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post #1 of 33
2/7/08 at 7:20pm
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Hi My name is Mandie

Today I adopted two bengals.

The male is a charcoal with black spots and the female is a Melanistic

We are still working on names and pics though I have one of the male though it doesnt show the true beauty of his coat.




both are still under a year. the female is younger and today she lost two teeth .
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post #2 of 33
2/7/08 at 7:30pm
Aww!! Very pretty cats!!!

Welcome to TCS!!!
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post #3 of 33
2/7/08 at 7:34pm
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Aww!! Very pretty cats!!!

Welcome to TCS!!!
ty! I have wanted bengals for 2 years . but we were in the middle of a move and I didnt want to traumatize a new baby by moving across country. so I just did research and sort of forgot my wish untill I saw an ad for two free bengals .

now normally free shoots up warning signs. but I just had ot check it out.
It turns out it was a girl in college who had them in her dorm room and she got caught and it was either get rid of the cats or get out. so she made a hard choice.

I am working on pics of the female the above pics are of the male. the female is the Melanistic
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post #4 of 33
2/7/08 at 7:39pm
Welcome to TCS! Your kitties are beautiful!
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post #5 of 33
2/7/08 at 7:47pm
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Welcome to TCS! Your kitties are beautiful!
ty!

Where I milk cows I also feed 12 barn cats and I have gotten them all but 4 fixed. (slow costly process)

We have two other cats. Princess and Dakota though I am not sure as to twhat they are. Princess was a feral and gave birth to Dakota after we took her in.
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post #6 of 33
2/7/08 at 7:57pm
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this is Dakota


and this is Princess


any clue on what breed they are?
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post #7 of 33
2/7/08 at 8:39pm
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this is the lil girl the Melanistic bengal she has taken over out table


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post #8 of 33
2/7/08 at 9:10pm
Hi and welcome to TCS! We are so glad you have joined us!

If I can help you with any questions you have about the site, please click on my username and send me a message.
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post #9 of 33
2/7/08 at 9:51pm
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Hi and welcome to TCS! We are so glad you have joined us!

If I can help you with any questions you have about the site, please click on my username and send me a message.
ty so much! wow everyone is so welcoming here! Its a breath of fresh air.
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post #10 of 33
2/7/08 at 10:05pm
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ty so much! wow everyone is so welcoming here! Its a breath of fresh air.
Hi and Welcome!! you are very correct in your above statement!! Everyone here is wonderful!!! All of your kitties are beautiful!! the two that you weren't sure of look like Domestic long hairs or DLH. I hope that helped! See you around the forum!!
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post #11 of 33
2/8/08 at 1:53am
Greetings and welcome, Mandie, from another newbie. Your cats are beautiful.
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post #12 of 33
2/8/08 at 4:21am
Hi Mandie, welcome to TCS!
So glad you and your beautiful furfamily have joined our wonderful community of cat lovers.
I truly hope you enjoy your time here with us!

As you learn your way around our site, if you have questions, I would be happy to help you. Feel free to contact me by clicking on my user name, then send a Private Message.
I will get back to you asap.
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post #13 of 33
2/8/08 at 5:04am
Welcome and you have some very pretty tabby cats
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post #14 of 33
2/8/08 at 6:06am

Hello & Welcome to the Cat Site!

You have very beautiful cats
Can't wait to see more photos of their precious faces

Best Wishes! Hope you enjoy the forums
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post #15 of 33
2/8/08 at 8:33am
Hi and Welcome. Your cats are beautiful
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post #16 of 33
2/8/08 at 8:52am
Hola y bienvenido a TCS, ...Catulina y Milky te saludan!!!........
(Translate: Hi and Welcome to TCS, Catulina and Milky say hello to you!!!...)

See you on the forums!
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post #17 of 33
2/8/08 at 10:01am
Your kitties are gorgeous! But are you sure they are Bengals?? They look like brown tabby DSHs to me??? What cattery are they from?

I'm certainly no expert by the way...

PS - I just read more carefully. You say you got them free, not from a cattery...
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post #18 of 33
2/8/08 at 11:25am
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Originally Posted by naturesgift View Post
Hi My name is Mandie

Today I adopted two bengals.

The male is a charcoal with black spots and the female is a Melanistic

We are still working on names and pics though I have one of the male though it doesnt show the true beauty of his coat.




both are still under a year. the female is younger and today she lost two teeth .
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Originally Posted by mschauer View Post
Your kitties are gorgeous! But are you sure they are Bengals?? They look like brown tabby DSHs to me??? What cattery are they from?

