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Bengals are a different kind of cat! They will cuddle on the couch with you for a movie, they will follow you from room to room, they will play all day, and snuggle in bed at night. Bengals love to play, they’re so full of love and energy! Bengals are very vocal cats, and they will tell you stories about their day when you come home. They are the puuurfect companion animals!

The stars must have aligned somehow because Sharon told me she just found a Bengal who needed a home, but there was a catch. There were actually two Bengals who needed a home, and they are brothers. They were litter mates since birth, and they couldn’t be separated. I didn’t think I could handle more than one cat, but Sharon asked if I would at least meet them. I instantly fell in love with them both!

Then Sharon told me their history. In Niko and Kato’s first home, a couple had split up and out of spite, the girlfriend drove Niko and Kato to the mountains, and abandoned them, to fend for their lives. This couple had them declawed, so the odds were against them.

Somehow, Niko and Kato found their way home – together! The owner tried to re-home them to someone who let them hang out at his repair shop to catch mice. After a while, they were re-homed again to a loving family, where they hoped to have a forever home. The new family had 2 other cats, and everything was great for about a year. Then, out of nowhere, the cats started fighting all the time. For months they tried everything in their power to help them get along, but nothing helped. The family made the difficult decision to try to find them another home, and they found Sharon just before I did.

This story breaks my heart, these two Bengal brothers have had a very difficult life. Sharon was able to connect me to these two sweet, playful cats, and get them out of a difficult situation. In my eyes, Sharon worked a miracle and introduced me to my new best friends. Niko and Kato have been with me since 2018, and they saved my life. I was in such an awful place mentally, but the love these two Bengals gave me, helped me pick myself up and get into a better place.

Niko and Kato are still my best friends, they’re still very active and full of love!
This is what Sharon and Bengal Rescue does, they connect wonderful cats to loving new homes. Sharon is a miracle worker!

Thank you again Sharon for everything you did to bring these boys and I together. I appreciate you and the rescue more than you know!

They have the utmost knowledge and experience with Bengals and compassion for the owners, which means they will ensure they find the perfect match and forever home for your Bengal, if you ever have to surrender and re-home them. They’ve been a tremendous help throughout such a stressful, emotionally exhausting process, and we can’t thank them enough for all the work they do at Bengal Rescue!

He recently started sleeping long naps between our legs, purring and making biscuits. He even tangles between our legs for us to pet him. This was only a dream when we first met him, it took over a year for him to really start feeling fully relaxed and truly trusting to reveal how loving and sweet he really is.

It’s amazing what love and patience can accomplish 🤍 thank you so much for choosing us to love and help Latte with giving him the time and space to become who he was always meant to be in his forever home @officialbengalrescue

Marking and spraying update 🟡
It’s been 3 months of success 🙏🏻🫶🏻 and we believe it’s gone for good 🤞🏻

What we think helped with spraying:
🟡 We have 3 litter boxes that are daily scooped and deeply cleaned every week. (Seems like Latte likes doing 💩 in one box and urinate in the other 2 left 🤷🏻‍♀️)
🟡 Moved one of the urine boxes to the front door where he was spraying most of the time.
🟡 Gave him treats every time he would use the litter box
🟡 We identified the signs prior to marking and picked him up and placed him inside the litter box ( He would pee every single time we did that and received a treat)

We know it’s weird but after a fee weeks he stopped. We also believe that it had to do a lot with stress and anxiety to adapting to his new environment. The move was probably heartbreaking to him since he lived with his previous family for about 9 months. He needed a lot of time and patience to feel safe and believe this was his forever home.

#bengalrescuesuccessstory

I went to Loki’s home to meet him.  He lived in a nice home up in the foothills with a lot of other animals on the property.  Loki was quite stressed with the presence of a dog and a cat that he didn’t like.  As a result, he was spraying the walls — a cat behavior sign that something is very wrong and that he needed a change.  I didn’t get to really see Loki’s personality on the visit as he was on “red alert” in a stressed out mode.  I enjoyed meeting the family who were trying to find a better home for Loki.

I discussed the situation with the Bengal Rescue staff and shared my experience.  They learned more and further stressed that I’d be a good cat dad and a good home for Loki – a single man in a home with no other pets — a calm place with no interference, just a one-on-one situation where Loki could decompress, adjust, and grow as a cat.

