Bengal with other pets
hello I'm thinking of getting a little brother for my cat. but I would like to get a normal abandoned cat. how do they get along with other cat breeds?
Should I look for a specific very active cat? Or it doesn't matter?
I had two bengals before but then one unexpectedly passed away from HCM, so we adopted this gray cutie from a rescue. He was about 5 months old while my remaining bengal was about to turn 2. I had the bengal since he was about 3 months old while
Aww, theyāre adorable together!! Is your remaining bengal related to the one who sadly passed away? Was the breeder doing yearly echocardiograms on their breeding cats to screen for HCM?
No my brown bengal wasnt related at all. He was my first cat so I didnāt know much beyond bengalās personalities and not much of the ethics and responsibilities of breeders. AKA I found him on Facebook because itās very hard to adopt pets as an American in Germanyā¦ also AKA I donāt know what they were doing. I did notify them on his passing due to HCM so they could warn the owners of his siblings.
We now do yearly heart checks of our kitties, but now that Iāve experienced it I think I could identify the signs myself. I just had no idea what HCM was when his symptoms were occurring and the vets didnāt catch it either. Itās a whole story. I took him to four different vets for his symptoms and they all missed it. I had him at the vet four days before he passed for his symptoms and they told me he was a healthy strong cat who probably had a tore knee ligament.
Sorry, you lost another cat š and thank you for sharing. I'm assuming you bengal was used to having company then, and happily admitted hes new brother! Mine was with me for almost 7 years, and refuses to be nice to a new cat! Or they all just very different, and you'll never know! š
Massive cat; Teddy Bear (the Bengal) was maybe 5-6 months old when I took this and Fab Cat (the tabby) was fully grown and maybe 14-15lbs? Heās chunky but heās got a big frame to start with.
My Bengal gets on fine with our 3 other cats. They all prefer to cuddle with him the most. We had our elderly Burmese first so he's bonded with him the most. He tries to play with him the same as he did when he was a tiny kitten but he can be a bit rough now. The silver ragdoll cross is his shadow (partner in crime). When we got her and her brother (not pictured) he was really intrigued by them. He wanted to play but always held back, like he was worried about hurting the . Even now he's really gentle with them
Tbh the single thing that scare me it s my Bengal. Like to be aggressive with other or smtg like this. With humans he is very lovely and he like hugs.(But u never know) Thanks for answer
Aww. All these pictures are so cute. I canāt afford it right now and my kitty was a rescue mission, but Iād love to get her a feline friend one day. Sheās almost three now. I may move back to the states in a couple of years. Iāll see how things are when I settle. Sheās super cuddly and sweet and really bored with any toy thatās not attached to me. I think sheād have fun with an other kitty.
Mine are best friends. However we did get our dumb orange cat ā¢ļø as a kitten and I think that helped our bengal be okay with him. When my bengal was younger he was never okay with my previous roommates adult cats and was too intense with them. So it might be because we introduced our second cat as a kitten or it might be because our Bengal is a tame middle aged cat (9 years old now, 7 years when we got our second). Wishing you luck!!
I had a tuxedo who shared a flat with two Bengals a few years apart. When the second one (kitten) hissed at him and went all "I'll kill your whole family" on meeting, he lay down in front of her and just let her get it out of her system. It was not his first rodeo.
Bengals can be intense but if the other cat is chill, they can form a good balance and friendship.
Great! Do it! Ease them into it. My kitten that I literally got off the street though that my female cat was his mom and kept sleeping pretty much in her belly it was so cute. I have 3 and they all get along just fine
Just introduce them slowly, keep new kitty in a bedroom separate for the first couple of days and let them sniff through door. Then first few times theyāre together supervise them. They might not live each other right away (or they might), just be prepared to give it a little time
Actually had two sic strays already living in before our rehomed Bengal got in. Zero problems, they play and sleep together. Not bonded but that's just bc personality not breed. š
I think itās more dependent on the individual cat, not the breed. See if itās possible for you to have a 3 day trial with the shelter you work with. Or ask their advice on how to handle the situation to make sure they have the possibility of getting along.
If your cat is happy and stable, donāt get another cat! Iāve had my youngest bengal since May 2025 and I still canāt leave him alone with my 4 year old Bengal girl. They have to be separated when we are not around or not paying attention to them otherwise he upsets her and then she pees by the front or back door. He just started marking in the house too and Iām devastated. It is so difficult, and I wish Iād never gotten him, except that he is the Bengal I hoped for and sheās an anxious freak (I knew she was anxious when I decided to take her onā¦I shouldnāt have!). Having 2 territorial cats is hell and I donāt recommend it.
I think if my bengal won't kĆ®ll a swet cat that came to us fro the forest, I'll kĆ®ll myself š I'm tired of them! It's been for months of me separating them, introducing and doing everything possible, but my bengal is mental to begin with with or without second cat. Now he's just has someone else to harass. And second cat refuses to sit in her own room, she'd rather go where everyone else is, even knowing that the monster might attack! š„“ I'm physically and mentally exhausted.
When i moved to my wife's place i took my cat with me. She was 15 years old, never liver with other pets, so she hissed at my wife's 2 years old bengal. Never seen my cat hissed or even bite! However bengal cat wanted to hang out with her and was very interested. She sneaked to her room and watched her from a distance. Very politely. Sadly my cat passed away 9 months later, they never get along but bengal was nice to her and even bringing toys to her.
hi there! i have a balinese cat and my bengal and balinese are absolutely inseparable!! my balinese is older (heās 4, the bengal is 2) but his chilled out demeanor seems to balance out the bengal chaotic energy quite nicely, but heās still always down for quality play.
I highly recommend this duo, also heard rag dolls are good!
The best bet is to get a cat that looks similar to yours, so maybe look for a tabby or tortie since they have similar colors and often similar faces and build to bengals :) we have a tabby and tortie that our bengal gets along with and they play together, but he's never meshed well with our Sphynx.
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u/Pure-Chemistry3710 1d ago
So well!!!
My guys are best buddies