I'm certainly no expert by the way...

PS - I just read more carefully. You say you got them free, not from a cattery...
That's what I was wondering too?
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post #19 of 33
2/8/08 at 12:13pm
Welcome to TCS - your cats are certainly gorgeous!

But as the owner of two bengals, I do have to say that yours do not look at all like they are bengals, and if you didn't receive their registration papers from the person you adopted them from, then chances are really good that they are simply domestic short hairs (DSH.)

The male MIGHT have some bengal blood in him, but he's a tabby cat more than anything. And the female COULD be a melanistic, but without seeing her coat in the right light, I can't be sure.

We have a bengal breeder here on TCS, Kai Bengals - I adopted my Max and Penny from his cattery, and he has LOTS of bengal pictures up on this site. He can give you his professional opinion as a breeder with over a decade of experience in raising bengals.

But regardless of their lineage, they are beautiful kitties, and I think it's wonderful that you adopted them!

Again, welcome to TCS!!!
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post #20 of 33
2/8/08 at 4:28pm
I'm gonna have to agree with Ginger's Mom. Your kitties are very pretty with striking markings, but they really are not Bengals. Many black cats have a "ghost" tabby marking in the right light.

I'm not sure where you adopted your cats from, but they are not true Bengals. I'm sure you will love them anyway and take good care of them
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post #21 of 33
2/8/08 at 9:40pm
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thanks for the welcome

Actually they suposivly have papers but I have to work my way through a chain of ppl to get to the original owner. See she gave them to her friend who gave them to her boyfriend who gave them to his dad who gave them to the guy i got them from. Now he is trying to get her phone number. I did some research and I found this website.

http://www.kingsmarkfarms.com/bengals/kingpattern.htm

And so they may be right if you look at the charcoal with black spots the first one in the second row.

but the day I see paperwork is the day I believe it.

I guess I just have my hopes set high lol but can ya blame me?

i will try and take better pics expecially of the female. but I need good lighting for that.
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post #22 of 33
2/9/08 at 5:42am
Some of the cats on the website look like Bengals, but more pet quality. Your cats don't have the right head shape. The breeder is also working with another breed with a much skinnier type - perhaps your cats are crosses between the two.

But if you look at some other Bengal breeders who SHOW their cats, then you will see the differences in pet or quality cats. In the end, it really doesn't matter that much if they are or not - they still are pretty stricking cats.

I'm not sure if I'd tell people they are Bengals

I know with Ocicats, you have some other "non-spotted" cats cause of the background of Aby/Siamese/American SH and you get 4 different patterns. But even in the other patterns, the type/head is still Ocicat looking
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post #23 of 33
2/9/08 at 6:15am
Welcome to TCS!
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post #24 of 33
2/9/08 at 8:30am
Hi Mandie Welcome to TCS from one Bengal Mom to another! You have beautiful cats. I look forward to seeing pictures of your Melanistic. We don't get many pictures of those gorgeous babies.

I hope to see you around the site.
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post #25 of 33
2/9/08 at 9:08am
Awww they are beautful! congrats! welcome to the forums as well
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post #26 of 33
2/9/08 at 9:15am
Welcome to The Cat Site!! Congrats on your two new kitties. Take care
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post #27 of 33
2/9/08 at 6:18pm
Welcome to TCS!! Your babies are beautiful!!
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post #28 of 33
2/9/08 at 8:36pm
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Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45 View Post
Some of the cats on the website look like Bengals, but more pet quality. Your cats don't have the right head shape. The breeder is also working with another breed with a much skinnier type - perhaps your cats are crosses between the two.

But if you look at some other Bengal breeders who SHOW their cats, then you will see the differences in pet or quality cats. In the end, it really doesn't matter that much if they are or not - they still are pretty stricking cats.

I'm not sure if I'd tell people they are Bengals

I know with Ocicats, you have some other "non-spotted" cats cause of the background of Aby/Siamese/American SH and you get 4 different patterns. But even in the other patterns, the type/head is still Ocicat looking

ok I guess than there are no papers. Well I got love the two cuties anyways. though I hope to someday get a REAL bengal.

o btw... I didnt get my cats from these ppl. I dont know them from a whole in the wall.
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post #29 of 33
2/10/08 at 12:02am
Hello & welcome to tcs. Your cats are gorgeous, whatever they are. I learned something today, that there are black bengals, I haven't heard of or seen them before.
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post #30 of 33
2/10/08 at 5:56am
Your babies are adorable

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