We no longer breed the Bengal cat. This page is kept as breed information and a record of cats we have owned.

The breed

About the Bengal

Although Bengals are a hybrid derived from the Asian Leopard Cat, their day-to-day care is close to that of any domestic cat. They can be fed a good tinned food or a complete dry diet. They will always appreciate a strip of raw beef, which they “attack and kill” before eating. Water only to drink.

They are active. Claws should be clipped regularly so furnishings survive. Some splash in water bowls; if so, stand the bowl in a tray.

The Bengal is the best-known modern hybrid produced by mating a wild cat with a domestic — usually, in the early work, an Egyptian Mau, then the only truly spotted domestic. First- and second-generation males (F1 and F2) are sterile, as are many third-generation males. Females are normally fertile. With careful breeding the modern Bengal was developed by Jean Mill in the United States. It is not until the fourth generation (F4) that the cats are fully recognised as Bengals and can be shown.

There are two coat patterns, spotted and marbled, each found in the two main colour groups, brown and snow.