Bengal and ruff housing

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John Smith - 13 Jun 2004 04:40 GMT

I have a 1 year old Bengal cat. He always wants to ruff house with me and
get all worked up. I purposely did not treat him ruff when he was little
cuss I wanted a loving kitty. He can no longer sleep in my bed, because he
treats my feet like drumsticks. He gets a crazy look in his eyes and I know
he is going eat me. What can I do? If I do break down and rustle with him he
seems to be more happy and relaxes a little. He is alone till I get home,
should I just body slam him[not literally, but close] cuss he seams to like
it or just keep saying no with my hand shaking at him[doesn't work] what to
do? oh and he was fixed at 6 months.

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M.C. Mullen - 13 Jun 2004 07:05 GMT

| I have a 1 year old Bengal cat. He always wants to ruff house with me and
| get all worked up. I purposely did not treat him ruff when he was little
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
| it or just keep saying no with my hand shaking at him[doesn't work] what to
| do? oh and he was fixed at 6 months.

Put some Tabasco sauce on your toes and stick them out provokingly ...
and play with him as much as you can. Our tom just wants endless games too.
A laser pointer would be a good investment.

Carola

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Laura R. - 13 Jun 2004 17:31 GMT

circa Sat, 12 Jun 2004 20:40:43 -0700, in alt.cats, John Smith
(someone@microsoft.com) said,

> I have a 1 year old Bengal cat. He always wants to ruff house with me and
> get all worked up. I purposely did not treat him ruff when he was little
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> it or just keep saying no with my hand shaking at him[doesn't work] what to
> do? oh and he was fixed at 6 months.

Have you considered getting him a companion? It sounds like he could
really, really use one.

Laura

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Ted Davis - 13 Jun 2004 19:34 GMT

>I have a 1 year old Bengal cat. He always wants to ruff house with me and
>get all worked up. I purposely did not treat him ruff when he was little
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>it or just keep saying no with my hand shaking at him[doesn't work] what to
>do? oh and he was fixed at 6 months.

Only cats that want to roughhouse with their humans need a companion
cat, or possibly a small dog.

Get a second young cat or kitten and follow the usual introduction
procedures.

T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu - e-mail must contain "T.E.D." or my .sig in the body)

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PigDog - 14 Jun 2004 09:28 GMT

> >I have a 1 year old Bengal cat. He always wants to ruff house with me and
> >get all worked up. I purposely did not treat him ruff when he was little
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> Get a second young cat or kitten and follow the usual introduction
> procedures.

A reckon a rottweiler would fix him up ;)

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Orchid - 14 Jun 2004 15:58 GMT

>I have a 1 year old Bengal cat. He always wants to ruff house with me and
>get all worked up. I purposely did not treat him ruff when he was little
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>it or just keep saying no with my hand shaking at him[doesn't work] what to
>do? oh and he was fixed at 6 months.

Bengals are extremely active, social cats. They do not do
well as only cats usually, as they need lots and lots of play and
attention. I am going to strongly recommend that you get a companion
for your cat -- preferably another active breed or an active moggy.
They will entertain each other and be ready for more gentle play with
you.

Orchid
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