the knutsford bengals
Meet Josephine and Napoleon ! These 2 Bengal housemates are both 8 years old, and ex-breeding cats. They’ve now lived with their new dad in Knutsford, Cheshire for around 2 years.
Napoleon, pictured right, is a Brown Marbled Bengal, whilst Josephine on the left is is Brown Spotted Bengal. Apologies for the piccies being a little blurred.
They are house cats, since an unfortunate incident with a car and have adapted perfectly to the new arrangement.
Fit, healthy cats that spend a lot of time outside generally naturally wear down their claws sufficiently.
However, indoor or elderly cats may need to have their claws trimmed regularly. Also, some cats have an extra toe (polydactyl) which doesn’t touch the ground (just like the normal dew claw) and may overgrow. If overgrown claws aren’t trimmed they can grow inwards into the pad and can be painful, and become infected.
Neither Josephine nor Napoleon were keen on the idea of a pedicure ! We worked with Napoleon first. He’s a strong boy and he did his best to leave the situation. Josephine was a little easier to work with as although quite a large girl, she succumbed a little easier.
Immediately after their sessions they were topping up at the filling station.
