Hi out there,
Firstly what a great site! Very helpful. But I just wanted to know if someone could help me. I Have a nearly 5 month old male (nutered) marbled bengal X, and he's out of control. I really want to help him with his problems and try to get along with him but I'm at a loss. Having had previously grown up with two female tabbys - I can't decide if the behavior is a result of him being;
a) male,
b) a part bred bengal,
c) feline puberty/delinquency?
d) none of the above, he's just a weirdo.
Firstly is his aggression, I got him young - I think 11 weeks (just after being fixed) and he was an extremely well behaved youngster (took to litter training outstandingly, no calling/screaming, clawing etc. But I noticed that after about 3 months old be became very aggressive and trying to dominate me. Now it's full blown and while he will come up to me and show a small amount of affection towards me he generally wants me out of the house. My fiance has very little to do with him but I have witnessed him hitting the cat on a couple of occasions, it might be more but I work 9-5. The strange thing is that when my fiance pats him the cat never bats an eyelid but when I come along he grabs my arm/hand so hard most of the time it leaves a punture would. He follows me everywhere I go around the house and lays beside me for hours on end yet he attacks me very viciously. I am the one who feeds him morn/night and cleans his litter etc, so why doesn't he like me? He also has a problem with licking - that continuously ends with gentle nibbling then a bone crunching vice like grip.
Also I'm worried about his weight. I am yet to see a vet about it but he weighs 4kgs already and is EXTREMELY solid - Not fat. A month ago I stopped feeding him on the kitten wet food because I was told that it is very very high in saturated fats and very fatty off cuts. He's now on the regular adult sachets (whiskers) and get's just one a night. He gets 50-60g of kitten dryfood (Advance - though I just swapped off iaams), and according to the feeding guide on the packet he should be getting nearly 3 times that!. He's a very tall /long cat but I still don't think he should weigh 4kgs yet. He's only allowed inside but we have about 15 stairs and is constantly running around the house.
Any help will be appreciated!
Firstly what a great site! Very helpful. But I just wanted to know if someone could help me. I Have a nearly 5 month old male (nutered) marbled bengal X, and he's out of control. I really want to help him with his problems and try to get along with him but I'm at a loss. Having had previously grown up with two female tabbys - I can't decide if the behavior is a result of him being;
a) male,
b) a part bred bengal,
c) feline puberty/delinquency?
d) none of the above, he's just a weirdo.
Firstly is his aggression, I got him young - I think 11 weeks (just after being fixed) and he was an extremely well behaved youngster (took to litter training outstandingly, no calling/screaming, clawing etc. But I noticed that after about 3 months old be became very aggressive and trying to dominate me. Now it's full blown and while he will come up to me and show a small amount of affection towards me he generally wants me out of the house. My fiance has very little to do with him but I have witnessed him hitting the cat on a couple of occasions, it might be more but I work 9-5. The strange thing is that when my fiance pats him the cat never bats an eyelid but when I come along he grabs my arm/hand so hard most of the time it leaves a punture would. He follows me everywhere I go around the house and lays beside me for hours on end yet he attacks me very viciously. I am the one who feeds him morn/night and cleans his litter etc, so why doesn't he like me? He also has a problem with licking - that continuously ends with gentle nibbling then a bone crunching vice like grip.
Also I'm worried about his weight. I am yet to see a vet about it but he weighs 4kgs already and is EXTREMELY solid - Not fat. A month ago I stopped feeding him on the kitten wet food because I was told that it is very very high in saturated fats and very fatty off cuts. He's now on the regular adult sachets (whiskers) and get's just one a night. He gets 50-60g of kitten dryfood (Advance - though I just swapped off iaams), and according to the feeding guide on the packet he should be getting nearly 3 times that!. He's a very tall /long cat but I still don't think he should weigh 4kgs yet. He's only allowed inside but we have about 15 stairs and is constantly running around the house.
Any help will be appreciated!