14/11/2024
Zionsville, IN
Need a home together ASAP - losing their home
If interested contact the owner [email protected]
Soup is a brown spotted bengal born on 12/20/22 and his littermate Alistair is bonded to him. The best description for Soup is to think of a golden retriever dog and put that personality into a cat. He is a BIG cat! Soup doesn't protest when being held like a baby. He just goes floppy and just enjoys the attention. He loves to play with you (especially wand toys) but for some reason, he cannot jump or he refuses to. Our current speculation is that we think he had an inner ear issue as a kitten, as he had a head tilt back then (grew out of it by 10 weeks old). So we believe Soup may have issues with balancing, whether current or past, hence the no/minimal jumping. But that doesn't stop him. If he wants to get somewhere, he's going to get there. He's still learning the word "No" and likes to push buttons and boundaries, both in cats and humans. But basically, Soup loves life and is a very happy go lucky cat. He just vibes and goes with the flow. He gets along well with male cats. He tends to antagonize them, but we can't figure out if it's along the lines of he wants to play and they don't and he doesn't respect/understand their no (hissing/growling), or if he just doesn't like female cats. It's unknown about dogs and kids but I doubt there would be an issue with well-mannered children, but a laid back dog would probably be fine for Soup. He id somewhat leash trained. He loves going on a screened-in patio/catio and outside on a leash. He is very stubborn and will do what he wants to do, regardless of anything else, but at the end of the day, he will chill out and sleep with you and just wants to be your buddy.
Alistair is a brown marble bengal born on 12/20/22 and he is bonded to Soup. His facial markings make him look like he's perpetually worried. Which, he is. I would classify Alistair as a bit neurotic. He is definitely anxious, and is more skittish than the other two, but he does feel safer with Soup around, However, once he's comfortable with you, he will NOT leave you alone. He "fought" with another of our cats (aka stared/glared until they moved) every single night over which of them got to sleep on my stomach all night. He's my buddy and, once you get past his walls and his idiosyncrasies, he's an absolute sweetheart. He loves his wand toys and will get airborne while playing! He has a HIGH prey drive and will play with you until he is literally panting. He doesn't know when to stop! He also sits like a chicken sometimes, rather than the standard cat loaf. I've included a photo of his "chicken pose" in the drive. It's unknown about he'd react to dogs and kids (but, I'll be honest, he probably wouldn't react well to dogs, kids might be iffy), and is somewhat leash trained. He loves going on a screened-in patio/catio and outside on a leash. He is a particular boy, but at the end of the day, he just wants to feel comfortable. He will sleep with you and be very protective of you once he's comfortable. He's been neutered since January 27th, 2024.
Both boys are on monthly Revolution Plus, and they currently eat Purina One Plus Indoor Advantage Turkey (free fed to make things easier, but they would do fine on daily meals). They all prefer to drink out of a water fountain or moving water, rather than a stationary water dish. If the water isn't moving, Soup will make it move, even if that means picking up the water dish with his mouth and dumping the water everywhere. Alistair does have a bit of an itching problem, but our vet has no clue what is causing it. We've ruled out allergies, ringworm, other fungus, stress, etc. Our vet is leaning that he has a weird shedding pattern (he lost all the fur on his neck after his neuter and the cone, and then lost his undercoat along his spine, all this spring and summer, but most if not all has grown back), as we have tried Zyrtec, topical Lotrimin, and Prednisone for him, and nothing really made a difference. Otherwise, besides Soup not jumping, Alistair being anxious, they're good boys who are sweet as pie and will make a family, or two families, very happy.
