Hi there,
My Bengal kitty, Mozzie, was neutered back in December and he is still as mad as ever. Apart from still marking the house, he is yowling continuously all night. He is definately a nocturnal cat. He sleeps most of the day, just so he can yowl all night for us.
Well, I have to say that apart from the general rift of insanity drifting through my house due to a lack of sleep, that is not the
only problem. He appears to have no fear.
He never shies away from cars, lorries, hoovers or hairdryers or anything loud and/or moving, and yes his hearing and eyesight checked out fine, and he plunges quite merrily into a bath of water, but then I guess the love of water is a Bengal trait, but yesterday I nearly had a heart attack. I love candles and always light them when I need to calm down or de-stress. I had them on a shelf and as one started dripping, I moved it in front of me ( stupid I know ! ) on the table. Next thing I know, the idiot kitty lunges forward like a bat out of hell, and goes to swipe and bite the flame. Thankfully I was quick off the mark, and swept him forcefully aside just in time, so nothing happened, but later on that evening, he tried to swipe the flames in our gas fire. Now I'm really worried. I can't get rid of the fire and I can't get a screen for it as it's too old, and our room too small. What if he burns his paws ??? How can I teach him the dangers in this world ??? The only thing he seems wary(sp?) of is, believe it or not, the wind. The slightest breeze touches him and he acts like he's about to be ploughed through, by a ten tonne truck ! He cowers down low to the ground, holds his ears down to his skull, and slides around on his belly, with narrowed eyes. I was thinking that maybe he has some brain dysfunction, after the traumatic start to his life, but other than the yowling, marking, and lack of fear, he is a perfectly 'normal' Bengal. If anyone has any methods of making him aware of certain dangers without harming him, obviously, then please let me know. I'd hate to find him hurt one day because I didn't try anything.
Peace, Love, and Happiness, Always
Sonia
My Bengal kitty, Mozzie, was neutered back in December and he is still as mad as ever. Apart from still marking the house, he is yowling continuously all night. He is definately a nocturnal cat. He sleeps most of the day, just so he can yowl all night for us.
Well, I have to say that apart from the general rift of insanity drifting through my house due to a lack of sleep, that is not the
only problem. He appears to have no fear.
He never shies away from cars, lorries, hoovers or hairdryers or anything loud and/or moving, and yes his hearing and eyesight checked out fine, and he plunges quite merrily into a bath of water, but then I guess the love of water is a Bengal trait, but yesterday I nearly had a heart attack. I love candles and always light them when I need to calm down or de-stress. I had them on a shelf and as one started dripping, I moved it in front of me ( stupid I know ! ) on the table. Next thing I know, the idiot kitty lunges forward like a bat out of hell, and goes to swipe and bite the flame. Thankfully I was quick off the mark, and swept him forcefully aside just in time, so nothing happened, but later on that evening, he tried to swipe the flames in our gas fire. Now I'm really worried. I can't get rid of the fire and I can't get a screen for it as it's too old, and our room too small. What if he burns his paws ??? How can I teach him the dangers in this world ??? The only thing he seems wary(sp?) of is, believe it or not, the wind. The slightest breeze touches him and he acts like he's about to be ploughed through, by a ten tonne truck ! He cowers down low to the ground, holds his ears down to his skull, and slides around on his belly, with narrowed eyes. I was thinking that maybe he has some brain dysfunction, after the traumatic start to his life, but other than the yowling, marking, and lack of fear, he is a perfectly 'normal' Bengal. If anyone has any methods of making him aware of certain dangers without harming him, obviously, then please let me know. I'd hate to find him hurt one day because I didn't try anything.
Peace, Love, and Happiness, Always
Sonia