morning all, So, my slight dilemma is that I have had my 4 month old Bengal, Denium for a week and a half. As I mentioned in a previous post, she was bred with a breeder who had several litters of kittens in a short(ish) time, and Denium was from the 1st litter, and the last one of her litter to be re-homed. When we picked her up, she was amongst 15 - 20 kittens waiting for their forever home, and she was king (or queen) of the castle. So, cats/kittens were her "people". She was socialised with the breeder and his partner, and kids etc but mostly with other felines.
Now, we have her at home. The 1st few days we barely saw her, and she hid most of the time, or only came out to play when she thought no one was around. She is much more sociable now, she has a 6' high cat tree with various platforms and hidey holes which she loves. If she is on the tree we can easily walk up to it and pet her - I can get her harness on and take her for short walks outside etc. But if she is not on her tree, she is impossible to get close to UNLESS my outside cat (Elvis), happens to be either at the door, or on the odd occasion comes inside. Deni can not get enough of him - she just seems to want another feline to play with (and Elvis could care less about Deni).
so, my question is - should I persist with her as she is with the hope that she will accept us as her "people" or should I get another Bengal as company for her. If I were to get another Bengal, and that Bengal was more sociable to people, would Deni conform?
I look forward to some opinions.
cheers L
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