Bengal Kitty Hates to be held?

Question

I have a bengal kitten thats about 10 weeks old, We bought her from a breeder but shes VERY Wild. She hates being held, petted or any human contact. She just loves running around the house and when you try to catch her she darts the other way. Does anyone have like cat tips to make her be a better kitten?

Answer 1

bengal cats are half wild. i think they were bred with domestic cats but i could be thinking of something else. cats just want you to feed them. if they want attention they'll come to you for it. if i just ignore my cat she'll come to me, if i go to her she'll run away most the time. youve only had her for a week. give her time to adjust to you and her new surroundings. like i said ignore her and hopefully she'll come to you.

Answer 2

don't chase it and don't try to grab it.   The kitty is in a new environment. It needs to get to know you first.  It might take 2 or 3 weeks, just feed her and when you see her asleep,  try an pet her gently but don't grab her.

Entice her to play with you,  get a feather teaser and you will be surprise how she starts approaching you.

Answer 3

Just give her time. Its a lot of change for her. Just be patient and keep trying to give her love.

Answer 4

My cat hates being held or pet or anything like that.... just his personality. He was also very aggressive as a kitten.. this will for sure get better. My boy is about 5yrs now and he has for sure calmed down a bit, still crazy though. Let her come over and pet you and cuddle. I force love on my cat, I know he doesn't completely hate it though because when I finally put him down he doesn't run away he just cleans himself. Hope this helped

Answer 5

You don't buy a Bengal to be a lap cat. Get a rag doll cat if that is what you want.

Just respect her for the cat she is. You might try using kitty treats to see if she will come closer. Don't try to pick her up. Let her choose to sit on you.

Answer 6

Bengal Cats usually don't like to be held. They are bred as a wild breed and often don't desire the typical cuddling that most domestic cats enjoy. You should be able to play with it though and they enjoy to case things.

Answer 7

I think you if you are patient and avoid becoming stressed she will become accustomed to being held. You may get better results if you play with her and let her come to you for affection afterwards. My Bengal boy (9 months old) has only just recently become happy being held (and upside down too) for any period of time - he used to squirm and complain!

I've recently received another Bengal - an ex breeding female who is a bit more skittish with respect to being cuddled - but even in the month I've had her she is starting to enjoy being held and cuddled, so don't dispair, I think with patience and gentleness you will bring out the friendly side of your cat!

Comments along the lines of  "Bengals are wild..." are certainly not the case in my experience. Unfortunately most people do not understand the history or composition of Bengals, so become fixated on the "wild" component.

Your F7 having 15% ALC is quite high - typical F7 percentages are 0.76% - 9% depending on whether a domestic or F4 Bengal is used as the outcross for instance. However this can be boosted by special techniques (high percentage F1s bred by using F1s as outcrosses for example). What this may mean for you, is that extra patience will be required to build trust with your cat, and she may always be a little shy of stangers, loud noises etc. I think you should be able to obtain a good result tho.

I would recommend getting advive from folk who actually own Bengals - for instance mailing vlakieste who provided an excellent answer to the other version of this question, or myself (I'm in Africa at the moment so may be slow to reply)!

Best wishes.

Answer 8

    Did the breeder let you in to see where the mother cat and her kittens lived in the house, or did she just bring out a kitten?

   Sounds to me your little guy was not touched by humans much if at all.  Do not chase or try to grab him, you need to gain his trust, and you need to talk to him a lot using his name.

    Buy him some toys like  those little furry mice, roll up a piece of foil, and even a laser pen, just never shine it in his eyes.

    The idea is to turn it on and let him chase it around the house. When he comes around you for the first little while keep some kitten treats in your pocket and drop one so he knows it came from you.

   With patience and plenty of talking and playing he will warm up to you and once he does will probably follow you all over the house.

  Good luck with your new kitten.