2 different breeds of cats = OK? And other cat questions

sunama said:
I took them to the vet today.

The Bengal has an eye infection that has been brewing for the past few days, so I got him some eye drops to sort out the problem. Other than that, he is very active and most of the time appears to be the dominant cat (believe it or not). Though when Reflex is in the mood, he is definitely the dominant one and Mr. Bengal can't defend against him.

I can't really come up with a name I like for the Bengal, so I shall just use his pedigree name which is Mr. Bengal.

He is certainly the more vocal of the 2 and was screaming non-stop on the way to the vet, while Reflex just sat and watched.
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Screaming?! :eek: There is nothing worse that a cat making noises like that...is horrible. They sound like they're being stabbed or something, when in fact they're just saying 'I can't be arsed with this car trip anymore, take me back to my nice cat tree!'.

Really really good thread, so thanks very much for sharing that all with us and get more photos up as time goes on. I can use them as ammo to try and make my girlfriend get one or two!
 
Girlfriend took both of our cats to the vets last night, and they were both making that screaming noise - then they wee'd in their carriers which pleased the gf no end!

Sunama, I would recommend looking into some pet insurace as vets bills can get out of hand pretty quickly - they would've picked up the bill for the eye infection for starters.
 
robbiemc said:
Sunama, I would recommend looking into some pet insurace as vets bills can get out of hand pretty quickly - they would've picked up the bill for the eye infection for starters.
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The Bengal who had the eye infection is insured by PetPlan. However, they dont cover the first £80 of the bill. Hence, they will not be paying towards the eye infection.

Insurance really only comes into its own when you are faced with £100s or £1000s.

Insurance also doesnt cover regular check-ups or worming.
 
sunama said:
The Bengal who had the eye infection is insured by PetPlan. However, they dont cover the first £80 of the bill. Hence, they will not be paying towards the eye infection.

Insurance really only comes into its own when you are faced with £100s or £1000s.

Insurance also doesnt cover regular check-ups or worming.
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More pics of them in the cat tree :)
 
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Reflex @ 5 months old:

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Mr. Bengal @ 4 months old:

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both coming along nicely, shame our cat tree doesn't have the hole in they seem to enjoy that from your video

how are they noise wise ? Ace is driving me mad :p
 
Bengal = noisy.
Reflex = hardly talks.

Neither of them have changed in terms of the amount of noise they make, so I think Ace will always be noisy.

When you saw the 2 of them playfighting, all the noise was being made by Mr. Bengal; Reflex was silent.

Another point of note is that Mr. Bengal is at a stage where he is biting everything he can get his jaws around. He literally tries to bite anything and everything. His favourite has to be cardboard. So, if Ace is anything like him, he might also go through this stage. I'm not sure if your previous Bengal cat did this when she was young.
 
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sunama said:
Another point of note is that Mr. Bengal is at a stage where he is biting everything he can get his jaws around. He literally tries to bite anything and everything. His favourite has to be cardboard. So, if Ace is anything like him, he might also go through this stage. I'm not sure if your previous Bengal cat did this when she was young.
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oh yes, toes were the favourite :D
 
Yes, Mr Bengal makes exactly those types of cat calls, from time to time. However, if you are saying it gets worse than that, then Mr Bengal is definitely not as loud or frequent in his cat calls.

I actually think that once Ace sees another cat in the house, he will quieten down significantly. I guess we shall find out in a week or so.

lozzick said:
Please don't tell me you bought those cats for hundreds of £££
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Yep. Pedigree cats cost a lot. Savannahs are looking to go for around £1000 (once they start the UK breeding program) and someone on this forum bought a Pixie-Bob for over £1k, which is about the going rate.
 
Makunouchi said:
Yeah i paid a hundred and fifty each for my Maine Coons, and they were worth it, you get what you pay for, litter trained, weaned, good breeding which usually leads to a better personality etc etc.
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You got a very good deal. Ive seen pics of your MCs and they are the real deal. In the London area, you would be looking at around £450/MC kitten.
 
sunama said:
You got a very good deal. Ive seen pics of your MCs and they are the real deal. In the London area, you would be looking at around £450/MC kitten.
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Yeah they are cheaper up north (i live in Bucks) which is part of the reason why i was willing to drive to Nottingham to get them.

(i updated my thread btw)
 
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