Far from some rumours responsible breeders do NOT add to the problem of cats/kittens ending up in shelters. Rescues and SPCA's can tell you that the percentage of purebred cats/kittens are the smallest portion of what ends up in their care.

Owners who neglect to spay/neuter their pet and allow it outside to breed and then do not find proper homes (or support re-homing of the kittens they sold). Owners who think that a cat should have a litter or show their children what the meaning of life is is not all sunshine and roses. It also means death, sickness and heartache.

That doesn't mean that there aren't irresponsible or 'backyard' breeders out there adding to the problem. Do your research on any breeder. Recognize that buying a kitten that isn't spayed or neutered will result in an extra $300-400 dollar bill in a few months time.

We know that we are helping to be part of the solution of ensuring proper homes for our kittens and supporting those kittens their whole like which includes helping them find new homes if years down the road the situation no longer works.

Bengals seem to have held on to one very distinct feature of their wild ancestry and that is their hormones kick in at a much younger age.

What does this mean? It means that a Bengal at 4 months old may go into heat or be feeling their testosterone and spray (urinate) on anything and everything. This goes for BOTH males and females! When this kicks in it does not stop until they are spayed/neutered and sometimes by then it's been kicked in as a habit or they've destroyed much of your property.

Cats when they want to mark/spray prefer soft and absorbable items like bedding, carpets, sofas and clothing. But it doesn't end there - anywhere they can stand or squat... they'll pee!

I've sent home in my many years of breeding 5 pet kittens home without being spayed/neutered before they went home and I regretted each and every one of them because every owner complained that their kitten was peeing everywhere and ruining things in their home.

The clincher is that many veterinarians will not spay/neuter a cat until its 6-8 months old. This means as the owner you could be dealing with a peeing kitty for months!

I like to save my clients, their home and both our sanity from all that aggravation. :)

I've had many kittens spayed/neutered and my share of adults as well. The males I'll agree that age doesn't make much difference but I have noticed a difference in my females.

My adult females come home after a spay and need pain medication, the incision is larger and their attitude changes to that in which you can tell they are indeed in pain and uncomfortable.

My female kittens come home the same day from surgery and bounce around with no need for pain medication, very tiny and clean incisions and you'd never know they had just been spayed by their attitudes! They bounce around and stress me out for days with all their antics until I know their incisions are well on their way to healing.

It is very rare to have complications (which could include death) when spaying/neutering. But all that risk falls on OUR shoulders.

The pet owner who brings home an unspayed/unneutered Bengal now has the risk of their kitten dying, having a complication like infection that requires extra medication and expense.

In my opinion if you're searching to buy a pet Bengal it shouldn't matter to you if that kitten is spayed/neutered - you should actually be happy you have one less worry, one less expense and one less trip to the vet :)

I feel ever more confident in all my pet buyers that my kittens will go on to live full spoiled lives as the pets they were meant to be :)