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12-07-2014, 04:37 PM | #1 |
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| Yorkie + bengal cat? Me and my fi want to get both a yorkie and a bengal cat. Do anyone have experience with these two togheter? I know the bengal cats go good togheter with dogs, but i don't know about this little yorkie half its size.. My other question, in what order should we get them? Should we get the dog first, then the cat, or get them at the excact same time? We will get both as puppys around 3 months old. And yeah, does the sex matter in this case? Both female, both male or one of each? Thank you in advance for answering |
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12-08-2014, 08:50 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and welcome to YT . Good question...and I'm not totally sure. But, I would either get them at the same time as puppy and kitten (I think this would really be best), or get the puppy first and the kitty later. I think the hardest way to do it would be to get the cat first and let it mature, and then bring in a dog. Let us know what you do!
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12-08-2014, 09:37 AM | #3 |
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| I would bring home the Yorkie first, since the puppy will be harder to train than the cat. Bengal's are a very special breed, they're not like any other cat. Very intelligent, naughty, and at times can be a handful. They can be trained to almost do anything, they're super smart and love for their brain to be occupied with interactive play they are not for the inexperienced or nervous cat owner. I would advise you to do your homework on this breed to make sure that is something you want. The breed is a lot of cat, as well as a Yorkie- Two great breeds, but if you don't know what you're doing you can have big problems on your hands. My friend who has a Yorkie male who is 4 years just brought home a baby Bengal mixed with Munchkin. Gorgeous black kitty with ghost leopard marks. The kitty has set her boundaries with the Yorkie and all is well. They get along great and now are sleeping buddies. Do make sure you get the kitty de-clawed!!
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12-08-2014, 04:30 PM | #4 |
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| Thanks for answers. We have done a lot of research, and have friends whom we visit a lot with yorkies and bengals, just not those two togheter. Both me and my fiancee have grown up with different dogs and cats our whole lives, so we have a lot of experience. The new part will be the breeds yorkie and bengal. It would maybe be a good idea like you say to get the yorkie first so can concentrate on him alone, and then take in the cat.. But do you know if it matters which sex they are? The yorkie we are in contact with now to get is a female. We are not sure about the bengal, but we are thinking male. Could it have anything to say? |
12-09-2014, 12:09 AM | #5 | |
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it's taken a year for my dog and cat to tolerate one another and my cat still bullies my dog which is not good given their size difference cat is 11lbs (weighed at the vet on Saturday!) and dog is just over 4lbs. | |
12-09-2014, 12:33 AM | #6 |
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| I like the idea of gettting both at the same time. My DD has a Bengal. We had her before we got the small dogs - we keep her locked up in her own part of the house, when she gets loose in the main part of the house, she attacks the dogs and tries to eat my macaw. I wonder if we had the pups with her as a kitten if maybe she wouldn't have been so aggressive with them. Yes, the dogs are all afraid of the cat. They are fine and play with my Siamese and my mixed breed outside cat, but the Bengal - nope, the dogs disappear. lol |
12-09-2014, 06:31 AM | #7 |
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| I wouldn't recommend getting a puppy and a kitten together. The thing to think about is that kittens and puppies both play very hard as I am sure you are aware. Their playing will drive you crazy. You'll think the puppy is hurting the kitten or the kitten is hurting the puppy...constantly! Kittens can be relentless with their tactics even with dogs and their claws are a whole new learning experience that require PRACTICE and the puppy will be the practice target. It wouldn't be so bad but they can sure hurt a puppy's eyes. My experience has been that grown cats (especially young adults) will accept a puppy quite well but they seem to know and understand that a puppy is not a threat. If they want to play they will, and they are selective with the use of their claws because they already learned the use of them. When an adult cat has had enough of a rough puppy, it simply will get up and go somewhere that the puppy cannot get to it.
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12-09-2014, 08:44 AM | #8 | |
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12-09-2014, 12:19 PM | #9 |
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| I wouldn't really recommend both at the same time. Bengals are a very high maintenance breed of cat and it's basically like having a dog. Yorkies are also very high maintenance. I think sometimes it's easier to already have a cat and bring a dog in than vice versa, but I guess it depends on the dog. But I know with Jackson, who is pretty prey-driven as a lot of terriers are, is fine with my dads cats who were here before him, but I'm not sure how great he would be adding a new cat now. I also wouldn't recommend declawing a cat. Many vets won't even do it anymore; it's kind of cruel. Most Bengal breeders likely wouldn't let you do it anyway.
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12-09-2014, 12:38 PM | #10 |
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| We had out kittens before we got winnie...they were about 4 months when winnie came home. Our male is definately better with her than the female. Bruce plays with her....Jojo not so much. But she is tolerant. |
12-09-2014, 12:57 PM | #11 | |
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It's good to know vets refuse declawing. | |
12-09-2014, 01:42 PM | #12 |
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| I really can't add anymore for the OP on the topic of Yorkies and Bengals...just wanted to say something about the claws... My very good friend has two Bengal kitties...she taught them from a very young age to wear "caps" on their claws. Just google it...very effective.
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12-09-2014, 07:39 PM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: TX USA
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| I agree with the declawing issue. I refuse to declaw my cats just because with a pack of dogs around (no matter how small - I have a pack lol) I don't want to ever worry about the dogs packing up on the cat and the cat being totally defenseless. Besides, I live more out in the country, so to speak and although I don't let the house cat outside, she has been known to sneak out and I just can not stand the idea of a clawless cat trying to run, climb or fight with no 'backup'. To protect furniture and walls from claws, use stratigically placed scratch posts. You can experiment with different textures and placement of them to find what your kitten prefers. I have noticed that my cats seem to prefer scratch posts that lay down so they stand on them and stretch lengthwise instead of upright. There is one upright post by the water bowl, but everyone seems to prefer the post that lays down (does that make ANY sense?). Also, I have found that they seem to want one by their food bowl, one by the water bowl and another by the litterbox. It's a lot, but my walls look better now that I figured that out. lol |
12-09-2014, 09:19 PM | #14 |
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| My daughter had a bengal about a year before we got our first yorkies. Elvis was 5 and Izzy was 4. They had no problems. Then we got Niko who was 6 days old. No problems at all. Now we have fosters coming through all the time. We've also gotten a siamese through default. The dogs chase the siamese but not the bengal. The bengal doesn't run, so it's no fun to chase him. The siamese runs so she gets chased. |
12-10-2014, 03:19 AM | #15 |
YT 500 Club Member | i agree with Cha Cha. I always have both cat and dogs together in my household, and its best to let the cat get past its attack mode kitten phase, because cat bites and scratches can be pretty dangerous. plus it needs to be agile enough to get away from the puppy if it chooses. i got my pups when my cats were about 9 months and lmost 1 year, and while Chunk Master Flash ( long hair Tabby) tolerates Izzy and has a short fuse with Toby the Tyrant, he at least whops him without claws . Now , Bailey, our seal point ( Siamese type) welcomed the puppies in at once. And he plays and plays with them and every once in a while he teaches them a lesson on boundaries, and goes right back to playing. Hell, if we take the dogs out on a walk around the neighborhood, Bailey follows the entire way herding them away from the street and sneaking up and rolling Toby on surprise from bushes. Its hilarious. Anyway, cat first, dog second is best for both i think |
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