After doing lots of reading on Bengals we decided to get one for my son who had previously lost his cat of 3 years.
So we got from a reputable breeder, he was shipped to us at 12 weeks. We were very excited, such playful friendly cats Bengals are, or so we thought.
This cat is now 8 months old, he doesnt like people. From day one he has been skittish and I MEAN skittish, if you even head towards him he is GONE. If you do get to pick him up he will tear you to pieces <he doesnt mean to> to get away. He has never ever shown aggression, even when I once had to poke a pill down him, but I do still have the scars from that incident.
Now, he adores our other DSH cats, they play, sleep and eat together but he cant stand us.
We tried treats and gentle voice for MONTHS, we have tried Feliway, NOTHING <sigh>
He is such a cute fella and we just want to pet him and give him some affection. Right now he is just a fixture that eats and poops. The few times I have forced him to be petted he acted completely disgusted at my touch LOL
Im at wits end, vet says he is perfectly healthy and blames it on the breed, says the breed is skittish. That is NOT what Ive read and that is not what Bengal breeders say.
Any advice at all?
So we got from a reputable breeder, he was shipped to us at 12 weeks. We were very excited, such playful friendly cats Bengals are, or so we thought.
This cat is now 8 months old, he doesnt like people. From day one he has been skittish and I MEAN skittish, if you even head towards him he is GONE. If you do get to pick him up he will tear you to pieces <he doesnt mean to> to get away. He has never ever shown aggression, even when I once had to poke a pill down him, but I do still have the scars from that incident.
Now, he adores our other DSH cats, they play, sleep and eat together but he cant stand us.
We tried treats and gentle voice for MONTHS, we have tried Feliway, NOTHING <sigh>
He is such a cute fella and we just want to pet him and give him some affection. Right now he is just a fixture that eats and poops. The few times I have forced him to be petted he acted completely disgusted at my touch LOL
Im at wits end, vet says he is perfectly healthy and blames it on the breed, says the breed is skittish. That is NOT what Ive read and that is not what Bengal breeders say.
Any advice at all?