Who can I ask about bengal cats?

Question

My husband and I found a really beautiful kitten under his hood a few weeks ago, and after looking around on the internet, I'm thinking she's a bengal, but I'm not quite sure. Is there someone I can take her to that would be able to tell me for sure, like the vet or maybe some specialist? Only problem is I live in Wyoming, so finding a specialist could be hard. Any ideas? Thanks!

Answer 1

Can you post a picture of her somewhere?  And then link us to it.  I believe Seattle is a Bengal owner and could probably advise you.

Chances are it's not though.  Purebred cats don't usually turn up anywhere by accident.

Answer 2

go here. there are pictures to compare.

http://cats.about.com/od/breedpictures/i...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_cat

Answer 3

Hi there... your kitten is a lovely domestic short hair brown tabby with marble markings.

Here are photos of marbel tabbies: http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=...

Answer 4

A bengal is a very expensive exotic breed, running upwards of a 1000 bucks a pop. Your best bet is to bring her into a shelter or a vet, and have her scanned for a microchip. It's also likely that she's a stray that was looking for shelter. Poor thing. In the meantime make sure she eats and stays hydrated. :)

Answer 5

The markings do look something like bengal, but since they are a fairly rare breed, I'm going to say that you have a run of the mill marble tabby cat. Marble markings are circular on a tabby as opposed to stripes, more like a tiger.

My stepkid's uncle just got a kitten that looks just like yours, along with his brother who is a tuxedo kitten (all black with a white face, chest and paws). Since they are 2 very different markings from the same litter, there is no chance that this kitten is a bengal.

All domestic cats are descended from wild cats. I can't remember what it's called, but there is a wild cat that looks just like a tabby cat--same size, color and markings. I want to say it's from South America, but I saw it on a nature show over 10 years ago and I can't remember.