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Long term but not permanently, definitely 1+ year. I'm taking the dog whilst my mum is working abroad, she'll definitely be gone for 1 year but her contract may be extended for as long as 5 years.
 
sunama said:
You have an F2 female Bengal, which is not neutered (uber expensive, expect to pay something like £3k for her) and she is wondering around in the garden, in heat, mating with all in-sundry?

Are you sure about this?

In any case, the kitten in the bottom pic looks like a good example of a Bengal kitten.
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I can't be certain; I don't know a huge amount about it, but he does have some form of certificate or documentation for both the mother and her brother and he did admit to paying quite some money for them but always refused to tell me how much.

Having a quick google for images it does seem that their 'bengalness' is more dilute than most of the F2 pictures; I'd figure they aren't really F2 but like I said I don't know much about it :)

Here's a few of the mother and brother when he got them;


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Either way they're pretty cool cats and they have an awesome temperament. The black kittens in particular are pretty awesome, I've not seen a black cat with bengal markings before. I shall have one!
 
Those Bengals are beeeautiful!

Can I have one pretty please with a cherry on top? :p


Btw Clav, I'm facing a similar situation to you. I'm moving in with my girlfriend in the summer and she has a 3 year old British bulldog. He's awesome and wouldn't harm a fly. I have a 4 year old male kittah though. Should be interesting to say the least! It's a flat too so they're just going to HAVE to get on :p
 
Clav said:
Long term but not permanently, definitely 1+ year. I'm taking the dog whilst my mum is working abroad, she'll definitely be gone for 1 year but her contract may be extended for as long as 5 years.
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In that case, you can't have a cat petrified to come downstairs.
You NEED to force the issue and in your presence have both animals in the same room. If need be, put the dog on a leash so he can't get close to the cat.

Another method is to keep the 2 animals separated by a door, slightly ajar. So that both animals can sniff eachother (1st introduction).

Another way is to get the blankets for both animals and switch them around, so that they both get used to the smell (pre-introduction).

Basically, you have to make the judgement call yourself. There is no wrong or right. You have to make the decision yourself.

Also, do not ever trust 100% an animal to behave itself. An animal can turn. Even the softest/cutest dog can maul a cat to death (or other small animal) to death.

As an example, I have an uber dominant cat and would never trust another kitten alone with it. I know that he is quite capable of killing another cat/kitten and I always keep an eye on what he is up to. He is a very busy cat. Again, this is judgement call that I have had to make. My Bengal on the other hand is a fraidy cat and hates the rough stuff, so I would have less fear of leaving him with a kitten or weaker animal.
 
sunama said:
In that case, you can't have a cat petrified to come downstairs.
You NEED to force the issue and in your presence have both animals in the same room. If need be, put the dog on a leash so he can't get close to the cat.

Another method is to keep the 2 animals separated by a door, slightly ajar. So that both animals can sniff eachother (1st introduction).

Another way is to get the blankets for both animals and switch them around, so that they both get used to the smell (pre-introduction).

Basically, you have to make the judgement call yourself. There is no wrong or right. You have to make the decision yourself.

Also, do not ever trust 100% an animal to behave itself. An animal can turn. Even the softest/cutest dog can maul a cat to death (or other small animal) to death.

As an example, I have an uber dominant cat and would never trust another kitten alone with it. I know that he is quite capable of killing another cat/kitten and I always keep an eye on what he is up to. He is a very busy cat. Again, this is judgement call that I have had to make. My Bengal on the other hand is a fraidy cat and hates the rough stuff, so I would have less fear of leaving him with a kitten or weaker animal.
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Thanks for the advice, very much appreciated :)

e: As to the feliway I've never heard of that before and it does look interesting but is it suitable for a mix of animals ie dog and cat?
 
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Clav said:
Thanks for the advice, very much appreciated :)

e: As to the feliway I've never heard of that before and it does look interesting but is it suitable for a mix of animals ie dog and cat?
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The dog shouldn't notice it, but it will make the cat feel like it's scent is more prominent, making it feel safer, like it is within it's own territory.
 
sunama said:
I've heard of this.
Have you used it before?
Does it actually work?
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Sounds like it works for most cats, but not guaranteed.

No personal experience yet, but I have some on order to help introduce our new kitten to a household with dogs.
 
krooton said:
... I have some on order to help introduce our new kitten to a household with dogs.
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Let us know how it goes.
My friend had a cat which was urinating on his bed.
I think he bought felliway, but it didnt make any difference.
So, the jury's out.
 
sunama said:
Let us know how it goes.
My friend had a cat which was urinating on his bed.
I think he bought felliway, but it didnt make any difference.
So, the jury's out.
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I don't think it would help with that, it's mainly to reassure cats by way scent, calming them and making the places feel less alien.
 
vicisthebest said:
Your cat isn't called Gizmo is she?

The only reason I ask is that face is almost identical to my mum's cat (and my auntie's cat, who is her sister). Mum's cat is grey like that and had a littermate who was grey and fluffy, and the family who took her moved away to I don't know where. Would be funny if she was!
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Lol :D Yeah the cat told the owner what its name was :p
 
Pooey those kitteh's are beautiful :) The black one with those piercing blue eyes is stunning. v v v jealous :D

Nothing better than having a smoke and then letting 3 kittens loose and just spending a while watching them play, wonderful to watch...better than TV :D
 
You'll need to talk to the rescue centre you are wanting to adopt from.

We used to home part feral / rescue cats who had been returned from homes for the RSPCA in our stables when I was little (we had house cats too) and they do look for homes for cats that can't live easily in domestic homes.

There are no laws per se but most rescue centres have some rules on cat adoption and they would want to know what arrangements were made and to find suitable cats if you didn't intend to keep them indoors.
 
I would make them a cat door to go in and out as they please. Plus they would have a sleeping place in the house and food even if they like. I feel in need to do a good deed and adopt 8 cats that will also help with keeping vermin under control. Would that do it?
 
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