Loki is a 4.5 year old Bengal cat.  In my home, he was quite scared for the first day or so.  I opened up my home so that he could explore freely at the urging of the Bengal Rescue team.  Overnight, Loki changed dramatically from scared to a new and willing friend in my midst.  He opened up to me rapidly and allowed me to get to know him.  During the entire time at my house, he has never missed the litter box once.  He is quickly becoming a great friend and a solid companion.  His desires and wants are usually very easy to understand as his intelligence level is very high (e.g., “my food bowl is nearly empty” or “my litter box needs to be cleaned)”.  Loki is kind and considerate, but makes his needs known, especially in the mornings, when he patiently waits for me to wake up and feed him. Loki respects my space and work-from-home time.  He adapts to my schedule. He’s fine with me being gone for 2-3 hours at a time, showing no signs of stress.

Loki has not had it easy.  I’m his third home in his life.  I know little about his past, but he has had some health issues (e.g., periodontal  disease where most of his teeth have been removed).  This breaks my heart for such a young cat.  Still, Loki is a great cat.  He is lean, muscular, super smart, kind, loving, and shows great imagination when playing games.

I greatly look forward to sharing my home with my new partner Loki.  He is a great cat with a great personality.  I’m incredibly grateful for the Bengal Rescue team for quickly sizing the two of us up as a great match.  Everything that I know thus far shows that this is true for Loki and I.  I heartily recommend the Bengal Rescue for people surrendering cats as well as adopting cats.  Their integrity and principled approach coupled with a deep understanding of cat behavior and human beings worked incredibly well for Loki and I.  I am so thankful and I think Loki is too.  He is adjusting well to his new home and is helping me to be a better person.

Signed,

Billy R.

Finally enough became enough so I went online and found Bengal rescue. I filled out the questionnaire and heard from Sharon later that day! She was so sweet and so knowledgeable with what my needs were. She immediately got it and she really knew what my cat needed.

She worked really hard and found the best humans for my cat. She went to a really great home in Seattle where she is now the only pet with two great doting Daddies.

I’m not going to lie, rehoming her was not easy at all. It has been quite emotional and my heart hurt a lot. Obviously it was something I struggled with. I felt like at times I was a terrible person to do that but it ended up being the best decision for the cat and for our other cats and us.

Sharon just went above and beyond for us and I cannot say enough great things about her. She pours her heart and soul into each and every rescue and I know she genuinely cares and for that I will be forever grateful to her❤️❤️❤️

They did not like Atty, and she did not like them. I was now at my wits end on what to do to make the situation better for all the animals. I had another Bengal that was the Alpha, and it was stressing out both cats. This was so hard for me; I had come to love Atty so much and I did not want to give up on her.

One day I was on Facebook and happened to see something about the Bengal Rescue Facebook page and wondered if they could help me make the hard decision to re-home my Atty girl. I contacted them and they were quick to contact me back. The person I talked with was local to my state and not too far away from where I lived. She was kind, understanding and nonjudgmental of my situation. She listened to my story about Atty. She heard my concern for her to have a home that was right for her and how hard this decision was for me to make knowing how much I loved her.

Bengal Rescue talked about how they as a rescue would work to find the right home and the right person. Bengal Rescue told me it might take some time as she was an older cat (12 years old) and that might work against her, but they were sure someone would want a senior cat. I had no problem waiting. I was not giving her up to just anyone, she deserved a better life than what I could give her at this time. I have had her for 5 years. They helped me determine what would best fit Atty by asking questions and assessing her needs. She needed to be a single cat (animal) home, she needed to be with a female owner, she needed to have someone who could be patient with her as she was shy until she got to know you. She had finally become comfortable with me and I did not want her progress to slide backwards. She had come to trust me.

Bengal Rescue worked with me, asking for a bio and pictures that showed off Atty. They took over to post her story on their site and screened all the potential applications who might want to adopt Atty. Bengal Rescue kept me in the loop in the process. I was told I would always have the last say for where Atty would go to her forever home. I would feel confident she was going to be well loved.
They were sensitive to my feelings for Atty, my love for her and how hard of a decision this was for me to make because I wanted her to be loved and happy with me, but it was not working. The person I worked with at Bengal Rescue did not judge me for why I had to give up Atty and kept telling me you are doing what is best for your cat.

