be suitable.
Talk to the breeders, they should be able to help you out. As a general guideline don't accept a kitten under the age of 13 weeks, they should have had all their primary innoculations and should be registered with the GCCF and come with 6 weeks free insurance.
In the July issue of CATWORLD magazine there is a breed profile of the Bengal cat. Visit www.catworld.co.uk for a list of breeders who have kittens available.

Hope all this helps - it seems a bit long winded but we all want a healthy, bright eyed kitten and the vast majority of cat breeders will want to talk forever about their beloved cats.

Thanks for that Cobijobi. I was just on the website you mentioned, I will give the breeder in sheffield a call.
Cheers

I have a 1 year old bengal female i am looking for a home for, a special home. She goes outside must not have other cats. contact me if interested. Just been spayed.

Hi Skinnydog, sorry but we're definitely after a male kitten. We've had a few cats but have been much happier starting with a kitten. I hope you find a special home for her.

My boss has one and there have been none of the problems mentioned on here, He just sleeps all day!
There is woman in chesterfield who may have got some bengal kittens
I will try and find out for you.
Cheers lynne

Thanks Lynne, We're going to see a kitten in leeds on sunday.........hopefully the hunt will be off!! I'll post a reply if we get him but if you can get the womans number in Chesterfield we would be very grateful.
thanks

Hi we got a bengal kitten from near scunthorpe,brilliant breeder and very helpfull for new bengal owners. Her website is silverglitzs bengals hope you find your kitty!!!

I've been told they are demanding and we're quite prepared for that. There are so many for sale on the net but i'd like someone to recommend a breeder to us rather than trawl the web.

Hi there, owner of 2 bonkers bengals and several other felines to boot... Utterly barmy, hugely entertaining and Trouble with a capital T, life is never dull with a bengal (or two). Be prepared to have your eardrums shattered by the loudest YOWL you'll ever hear- orientals and siamese are quiet by comparison.

They have to be into everything, have more energy than they know what to do with it and the strongest teeth and claws - Alfie is renowned for ripping sacks of pet food open (and cat litter on occasions - soon as he realises what he's bitten into, he abandons the task and kindly leaves a trail of the stuff all over my nicely hoovered floors...)

If you have small furries, finned or feathered friends - be warned- the bungle is a prolific hunter and will make mincemeat of your pet if given half a chance- take it from one who used to own gerbils. The yonly reason the cockatiel is still breathing is that he's too scrawny for Alf to make a meal of and the fish are in a seriously bengal-proofed tank!

If you're precious about houseplants, soft furnishings or your lovely leather sofas, you'll constantly be clipping a bungle's claws. They are also the most houdini-like of cats I'#ve ever known - Alf can squeeze through the tiniest gap and has given us a few scary moments trying to track him down outside (they're so distinctive looking you would be mad to let one roam the streets).

Bengals have boundless energy - in the US, a lot of owners will construct a wheel for them to exercise on - and they will even walk in a motorised treadmill without any prompting - Alf often accompanies me on mine. Bengals thrive on human attention - if you're out all day, don't get one, he or she will be miserable - but two will get into twice as much trouble!

We would not part with ours -Beauty is much more sedate and sensible by bengal standards- but that still makes her barmy. Both are totally chilled out around our other cats and our daft dobermutt Ailsa- even if she had taken umbrage with them, they would have forced her to like them. But they hate intruder cats and will viciously attack any they encounter (another reason they're housecats). we have a whole atttic full of activity toys and climbing frames to keep ours tired out - they have 2 speeds by the way - batteries in (mental, mad dashing around causing mayhem) or batteries out (zzzz on the chair in the bay window, catching a few rays in the sun)

Oh and its worth checking the bengal cat clubs for welfare/ rescues - people will buy the breed and not realise what they've let themselves in for and then they end up in rescue.

Alfie's breeder was recommended to us by WILDSIDE, a renowned bengal breeder, as we were on their waiting list but bengals dont tend to have big litters and we couldve ended up waiting a long time. His mum was a Wildside and he's got a MILLWOOD in his recent pedigree (Jean Mills created the bengal breed) but we wanted him as a pet, not a champ. We contacted a few reputable breeders when we were considering getting a bengal kitten - look in the ads in the back of Cat World or Your Cat magazines, don't buy one through the free ads- bengals can suffer from all kinds of hereditary diseases and cardiomyopathy is a key one to watch for. Expect to pay around £500 for a pet - much more if you're looking at show/breeding, the breed still seems to be holding its prices.

Good luck!

As a general guideline don't accept a kitten under the age of 13 weeks, they should have had all their primary innoculations and should be registered with the GCCF and come with 6 weeks free insurance.
In the July issue of CATWORLD magazine there is a breed profile of the Bengal cat. Visit www.catworld.co.uk for a list of breeders who have kittens available.

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Ditto this - GCCF stipulate that kittens must not leave the mum til they're 13 wks old and must be fully vaccinated, chipped and registered.

hahahah some of these make me laugh ive had my bengal for a year and she is just the best laugh ever and are total differant to any over kat