I know we are well-represented wtih Bengal owners, so maybe I can get some answers. Sammy has just joined out household! After losing my beloved Sasha of 14 years, who I had since he was three days old, Sammy arrived last weekend. He immediately made himself at home, sleeping with me every night...but he walks through the house very vocal, singing. In fact, he has something to say about just everything. It's not a stressed sound, it's a chirping sing-song, and during the night it becomes somewhat of an opera. I've heard bengals are very vocal and also very cuddly -? He also has leopard spots on his back, not tabby targets. Is he part bengal?
He also is obsessed with grooming. Obsessed. This is something I'm going to take up with the vet, as it's a sign he's stressing over the drastic changes in his life during the past month: 2 different shelters (2 cages); one Petco cage, and about three days from being euthanized before I found him and knew that because he is 8 years old, he needed a good home or the chances would be slim he'd make it.
Otherwise, he's purring, eating, happy, cuddling, he just grooms constantly, it never lets up. Do bengals groom like this? I'm trying to ascertain what is innate and what might be stress.
Any thoughts here? When Saba was rescued and brought home a year ago, she integrated very fast. No signs of stress. So this is new to me.
Here he is!
He also is obsessed with grooming. Obsessed. This is something I'm going to take up with the vet, as it's a sign he's stressing over the drastic changes in his life during the past month: 2 different shelters (2 cages); one Petco cage, and about three days from being euthanized before I found him and knew that because he is 8 years old, he needed a good home or the chances would be slim he'd make it.
Otherwise, he's purring, eating, happy, cuddling, he just grooms constantly, it never lets up. Do bengals groom like this? I'm trying to ascertain what is innate and what might be stress.
Any thoughts here? When Saba was rescued and brought home a year ago, she integrated very fast. No signs of stress. So this is new to me.
Here he is!