HELP with bitting mean Bengal cat!

[patriciaannwal]

I have a spotted Asain Leopart hybrid Bengal cat that was with an elderly that past away. The daughter tried to take it in but kept hissing and biting her 3 yrs old. She sold the cat to me and the cat has bite me like 5 times the first time drew blood. i went and got a shot but I really like this cat and it hates kids (any kids). She has got use to me and my hubby but when she wants petted she will come to us and we pet her and even when she is purring she will still turn and bite? She also hates my other Asain leopard Bengal and attacks her at every chance. She don't mind the dog much but if he gets close she will smack him. But the 3rd cat we took in was just a kitten that was born and living in a barn eating scraps and she adopted this kitten as her own and is always watching over this one like a hawk. Is there anything I can do to make things better with my other cat and the kids that visit on the weekends? My other cat hides in my bedroom all the time because of this mean cat.

[lyndajoy]

If you haven't dealt with this yet, I would suggest finding a Humane Society that is a no kill shelter and that has foster parents for cats.  They should be able to work with the cat and find someone to take it after they have retrained the cat or helped it.  If that doesn't exist in your area, get on the internet and Google Bengal cat rescue.  You will probably find someone to take the cat, often they will pick up a cat from a long distance.

I have a Bengal cat, not sure of the generation and especially since her mom was found next to a wildlife refuge.  We have been able to train her to do a lot of things.  She wants to "play" bite and sometimes she decides to take a swipe.  We have trained her to stop as soon as we say "no teeth."  We have trained her to "sit."  We have trained her not to use her nails with us.  We have taught her a lot of things.  She is my therapy cat.

[patriciaannwal]

Nope she's not spayed. I bought her in hopes to breed her maybe her personality would get better when she has babies. But that is not working, My sister has the male Bengal that I breed with my F3 but this one (Piper) will not let another cat near her even when she is in heat. I just believe that any Bengal cat is still a hybrid because they  all have Asian Leopard in them. (smile) I just really do like this cat Piper she has rosettes and would make beautiful kittens she's beautiful. I just have a feeling she may relax some after she has a litter.This has happened for a breeder I know whome had the same problem. From what I was told she came from an elderly person but to me she acts as if she has been abused for being an F6 or F7 it just don't seem right that she is so mean. My F3 Cleo is an angel she's sweet but a bit skidish....that's normal. Anyway I do not believe in declawing either but I am going to have piper de-clawed so my Cleo comes out of my room. When Piper first came here my cleo was the dom one she use to chase piper and let her know she was here first. Cleo gets along with every animal that has come in here in a few days but she refused to accept piper it's as if she knew something was wrong with her. Piper was even meaner one she adopted that stray kitten. I was fostering dogs now and then only one at a time but I stopped because of piper. I didn't want to put anymore stress on her with new animals coming and going. I was just hoping someone had deal with the same thing that can help me do anything to make things better. I really want to keep her. And she will not bite anyone because she stays in the guest room when I have company. She never just tries to bite only if someone tries to pet her. She just want to be left alone. It's my Cleo my afraid of getting hurt. Thanks for your help

[nancyjac]

Sorry, I must have misunterstood your first post then.  You said "spotted Asain Leopart hybrid Bengal" which I understood to be F1.  Has she been spayed?  If not, and she is no longer breeding, that could at least be part of the problem and would also explain her mothering of the young kitten while at the same time behaving as she is with another female adult and people.  My Bengal is an ex-breeder who was spayed after 3 litters in fairly rapid succession.  She is very people friendly and gets along with neutered males and the kittens I have fostered, but even spayed, did not really get along well with my spayed female Balinese and the two of them pretty much stayed in separate parts of the house for years.

[opus88]

Hi as much as I am against declawing I did have to do so to one of mine. I brought him into our home at a time(unplanned) when I had an elderly kitty who wasn't well(Opus) so I did have Sami declawed for Opus's protection....its better than some alternatives, however Sami was also a biter even BEFORE the declawing....with some it triggers this behavior or makes it worse.
I have no kids around and live alone, Sami is an indoor cat...I take precautions with his biting. like ZQ said you could be sued if he were to bite someone.
Can I suggest some type of sedative, I know thats cruel to suppress a kitties personality, however its a whole lot better than having to put this kitty down or to a shelter...there are many homeopathic remedies out there too, I'm in fact using one for Sami right now. Can't comment on its effectiveness because his biting is now so seldom an occurrence that it would take months to notice there is some change.
would be well worth looking into for your boy
best of luck. please keep us updated
♥Opus

[patriciaannwal]

I have tried to find her a home no one wants a mean cat! I refuse to take her to a shelter because in my area is a kill shelter. They will surely put her down. I just need some idea's of what I can do in the mean time. I tried keeping her in one room but cant take the meowing and digging at the carpet to get out. I feel as if I find her a home they will only bring her back and may abuse her for biting. I think if I have her declawed it may help. She uses her craws a lot to hurt the other cat.

[patriciaannwal]

I already know about Bengals and there foundations, I did not say she was an F1 witch is a wild hybrid.  I said she was an F3 witch she isn't the problem, The other female that is a silver sparkle with rosettes and is an f7 that is the problem. Here in my state states an F4 is deemed a domestic cat. I am a breeder and Thanks for your info.

[nancyjac]

An Asian Spotted Leopard is a wild animal.  Bengals are a domesticated breed that has recently been developed by breeding domesticated cats with Asian Spotted Leopards.  Breed standards require that the cat be at least F7 (breeding Bengal to Bengal for 7 generations) before it is deemed a domestic cat.  If yours is an F1 (the result of breeding a domesticated Bengal back to an Asian Spotted Leopard) than what you have is basically a feral cat.  

[zodiacqueen]

Hi, if I were in your situation I would find the mean cat a new home with no animals.  It's not fair to your other animals that were there before she came on the scene to deal with her nastiness and be afraid all the time.

Your other animals have seniority and should come first. Their health can suffer from the stress that the new cat is putting them through.  That's not fair to them.

And, another thing to think about.......what if you have guests over with small kids...what if she bites this kid.... what if they sue you?

These are just some things to consider!  Hopefully you don't take offense to this post!

Good luck!