LINKS & CONTACT
I do hope you've enjoyed your visit to my website. I have tried to make it interesting as well as informative and if it has wet your appetite for this fascinating breed and you are considering welcoming a Bengal into your family, then please consider the following points.
Only
buy from a reputable breeder. It is also well advised to visit the breeder to
view the facilities and also to meet the parents of the kitten you are
interested in. You will get an idea of the temperament of the cats and see that
they are friendly and sociable. At the bottom of this page are links to three
Bengal Cat clubs in the UK where you will find links to Bengal breeders
throughout the country. Why not visit a cat show where you will be able to see
many Bengals amongst the 500 or so cats on show. You will also be able to meet
and talk to breeders who will be only too pleased to answer any of your
questions about the breed. You will not however, be able to buy a kitten at a
cat show!
Make sure that you are given registration papers with your kitten. This is the only way that you can be sure that your kitten is a one hundred percent pedigree Bengal cat and not the result of a crossing between a Bengal with another breed or a moggy. It will also give you piece of mind that your new kitten has not been bred by a ‘back yard breeder’, who may have bought pet Bengal cats on the pretext to the breeder of intention to neuter but instead, going against the breeders wishes and breeding from them. These are NOT reputable breeders and should be avoided at all costs. The Bengals they are breeding are most probably of inferior quality and not a good example of the breed and my well be diseased and unsocialised. Obtaining Registration papers with your new kitten will be proof that the kitten's sire (father) and dam (mother) are registered Bengal cats and are of breeding quality. You will also be required to have registration papers if you intend to show your cat, as you will not be allowed to enter cat shows without them. You will also receive the kitten’s pedigree certificate, which will show you three, four or more generations of the kitten’s parentage. You can see further information about all these points if you visit the website of the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy, the cat equivalent of the Kennel Club. Find them at www.gccfcats.org
Reputable breeders only let their kittens go to new homes after the age of 13 weeks. They should come to you with vaccination certificates signed by a Vet and clear instructions about the care and feeding of your new kitten. Most breeders also include six weeks free insurance with a company such as Pet Plan. Caring breeders love to know how your kitten is settling into it’s new home so please keep in touch with little snippets of news and photos!
It is wise to neuter your kitten between four to seven months of age. Unless you have bought your Bengal on the Active Register, which means your kitten is registered for breeding and any progeny can be registered, your kitten will be on the Non-Active Register. If you bought your kitten on the Non-Active Register your breeder will insist that it is neutered at the appropriate time and most will expect you to sign a contract ensuring that this is done. Some breeders early neuter their kittens at just a few weeks old before they leave for their new home to ensure that they are not bred from and the buyer therefore paying only the pet price instead of the full price for a breeding quality kitten. Early neutering is quite a point of contention and I must admit, I'm certainly not an advocate of it myself.
Below are links to the websites of Bengal breeders who I know personally and who I can highly recommend to anyone considering buying a Bengal cat. Please visit their websites where you will find loads more information and see pictures of their breeding studs and queens and any kittens they may have available.
BENGAL
BREEDERS
www.forestgems.co.uk Keeto's
breeders
www.lunikitz.com
Misti &
Ziggi's breeders
www.typha-typhast.co.uk
Zsami's breeders
BENGAL CAT CLUBS IN THE UK
The
Bengal Cat Club Affiliated
to the GCCF
The
Bengal Cat Club of Great Britain
Affiliated to Tica
The
Ocicat & Bengal Cat Club
Affiliated to the GCCF
And finally.....thank
you so much for taking the time to visit Misti, Ziggi and Keeto's website, I hope you have
enjoyed reading about them as much as I have enjoyed writing about them. I shall
be updating it from time to time so please visit again and tell your friends!
Thanks………Annie
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