Moglai is our F2 Neuter Pet, For those who dont know, this means he is only 2 generations away from an Asian Leopard Cat. He is a "High Blood" F2 which is a result of the F1 generation occuring between ALC/F1 rather than ALC/Bengal, this gives him the very "F1" appearance , very large eyes and broad nose. He is a very confident cat with a huge personality. A completely different animal from later generation Bengals. He has many of the quirky Bengal ways but on a bigger scale. His Mother was F1 Sarez Ebony from the renowned Sarez Bengals.
We hope to update on our experiences with "Moglai" as we have come to regard him as the ultimate pet cat.
We would say by comparison that our other Bengals are "just cats" whereas he really is something completely different . He is so much more aware and responsive than a normal cat, even a bengal. We do not at this point have experience of any other early generation cats and so ours may or may not be the rule, but the difference between him and our other Bengals is considerable.
We had read through information from breeders who know little about early generations advising that early generations should only be breeders and that F4 onwards was all that should be considered as a pet, and if you are looking for a mild mannered, but wild looking cat, this is True. If you are the type of person who cannot tolerate the odd scratch or nip then they or at least "ours" is not for you.
But we arn`t all looking for an F4 copy.......
A lot of us are looking for that link with the wild, that something more - the " tame leopard".
Or at least, we were. Moglai fullfills our need without being a particularly large cat, He is heavy at around 6kg and when he hits the floor from the top of the cat tree, you know about it. His build is much wilder looking, his short hair follows the curve of his muscles giving him the sleek panther appearance. His eyes reflect the light back from the dim corners of the room.
The personality difference is difficult to put into words, but its down to his huge "presence". We can shout his name from anywhere in the house and he will come running with dog-like obedience. When we look over at him, he`s always looking back and it only takes a facial expession from us to get his attention. If our other cats are sleeping or even quite generally, they`ll choose to ignore when called, Moglai is always there within seconds.
He`s not a lapcat- ever but he does like to be picked up and hugged, at these special times, he sucks his paw or licks our hair and purrs at a loud volume.
Moglai`s rule is that if we stand up, then he must get up and follow every single time with no exceptions, if we sit then he will lie down. He must have some of every single meal that we eat be it spicy, cereal based or sweet, he will often sit and wait until he knows we are at the end of our food, but when he can see theres not much left, he will invade and try to take what`s left. If the lid comes off a jar of quality street chocolates, then Moglai is straight into the jar.
He is a very demanding cat, he always needs attention and in many ways, he is similar to a small child, he hates to have any doors closed to him and will sit outside and complain unless its opened and he is very capable of opening doors which have a handle which he can hold on to.
Whilst we`re in the bath, he comes to clean our hair and occasionally join us in the bath, when we`re home from work, he stands up on his hind legs to reach towards us and does his purr. This level of intensity wouldnt suit every one, he wants to be everywhere that we are, and he can be extremely determined about tasting our food, when its refused, he growls. Occasionally he will try to take it and when slapped away, will often slap back and complain loudly which we find quite amusing.
We have heard from many people that early generations are not keen on the litter tray, and for quite a while we had problems with Moglai. We found that his need to defecate in water was the problem and if he could get his paws in the water dish at the right time, then this was the excuse he needed, so we took away his water and only gave hime access at feeding times and other supervised times, perhaps not ideal, but no accidents since.
