quote: | Originally posted by [N]ûk|êû[Z]
a friend of mine has a bengal too, they cant all be adorable and lovely.
they can be tough to train also. my friends bengal shits everywhere, pisses everywhere, even after trying every trick in the book to get it to stop.
the thing also is, you cant really do anything to enforce your presence. you cant hit a bengal, cos apparently if you do they'll never forgive you, and im sure this applies to squirting water at them to make them stop.
its quite a common thing apparently for a bengal to piss everywhere, cos theyre 4th generation from wild [they need to be 4th gen in england or you need a wild animal licence] they mark their territory more than other cats or dogs.
another thing my mate was advised against, was letting the cat outside, he was told if he valued the bird population he'd be best off not letting it out.
and finally the chirping thing, i dont think ALL bengals do that either, my friends used to do it when it was a kitten, like if you had one of them mice on a string and bounce it around, it'd go hide behind something and stalk it whilst making that chirping sound, but it was less of a chirp and more of a predator type noise. but it dosnt do it anymore, hasnt really done it since being a kitten. |
Those problems described have everything to do with your friend buying the cat from a shitty breeder... really. My male is 3rd generation and never once pissed, shit, or sprayed in the wrong place. These cats require a little more attention than regular house cats, and a responsible breeder will make sure they are 100% litter box trained before ever allowing them to be taken home. Plus, they are taken away from their mother after just a couple of days, and need to be properly "socialized", which sounds stupid but seriously, like any baby animal they need proper and loving attention, to be handled regularly, etc. until they can be sold at around 12 weeks.
If the breeder takes care of their duties, the issues you described won't happen 99% of the time, regardless of breed. And then it's the owner's responsibility to have them spayed/neutered if you don't want them to start spraying when they hit puberty at around 6 months.
lol... and trust me, they don't hold grudges. I've had to smack mine a few times for various mischievous cat behavior, and they don't stay mad long. It's all about the importance of their care when they're babies, and giving them proper attention as an owner- I've had cats my whole life and my 2 bengals easily have the sweetest temperament. Sounds like your buddy had the misfortune of dealing with a shit breeder.
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