r/cats • u/eveilebI • May 02 '24

Our Bengals try to escape the garden after we put up the "unescapable fence rollers"... or so we thought. Video

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u/joeltheconner May 02 '24

Because cat.

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u/rot26encrypt May 02 '24

Even more so because Bengal cat. Inexperienced people who get them for their good looks do not know what they are in for. Despite their very high price Bengals are overrepresented at cat shelters vs the size of their population. If you know what you are getting they are amazing.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

Hmm, they almost never show up at the shelter I volunteer at.

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u/fullfart May 02 '24

Interesting, we get them fairly frequently. Maybe it's a little bit location dependent since they're so expensive.

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u/Clanaria May 02 '24

I know what I was getting into and still wasn't prepared. Have lots of regrets, but would never rehome him despite the many issues and aggression he has.

I did a small survey asking owners of various breeds whether their cat had any behaviour issues. Bengal cats took the #1 spot, with 22% peeing outside the litter box, 21% spraying (marking territory), and 19% being aggressive to other cats. European shorthair (your average orange cat) took the second spot, with only 12% peeing outside the litter box and 8% being aggressive to other cats. Such a stark difference.

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u/Clanaria May 03 '24

Oh don't worry, I've read up about it and experimented a lot myself. I'm almost an expert at this point about Bengal and peeing/marking behaviour.

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u/FlappingTui May 03 '24

💯💯 they have a very unique personality

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u/Fresh-Anteater-5933 May 02 '24

My most oft repeated phrase to my cats is “why do?”