Here at Pouncival Bengals, our breeding facility is our home. Our cats are first and foremost our pet.

Our kittens are born in our bedroom closet. Daily the kittens are weighed and their health is examined. Paul keeps a lovely Google Spreadsheet with all weight measurements which tracks many statistics including daily weight gain and percent change of weight from birth weight. It is quite a detailed spreadsheet and allows us to detect subtle changes in weight gain that could not be visually detected. This allows for close monitoring of their health during their early days.

When their legs are stronger, the kittens begin roaming around our bedroom. And then when they are about a month old, they are allowed realm of the rest of the house. This includes exposure to our altered male Bengal, Wesley. At first Wesley is a bit nervous about these new kittens roaming the house. However, after a short while he begins to enjoy their presence and he will play non-stop with the kittens for their last month or so in our house. Wesley is THRILLED to have additional playmates about! The house starts to sound like we have a herd of elephants running about.

This is especially useful as it allows our kittens to be used to a pet outside of their mother. This is great for when an adoptive family already has one or more pets within their home.

Our cats are totally indoor cats for the time. Soon we will have our back garden enclosed with a Freedom Fence, which will give them ample opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, but still keep safely off the streets.