ABOUT OUR KITTENS
Our cats and kittens are
the love our life! My goal is to provide you with a top
quality, healthy, loving, and playful companion that
reflects the beauty and grace of the Bengal's wild
ancestor, the Asian Leopard Cat.
Every day revolves around
our cats, giving them the best of care and generous
amounts of hugs, kisses, love, and affection. A ten year
old boy, a friend of the family, remarked, "I want to be
one of your cats." I asked, "Why?" He replied, "Because
they have it so good!"
Your kitten is health
guaranteed, has vaccinations appropriate for age, is
registered with The International Cat Association, and
is bred from the top bloodlines.
CONSIDERATIONS
IN ADOPTING A
BENGAL KITTEN
Commitment
As we hope that each cat or kitten we place has a loving
forever home, we ask that you seriously consider the
commitment of bringing a new animal into your home.
Medical Care
Bengal cats
may live up to twenty years. Just as we may have to visit
a doctor once or twice in our life time, there is a
possibility that so may your cat. Are you financially
willing and able to provide proper vet care should the
need arise?
Moving
Do you foresee moving to a new home in the future? Will be
be able and willing to move your cat with you? Sometimes
renters have a difficult time finding homes that allow
pets. Please mull this over before deciding to adopt a
kitten.
Declawing
We are not in favor of declawing. I have seen it damage
the spirit of the cat. Are you willing to trim your
Bengal's toenails every couple weeks instead? It takes
less than three minutes. We personally have not had
problems with cats clawing furniture...........they use
the cat trees we have for them.......but this is something
for you to also consider.
Allergies
Many folks have written and asked if it is true that
Bengal cats are better for allergy sufferers. It
appears that if the person's allergy is to pet dander,
then people do not have an allergic reaction to Bengals.
If the person's allergy is to cat saliva, then that
person will react the same to Bengals as to any other
cat.
When we
were selling our house in CA, we had a lot of people
coming through. So many people were amazed that they
were not having an allergic reaction to our cats!
And of course, we have more cats than the average
household!
On the
other hand, like I mentioned, those that have an allergy
to the saliva, will react with the same allergic
reaction to Bengals.
EVALUATING KITTEN
PICTURES
Bengal kittens typically go through a
stage from 4 weeks through 12 weeks which is called the
fuzzies or the fuzzy uglies. The kitten's pattern may be
obscured under some longer hairs or fuzzies. The trick
to evaluating a kitten in this stage is to look beyond
those longer hairs to the beautiful pattern that will
soon grace the kitten. As a kitten grows, its color
typically becomes somewhat warmer in tone. The spots
will become larger as the kitten becomes larger, and
likewise the space between the spots will increase.
Kittens begin life with blue eyes. As
brown/black spotted and marble kittens mature, the eyes
will turn gold, green, or a combination of the two
colors.
We have created web pages to show you
an example of how a leopard spotted kitten develops, a
rosetted kitten, and a marble kitten.
Kitten To Cat - Marble
Kitten To Cat - Spotted
Kitten To Cat - Rosette
KITTEN
PRICES
The average price for one
of my kittens sold as a pet is $1,000. Pet kitten prices
typically range from $800 to $1500 and are already altered
or are sold with a spay/neuter agreement.
Breeder kittens range from $2000 to $3000. Retired adult Bengals typically range from $250 to $500. Feel free to
check out this link:
Where the Money You Pay for a
Kitten Goes.
DEPOSITS
Deposits are
recommended to hold a particular kitten you like until
they are ready to go home between 11 and 12 weeks old. We
try to place our cats/kittens in loving homes in a timely
manner, so they may bond with their new family. If a
cat/kitten is held specifically for a Buyer, a change of
mind can quite often jeopardize the chance for a
particular kitten, that has been held back for the Buyer,
to be placed in a home while still at a desirable age. For
this reason, deposits are not refundable.
SHIPPING
Typically, I prefer to
place kittens sold as pets locally. Additionally, you are
welcome to fly here to pick up your kitten. You can come
to my home, or I can meet you at the airport with the
kitten. We used to be able to ship pet kittens, but due to
newer laws, pets of any sort are not allowed to be shipped
unless the shipper pays several hundreds of dollars for
licensing to do so. I have not chosen to do that at
this time.
WHAT
TO DO NEXT
Please visit the link below. On this
page, I have created a simple and straightforward list of
the steps involved in purchasing one of our Bengal
kittens, including what toys, cat litter, and food to buy.
Checklist - What To Do Next
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