Hi
sorry but i am another newbie, looking for advice as to whether our cat is/ or has in him some Bengal

we adopted Peeps from the RSPCA when he was 10 weeks old ( he is now 16 weeks) as a DSH

we were attracted to him as we are tabby lovers, his stripes and personality won the day

then after a few days of getting home we noticed a few things like how big he was for his age, how long his neck is, all the spots and markings and the fact he liked to growl a lot ( that has stopped some now )

since then we have been wondering on and off so have plucked up the courage to ask for your advice and took some photo's not a easy job as he is so quick or he batters the camera !

personality wise he is inquisitive , intelligent, funny, and has the devil in him a fair bit of the time ! we often wonder what he will do next, yes he likes water, he pinches any tissue he can get his paws on, runs off with his toys in his mouth and hides them, he very rarely sleeps in the day in-case he misses something, follows one of us all the time, the list goes on, and will dig for England, not only his litter tray, but by his water dish and food dish

He is a joy to have, and it really makes no real difference but might explain a few things, and for us to keep in mind what i have read that they can suffer with there tummies and other traits

now for the photo's ( sorry don't know why the first one is big )

this is Peeps











I would also like to add that it has been a joy to read through your forum and to look at all the super photo's of your cats, this is a real nice forum and i hope we can belong here


Palms

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Meg x

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Steph

aka The NO! ->

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Miki & My Beloved Bengals http://mybelovedbengals.blogspot.com/

Shiloh, Darcy, Rudy The Roodster & Ozzy...

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Thank you all for your opinions/ advice

You have sort of all hit the nail on the head, look at peeps head on and he is a sure fire tabby

but look at him sidewise and his profile, there is a completely different look

a few times i have even thought he look like a mere cat when he sits on his hind legs and stretches his neck to look at something or as in this photograph we call him a stretch cat lol



thank you all again for your time

yep it is his profile and head shape, more domed like a bengal, most tabby's have a more flat head and profile...

he is stretchy lol....

We still like to hear about him, whatever he is, we all love all cats on here...

miki xx

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Miki & My Beloved Bengals http://mybelovedbengals.blogspot.com/

Shiloh, Darcy, Rudy The Roodster & Ozzy...

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Selina, Simba, Jinx and Rufus

He's lovely, and in profile does look bit similar to my Zazou. I'm absolutely not an expert though!

His personality sounds very much like a bengal, so even if he is pure tabby, you'll have a lot of fun with him. I love that picture of him all stretched out .

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Maria x

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Hugo, Rufus, Inca and Marley

Thanks again all
The way i look atit now is when peeps is good cuddly and asleep (rarely) he is a tabby
but when he is mischievous, inquisitive and naughty (mostly) that is the Bengal side


His trick this week was:
two of my granddaughters where at the table playing with the playdoh, going "get down peeps, or peeps stop it " then "Nan look what he has done " and he had pushed his bed ( small dog, plastic sort) over to the table and sat in his bed watching them, i was a bit suspicious of this but when the girls moved to another room he pushed the bed back over to nearly where it should of been ( using his head to push ) ! ! ! ! !

well hope you all have a good weekend

the settee is now a good play ground