That was still very much the question. Naturally I was very annoyed after the laptop incident (see ‘Female Bengal Kitten For Sale‘) and felt Hazel had to go. However, by the next morning, my feelings had changed. This did not mean we would not sell her- indeed we did […]

There were a few interested parties not long after the advert for Hazel went live. However, there was still the small matter of having her neutered. We’d decided it was best this was done and she was fully recovered before letting her go, something we communicated to those potential […]

This blog is to serve multiple purposes. It is to act as a diary so that I can/could look back in years to come and recall what it was like having a Hazel as a kitten. But it’s also to provide genuine, first-hand stories about the reality of living […]

Before Hazel’s trip to the vet, we thought it might be a good idea to get her used to the car and carrier again. It had been 4 months since she experienced both so we thought establishing a little familiarity may help with reducing stress levels on the day. […]

As Hazel was approaching the 6 month old mark, the time had come for her to be neutered. But there was a problem. Due to Covid restrictions, the earliest we could get an appointment was a month or so after her 6 month birthday. This wasn’t ideal, but we had […]

…. and you can bathe her, although it’s not necessarily straightforward. As you may have read in the article ‘The Best Cat Shampoos 2021‘, there came a point when it was felt Hazel needed a bath. She’d acquired a smell that needed dealing with, apparently. I’d never bathed a […]

The intention all along was for Hazel to be a house cat. Reasons for this were associated with her safety. We felt our decision was justified as after reading in this book, we discovered that house cats, on average, live longer than those allowed free access to the outside […]

Although we are actually further down the line, many of you will perhaps be wondering what life is like, for both a Bengal kitten and its owners, after a month. It’s important to note we can only talk of our experiences and not all Bengals will be the same […]

Naturally, we continued initially to feed Hazel the diet she was used to- that was raw food (like the tubs shown here) alongside tinned with occasional dry kitten food. However, whilst researching for and writing a food based section in the article ‘How Long Do Bengal Cats Live? 12 Excellent Ways To Boost Life […]

We wanted to expose Hazel to some basic training early on- not that there would be any extensive training as such afterwards. No written exam or anything- she can’t even get her paws around a pen. No, we simply wanted to train her to come when called and as Bengal […]