I first became intrigued by these wonderful cats 12 years ago, but didn't take the plunge to buy one until I had researched them for 9 years!! After a lot of reading I finally purchased my first girl and brought her home as my show/neuter.
Then 2 years later (as you will soon learn they become VERY addictive) I went back to the same breeder ( Zawadi) & purchased my first breeding girl as I realised I wanted to become much more involved with these beautiful cats. I am based in Hampshire UK & I am breeding beautiful GCCF/TICA registered pedigree Bengal kittens that are raised in my home along with my children, other cats & my dog. I would like to thank you for browsing my site & hope you enjoy looking.
A brief description about the Bengal Cat. The Bengal Cat is a combination of the Asian Leopard Cat with a domestic cat which has led to a confident, fearless beautiful looking cat with a fascination for water & some even playing fetch like a dog!! For a more in depth look about how this beautiful cat came about please look here Guide to a Bengal Cat
HCM
HCM (hypertrophic cardiomyothopy) is found in all breeds of cat. I feel as a responsible & ethical breeder that the only way forward is to have my breeding cats tested & all results will be posted on here. For anyone wanting to gain some knowledge on HCM please read here Feline Advisory Bureau & use the navigation bar on the right hand side under hypertrophic cardiomyothopy. My first girl & both boys have been screened.
You can find a fantastic new site here SVCC which has some great information regarding cardiology. It is run by Dr Luca Ferasin who is a European & recognised specialist in veterinary cardiology.
Abooksigun is a TICA & GCCF Registered Cattery
This is Gogees Wild Daze at 4 weeks whilst still with Gene. He has matured into an amazing looking boy with great head type, small ears & a strong chin.
He has a lovely friendly nature which we feel is an important part of our breeding programme & know that he will pass this onto his kittens, who will then go on & fulfill the life of any new loving family!
This is Moto (Gogees Wild Daze) at 4 weeks showing his wonderful rosetted coat. Not quite into the fuzzies as yet but gives you an idea of his pattern flow & colouring.
The fuzzies can be very misleading & sometimes hard to explain to outsiders. They are guard hairs, a bit like cubs get in the wild to help camouflage them from predators. Once the fuzzies clear the coat pattern becomes much more prominent & you can see how wonderful they will look once they have matured.
This is Rudy as a kitten whilst still with Madeline & Virginie of Jesmewlan. As you can see he has a completely different look & colouring to Moto. Rudy is still known as a brown spotted but is a cooler brown & has a more wild look. His coat is totally pelted, feeling very tight to the skin!
His markings look like they have been painted on & he has more length to his face, which I think adds to his wild look. His first litter seem to have taken after him in his cooler colouring & coat texture, except for a little boy who has his grandfather 'Colour's' colouring
This is Rudy as a kitten showing how his colour developed. As Rudy is a cooler brown it took a while for his true colouring to come in. This colouring I feel doesn't look as dramatic as some of the more rufus bengals, but I think bengals like this will not fade & do end up looking just as or even more dramatic in my opinion.
Rudy is a very confident loving cat, having the most wonderful purrsonality! He took to the show scene really well, & have to say he is a complete show off!!
After dark all cats are leopards -- Native American (Zuni) Proverb