My son and I went to the local Animal Shelter this last Saturday, April 14, 2012 in hopes to rescue an adorable kitty. We were told that in order to make room, they were giving away kittens downtown at a local Feed Store and that our "best bet" would be to go there to find a new babe. I am a softy for kittens, but at the same time, the older Cats are usually more lovable (depends of course, as with everything) and already trained and a bit "calmer". I asked the lady if I could see the older cats before I went downtown, and so she took me to the room with all the cages and only like 3 were empty out of 20. It was a tough decision, but after about 2 hours of playing with the ones that wanted attention (the ones that didnt, were a bit intimidating) I narrowed it down to 3. I held them, and as soon as I held the one we brought home, she put her paw up onto my shoulder. Like... reached out and touched me. Nothing Id ever seen from another cat, unless they were pawing you away... She stole my heart.
Shes gorgeous. As I was leaving, one of the guys at the shelter told me that "they say she may have some Savannah Cat in her..." So when I got home, I did some research. But as it turns out, she looks more like a Marble Bengal. Of course, Im no pro, but the nose, the paws, the way shes "all hands" the LOUD crying she did every 3 seconds on the dot, the WHOLE way home, until she could find a place to hide- all screams Bengal. Id like to get a second opinion though. So... here I am. I will try to add a photo.
She isn't SO energetic... as some say Bengals are. But I realize that with each come a different personality. I have NO idea how old she is. She is SO sweet natured. And loves for me to bend down to her, so she can jump on my back and ride around, laying on my shoulders. Of course shes a bit picky about this, she HAS to have her head to my right- she kind of curls around my neck, and is constantly "kneeding" with her paws on my shoulder. I LOVE IT. She also HAS to be touching me with both her front paws if shes in bed with me sleeping.
Ive noticed some things that are making me a little nervous though and I plan on making an appt with the Vet tomorrow morning (were military and have a Vet on base, but their only open on Wednesdays), and obviously I would have made this appt anyways, considering shes a new pet, and I need to get her checked out, but just in case the Dr isnt knowledgeable about Bengals- I thought id post here too.
Her nails, look horrid. Their pretty flaky, and although its been a little bit since Ive had a cat, I dont remember their nails looking like this anyways. Hers are kind of larger, like dog nails... thick. But again, flaky. Is this normal? or is there maybe a deficiency somewhere? Also, I noticed her teeth arent really on the white side... in fact, her fangs all have VERY dark spots on them, mostly towards their points. And... shes not eating much. This could be because shes still new to the household, but shes pretty fond of me already, and Ill sit with her to see if she'll eat (ive read some are so picky that they want to be watched while eating, etc) but still, nothing. She didnt eat anything the first day except 1 tiny piece of a treat. The 2nd day she maybe ate 6-7 pieces of her food that i bought (highest protein i could find in our town, gluten free). the 3rd day she ate almost the whole bowl (i wasnt watching her... i just, found her bowl empty). And today... nothing again. Is this "common"... or what could be wrong? Surely its not that she doesnt "like" the food... bc i had a miscellaneous cat food brand with some left in it (I hate to see cats go hungry, so yes, I feed the strays) and she wouldnt touch it. So... i dont know whats going on.
sorry for the horrible photo quality... shes not so fond of holding still for the camera. lol BengalSide.jpg BengalSide.jpg BengalSide.jpg
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