Help urgently needed

[Liz]

As the mother to one very Physco Bengal Bibi who until spayed was horrendous and then she fell in love with Casper Ragdoll and whilst still Hyper and not overly fussed at being handled she does like to be stroked but can be a nasty piece of work chasing my beloved black cats although my one eyed girl Billie Jo has sorted that out

I also have a foster Bengal Pyper on foster from Bengal Rescue Scotland and she has 2 kittens Minstrel and Quaver who were born here and I have been doing introductions and so far so good although Pyper is vocal she has no malice in her and her and Bibi have been having conversations through the bathroom door

Have you got Feliway or the like plugged in and some Rescue Remedy in the water can help and also Bengals need played with a lot I use laser pens and various toys and the dreaded catnip and valerian toys

You also need to establish the pecking order so that you kitten knows she is first for feeding, playing and toys and Mr Bengal comes second, my Alpha male Bailey and Alpha feral feral Clio have advised Pyper where she is in that game right down at the bottom of the pond no claws were used but some very unbecoming language

I would also advise that you join a specialist Bengal forum as there are many folks with more experience and have Bengal knowledge there are several on facebook and I know I got a lot of advice from friends who breed Bengals before I took on Bibi and her issues it was me or PTS and they have been a font of knowledge with Pyper and her kittens as she came from a BYB where a lot were pulled and the house was horrific and several kittens have died including one of mine - she was the runt

[Dawn F]

I'm doing the same and three months on still have them separate - I have a bengal myself but in my situation she and the newcomer are both very agressive to each other, newbie can mix with my other three ok but her and the bengal have to have a door between them, we have had a couple of very bad fights where blood was shed unfortunately

[LadyMcTavish]

At the moment he is in the kitchen/downstairs loo area. It's not ideal as it isn't particularly warm but I have got a heater in there for him too (as well as central heating)

My girl has the rest of the downstairs - dining room and front room

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

If he has only been neutered recently he probably still smells like a tom to her and there is a big age difference aqnd you have tried to mix far too soon.

they have had different life styles and the reason that so many bengals get kicked out is their hyper personality and you have taken on one that is used to being outside too...............reckon he has gone back to his wild roots.

your little girl cat is just very very scared and tbh i dont know how you are going to resolve this but seperation is very very important.

is there away of dividing the house so they can each have space?

[LadyMcTavish]

She's been with us since the end of may.

In all honesty I was expecting some animosity but not outright aggression, especially from our moggy. She's web aggressive with us too and that's what's concerning me

It's his distress I'm concerned about, and her levels of anxiety.

She's not used to other cats and he's definitely not used to being confined to a set space.

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

How long have you had your moggy?

One day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG this could take months and you need to keep them seperated whether he likes it or not your moggie must come first. No wonnder she wont eat this hoodlam bengal has stolen her house,

i would keep them seperate definately until your moggie starts eatin..........he or she and how old?

you need to spend loads of time with each, especially with your moggie.

then come back and tell us how its going.

[LadyMcTavish]

She's now 9months old

[LadyMcTavish]

He's been here a day. We've had to keep him separate and it's driving him mad. He's neutered recently and yes our moggy has always been a solo cat (neutered at 4months)

He's getting very distressed and it's very upsetting

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

How long have you had him cos this takes loads and loads of time sometimes and Bengals are very hyper.

Is he neautered? If not that will be a major part of this and he needs neutering asap.

Has your moggie always been a solo cat and for how long?

[LadyMcTavish]

I forgot to add our moggy is refusing all and any food no matter what I try

[LadyMcTavish]

Hi all

I urgently need some help

I've rescued a Bengal who has pretty much lived on the street for his whole 3years. He wasn't treated particularly brilliantly by his previous owner but amazingly he is super affectionate and lovin.

The problem I'm having is my moggy will just not accept him. It's very early days yet but she has shown (to me) a very high level of aggression. We have tried the following

Blanket swaps
Room swaps
Segregation
Open rooms
You swaps
Fussing him so his smell is on our clothes then letting our moggy sniff it

So far, everything has resulted in our moggy going mental, hissing growling spitting, her fur on end, ears down and  lunging at him sideways. Even at us

Being a Bengal he's very vocal, and he's getting very upset being separated from us because it causes huge arguments if he's in our moggys "space". 

Any advice is welcome