Hello, I've just joined this forum. I'm really worried and desperate for help to restore a happy Bengal heaven instead of the current Bengal Hell we are living in.
We have had 3 bengal cats living together very happily for the last 5 years - 2 boys and 1 girl. Suddenly at the beginning of August the little play - fights have become full out war. The 2 boys who have always slept together like bookends, grooming each other, playing together ( the girl is more of a loner) are hell bent on tearing each other to shreds. The injuries are getting more and more frightening. The last 2 days it has become so bad that the girl has joined in.

Has anyone any experience of cats who have been together suddenly turning on each other - if so please share your thoughts ?

I have tried making loud noises and a water spray. They are too busy trying to shred each other to take any notice of me.

PLEASE HELP

Anything changed? - new aditions to family, family members leaving

Environmental changes? new furniture, new layout

Neutered?

Outside/Inside cats

Ages?

Siblings?

other than the fighting any other changes in habits?

Hi Janee

No, nothing has changed that we are aware of.

I have started giving zyklene to the 2 boys, Sangratan and Nanu today.
I feel like taking it myself.

Hi

There are a few Bengal breeders on here. I suggest starting a new thread and saying

age of cats
neutered or not
if they are siblings or not

indoor or outdoor (free to roam)

Haha, sorry i know it's stressful coz it affects the whole house,i know very little about Bengals but if you have a look at the bengal pics in the catpicture/petforum section you'll get names from their and i'm sure they won't mind you getting in touch or as Jane suggested start a new thread asking any Bengal breeders/slaves for adviceTheirs lots of good peeps on here who'll be able to help you sort them out i'm sure

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We too are having problems with a neighbours cat - think its the boy from next door. He's been aggressive with our female tabby for some time =- often chases her so she comes running through the cat flat so fast - then you just seem him peering through - debating whether to come in. Now he's debating no longer - he was in our kitchen tonight tearing clumps out of our poor cat. Can't do the water gun thing because we never really see him - sounds silly but its as if he hides and then comes out when he sees the cats.

Only thing is, I'm worrying now. We have our female and a boy and girl burmese and the other night our boy came in very sullen and lathargic - all wet on his back like he'd been fighting - and they've both been off their food for couple of days - and I know burmese can become quite easily stressed which seems to be the case here.

At night, as our cats like to bring mice in and let them go, we keep them in the kitchen so they can come and go during the night but we wont be infested with mice. ONly thing is, I'm worrying that if this cat is now prone to coming into the house, our poor cats aren't going to have any escape.

I know there is little you can do with cat behaviour, and I know alot of other forums say use a water gun, but we never see the cat - apart from quick look through cat flap - its so quick. Any advice would be really appreciated.

There is a simple soultion to this problem:

Buy a cheap second-hand radio controlled car from Ebay. Next buy a cheap second-hand stuffed cuddly toy dog from Ebay. Stick dog onto radio controlled car by some means (just make a hole in dog and stuff car up him...for example). Put radio controlled dog in garden. When offending cat enters garden, chase away with radio controlled dog. After a while you'll hope offending cat visits more often cos it can be fun and quite addictive.

p.s. You can substitute dog with any other animal: lion, horse, elephant...giant mouse?

Hi

There may be a solution but it could cost.

Firstly are your cats microchipped? There are 2 choices of catflap that 'read' the microchip and can be programmed to only let your microchipped cat in. All chips are unique therefore your cat (if microchipped) has an unique number which the catflap can read. No collars which is good for hunting cats.

One catflap works on batteries - SureFlap SureFlap Microchip Cat Flap: Homepage

One catfap works by pluging into electrical socket close to door/window/wall in which it is fitted - this catflap is more expensive.

Pet Porte Microchip Cat Flap