I had such a wonderful experience with Bengal Rescue, they made me feel comfortable about helping to find a new home for Atty. They found the best person for my Atty girl. Her new owner was so happy to find Atty and did not care she was older. She understood Atty’s needs and was excited to make the commitment to love and give Atty a forever home. My only regret was I did not find Bengal Rescue sooner. They work hard to make the best match for my cat and improve her quality of life. I would recommend the Bengal Rescue for anyone wanting help to re-home their Bengal cat and for those looking to adopt these amazing cats.

Thank you for all you did to help me make this hard decision easier, giving me encouragement and reassurance, I was doing what was best for Atty. I will be forever be grateful to the Bengal Rescue.

Sonya

I think I was the first to post that I was interested and perhaps the first to submit my application. I then spoke with Sharon, Bengal matchmaker extraordinaire. She filled me in on everything she knew about “Tugg”, his medical history, pedigree, past owners, likes and dislikes. We agreed it was a good match.

Given that the Bengal Rescue was so thorough, a non-profit, guaranteed his health and genuinely cared about the well-being of this boy and all of their rescues. It’s so important and I can’t stress enough that a legitimate rescue be ethical and above board.

I’ll close this by saying that I had a smooth, professional, informed experience before, during and after the adoption. Bengal Rescue is where I’ll send people who want a good experience with a Bengal adoption!

With patient and compassionate communication, she was able to help us integrate our beautiful bengal into our home, and also help him work through some of his past traumas and challenging behaviors.

When we wanted to find a friend for our Bengal, of course we contacted Sharon, and one week later, she found the perfect cat for us. It was with a different adoption agency, but Sharon was still the point person for our second adoption.

Professional, caring, and very knowledgeable, I highly recommend her services. She is also fun to talk with, and has many amazing and helpful ideas.

Unfortunately as I still needed to separate these 2, you helped get one of them placed in a new home. While it was heart wrenching for me to send one of them away (I felt like a failure), you could not have found a better place for her. Her new family has continued spoiling her like I did (she goes for lots of car rides, outdoor activities in a harness, etc.) and she is thriving like crazy being an only cat.

My remaining male Bengal has also done a complete and utter turnaround in behaviour and personality. He used to be overly quiet, avoided human touch, preferring to stay across the room watching everything going on. Now he searches us out, talks to us constantly, wants varying forms of affection depending if it’s me or my boyfriend (boyfriend’s lap is bigger, but I give better whole body skritches), and so on.

We adopted a puppy not long ago, and both these clowns are the absolute best of friends. They adore each other. When we play ball in the house with the pup in the evenings to expend her excess energy, low and behold here comes His Highness, all floofed up sideways, right in the middle saying “I wanna play too”.

None of this would have been possible if you hadn’t reached out to me. None of this would have happened if you hadn’t cared. You walked (ok, yanked) me back from the ledge I had been on. You were a savior, for me, and for our furbabies.

In fact, I’ve tried to talk a friend out of buying a Bengal. She’s enamored with mine, but knows nothing else about them other than “we want a cool looking cat like that”. I’ve talked with her endlessly about what exactly she’d be getting herself into (personality, special diet requirements, Vets that may not fully understand the quirks of this breed, energy levels, issues, medication needs, etc.). I’ve begged her to let me put her in touch with you if she decides to get serious about the thought, so that she can be fully educated on what to expect with this breed.

If I could reach through the internet and give you a hug, I would. I can’t say thank you enough for what you did for me, and what I know you’re doing for so many others. All I can say is “Thank You”.

She guided us through this difficult time and truly one hundred percent screened, evaluated and consulted with us every step of the way to help us find a safe loving home for our Bengal cats. We had four cats in our home. Two Bengal brothers and two non-Bengals. We tried for over a year to keep all the cats, but the Bengals would not tolerate the other cats in our home. It was heartbreaking, but we would not have given them up without knowing that only a loving person would care for the cats with assurances that the two brothers would not be separated ever. Sharon took her time and worked hard to screen for the very best home. No pressure, only loving caring work to find the best fit for us as well as the new owners and the cats needs as far as home, space, and personality of the new owners. The heavy heart and sad day of saying goodbye to our beautiful cats was made lighter by knowing we both found a happy home full of love for them. It also warmed our hearts to know that the new owner’s lives were made very happy with these loving cats.

Thank you Sharon, for all you do.