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welcome to slavess bengals and thank you for choosing to visit my website. my name is ren slaven and i am based in the south east of essex, england. my aim is to produce quality pedigree bengal cats from top U.K and U.S.A bloodlines, with good type, wild profiles, puffy whisker pads, bold chins, small ears, short thick tails, and i am particularly keen in introducing white tummies to enhance that wild look. i spend a lot of time researching the breed and try to use cats for my breeding programme which i feel are some of the best examples of the breed available.  i
never had any interest in pedigree breeds of cats and was always happy
with my pet moggies until i first discovered bengals in winter 2003. i
only discovered them by chance, as they were the cover feature of one
of the cat magazines that month, and the pretty little face caught my
eye as i browsed. of course after taking the magazine from the rack and
seeing the full picture i was gob-smacked, and by the time i had
flicked through the feature inside i was already hooked! then followed
a period of searching for information on the internet as my interest
grew, and finally i attended my first cat show to see them in the
flesh. i think that was probably the point of no return - bengals had won my heart. i took a long time and thought hard about exactly what i wanted but realised these cats were going to take over my life and i wanted to be involved in exhibiting and breeding them, and to be a part of their future development. my first potential breeding queen arrived home here in june 2005, and i have been owned by bengals since then! i have an older moggy, "cusack" who has to put up with these naughty little newcomers to her household, and doesn't always take kindly to their rather boisterous methods of play, but believe me, she soon puts them in their place if they go too far! she will always be the boss as she was here first.  my cats live
in my home with me and the dining room has gradually
turned into the cat room, even accomodating their own climbimg frame. i
do not let my cats roam free outdoors, not even my moggy cusack, as i
feel there are far too many dangers and they are perfectly happy
indoors with lots to keep them entertained. they also have my full time
company as i do not go out to work. eventually, as boys start to arrive
i will have to start housing some of them in purpose built cat chalets
in the garden which will be heated and insulated enough to feel like
they are actually indoors, but i intend to let them have play sessions in the home too.the cats sleep in the cat room, but as pregnant queens approach their due-date, they are brought into 
my bedroom or living room for extra comfort and cuddles until the little
bundles
arrive. the babies are born in a pen and spend their
first few weeks of development here with mum, under my ever-watchful
eye, until they are old enough to venture out and start exploring.the babies are handled continually from birth to establish trust and ensure they are comfortable with their human companions from the beginning. i introduce them gradually to all the things they may encounter later in life such as familiar household noises and a variety of different people (of course ensuring cleanliness & hygiene while handling), to help get them well socialised. by the time the kittens leave home, they should be accustomed to noises, smells and newcomers and should be happy, healthy and confident. they will also be familiar with common training words such as "no" and "down" which i can assure you are used very frequently with young adventurous little bengals!  if you have any queries or would just like a "cat-chat" please feel free to contact me, my details are on the home page. check back here regularly for any updates which will be featured in the news section, and new arrivals on the available kittens page. i would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the friends & family who have helped make my bengal dream into a reality. photo credits to "the C", Carol, Jules, Lucy and Phillippa. many thanks. |
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