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<blockquote data-quote="HYBRED" data-source="post: 15219392" data-attributes="member: 52848"><p>Not many. The breed only goes back to the mid 70s, and new lines are founded daily by hybrids, so it's not nearly as "inbred" as some older breeds, like Labs or Persians. They are prone to a few of the same "cat" issues that domestic short hairs etc can have, but good breeders will do genetic testing and offer healthy lines free from defects.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have a shelter cat I accidentally took home while getting my Shelby tinted, have rescued, fostered, and adopted out a couple feral kittens, picked up a registered Lab puppy at a snowcone stand for $80, and I have my Bengals. I'm an equal opportunity acquirer of critters. As I said, this is actually the first one I got 'properly;' and he was midrange pet price. Pet quality (no breed rights, often come altered) kittens can range from $800 to 4k, and breeder quality from $2k to $10k+.</p><p></p><p>Are they different? Absolutely. Temperament, energy level, activity style, everything about them is MORE. Bigger jumps, rougher play, more aggressive with toys, they're a very different animal than most domestic cats. At the risk of sounding snobbish, Bengals need Bengals as companions. Or highly active dogs (like my Lab), which wasn't going to work in my small apartment here. I had a Bengal, and I needed another Bengal to keep her entertained and happy. It worked out very well for her, as she has bad separation anxiety when I'm gone. I got her so young that she bonded completely to me as her 'savior.' The price was worth it to get her such a chill companion.</p><p></p><p>I like their temperament, activity level, personality and intelligence. I've always had cats, but I never had cats like these, and I'm pretty much hooked. Status...meh, people like the pics I post, and they have so much outstanding personality in their furry little expressions that it translates well into pictures. But if I wanted true OMG LOOK AT MY CATS status, I'd have doubled my money on a Savannah. I guess they're flashy (even though I have less in my 3 than many people spend on 1), but they're amazingly good cats, especially for people who aren't fans (they're even hypoallergenic!) and nearly everyone who's met them, has wanted one. Even the friends who shoot stray cats on their property out in the country. I've influenced several friends to buy one or two for themselves. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>He does look like he might have some Bengal in him. It's not unheard of for strays to interact with Bengals. There are other spotted breeds, as well as genetic defects that can lead to spotting in tabby cats (Ocicats are an example of this selective breeding for spots). So there's no telling where exactly certain markings came from. </p><p></p><p>Classic physical Bengal traits include more than just their spots: larger rounded eyes and prominent whisker pads; large, often rounded ears; strongly muscled, longer rear legs than fronts; a belly "pooch" that allows for longer extension of the body in jumps; dense, firmly muscled body(makes them heavier than another cat of the same size); minimal to no undercoat, with a silkiness to the overcoat that feels like water; 'glitter' like refraction of light in the overcoat in direct sunlight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HYBRED, post: 15219392, member: 52848"] Not many. The breed only goes back to the mid 70s, and new lines are founded daily by hybrids, so it's not nearly as "inbred" as some older breeds, like Labs or Persians. They are prone to a few of the same "cat" issues that domestic short hairs etc can have, but good breeders will do genetic testing and offer healthy lines free from defects. I have a shelter cat I accidentally took home while getting my Shelby tinted, have rescued, fostered, and adopted out a couple feral kittens, picked up a registered Lab puppy at a snowcone stand for $80, and I have my Bengals. I'm an equal opportunity acquirer of critters. As I said, this is actually the first one I got 'properly;' and he was midrange pet price. Pet quality (no breed rights, often come altered) kittens can range from $800 to 4k, and breeder quality from $2k to $10k+. Are they different? Absolutely. Temperament, energy level, activity style, everything about them is MORE. Bigger jumps, rougher play, more aggressive with toys, they're a very different animal than most domestic cats. At the risk of sounding snobbish, Bengals need Bengals as companions. Or highly active dogs (like my Lab), which wasn't going to work in my small apartment here. I had a Bengal, and I needed another Bengal to keep her entertained and happy. It worked out very well for her, as she has bad separation anxiety when I'm gone. I got her so young that she bonded completely to me as her 'savior.' The price was worth it to get her such a chill companion. I like their temperament, activity level, personality and intelligence. I've always had cats, but I never had cats like these, and I'm pretty much hooked. Status...meh, people like the pics I post, and they have so much outstanding personality in their furry little expressions that it translates well into pictures. But if I wanted true OMG LOOK AT MY CATS status, I'd have doubled my money on a Savannah. I guess they're flashy (even though I have less in my 3 than many people spend on 1), but they're amazingly good cats, especially for people who aren't fans (they're even hypoallergenic!) and nearly everyone who's met them, has wanted one. Even the friends who shoot stray cats on their property out in the country. I've influenced several friends to buy one or two for themselves. He does look like he might have some Bengal in him. It's not unheard of for strays to interact with Bengals. There are other spotted breeds, as well as genetic defects that can lead to spotting in tabby cats (Ocicats are an example of this selective breeding for spots). So there's no telling where exactly certain markings came from. Classic physical Bengal traits include more than just their spots: larger rounded eyes and prominent whisker pads; large, often rounded ears; strongly muscled, longer rear legs than fronts; a belly "pooch" that allows for longer extension of the body in jumps; dense, firmly muscled body(makes them heavier than another cat of the same size); minimal to no undercoat, with a silkiness to the overcoat that feels like water; 'glitter' like refraction of light in the overcoat in direct sunlight. [/QUOTE]
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