The Pounce
by Siggav

Comment by OdysseyF22:
Her face is a bit too dark for my taste, but the pose is a great capture, and your focus is right on!

The Pounce
by Siggav

Comment by PHOTOKID:
Nice action shot and goo job selecting the DOF for this shot as well

Day 1: ...and you are?
by Siggav

Comment by Siggav:
She's full of personality that's for sure.

Bengal cats are beautiful, active, energetic and clever. Lots of fun, very social and involved.

However they are not easy to care for. Because they're so smart and active they need a lot of "input" to be happy. So if you are only able to have the one cat (which is my case) and if you can't give them free access to the outdoors (if you do that be prepared for lots of presents, they are usually outstanding hunters) you have to make a big effort to keep them content.

I'm finding this out the hard way a little bit. That is I was aware of this from the beginning and had lots of boxes and toys and other stuff for her in my flat. However it wasn't enough and she started overgrooming, and licked a patch on her forearm raw and hairless (cats get an endorfin rush from licking themselves so..)

So now I've got even more boxes and I'm rotating them around, keeping some in storage so that she's getting "new" ones every day. I'm also doing that with her toys. I've got a ladder in front of the window so she has a good point to watch the outside world from. Her dry food now gets fed to her through puzzle feeders so she has to work to get her food (gotta keep that brain busy). I'm taking her outside on a harness and leash for atleast an hour every day and waking up an hour early to play with her for a good while before going to work in the mornings. It would be much easier if I could have two cats and they got along but that's not really an option for me for various reasons.

In short if you want a low maintenance cat, don't get a bengal. However she is absolutely wonderful. Gorgeous, sweet and clever, lots of fun to be around. She makes me smile and laugh every day. Visitors that come to my flat are usually stunned by both her personality and looks.

Also fortunately it seems as if my work is paying off and her hairless patch has started to heal (I went to the vet with her to get suggestions and an antibiotic anti inflammatory cream to put on it)

Day 1: ...and you are?
by Siggav

Comment by Pug-H:
Beautiful. Bengal cats have a good reputation, don't they?

Day 1: ...and you are?
by Siggav

Comment by raish:
I would just love to argue with that attitude, but . . . but . . .

Day 1: ...and you are?
by Siggav

Comment by suemack:
She is stunning!!!! Looks like she's got cattitude +++

Great shot of her!!

The Pounce
by Siggav

Comment by chele:
really cool shot! love it!

The Pounce
by Siggav

Comment by electina:
Wonderful! And what a catch! the DOF is perfect as is the gaze of the puss. Really, this is a great shot!

Reflections
by Siggav

Comment by pacpinto:
Good idea... nice colours on the reflections also.

The Pounce
by Siggav

Comment by astrogeek:
Great capture, crop is the weak point. Getting the whole cat would have been awesome. Still, a nice capture.