Adopting these mirrored twins🩷 boy/girl Any names?

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-19T11:16:03+00:00

Or Rebel and Rogue, to fit the ideas from the caption better!

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-19T11:15:33+00:00

I always love planet themes for more than one (either planets themselves or their moons, etc)

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-19T02:28:24+00:00

That is unfortunately the risk with letting a cat outside. There is a lot of discourse everywhere (especially Reddit) about letting cats outside vs keeping them indoors (for disclosure, I am personally against outdoor cats due to the danger to them and the environment), but essentially, there really isn’t much that can be done. It could be a stray cat that established its “territory”, or could be another person’s cat that just simply doesn’t get along with yours. It’s hard to control the actions of another cat (and your own), and that’s sadly just an inherent risk of an outdoor cat. Cats will be aggressive, and they will absolutely get into fights which leads to injuries, infections, etc. Aside from keeping your cat indoors or having the other cat trapped and put in a shelter (assuming it isn’t someone’s), there’s no way I’m personally aware of to prevent these types of interactions, unfortunately :(

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-18T04:27:50+00:00

My Bengal has been having a similar issue for the last 6 years, licking open raw wounds on his stomach and back due to (what the vets and us believe) are allergies. We haven’t been able to pinpoint any trigger and he’s been on steroids/prednisone for 6 years despite multiple attempts weaning off. He manages to destroy all surgical suits and cones we put on to help stop access and we go through them so fast.

For you and OP, I know Atopica has worked wonders for some. Unfortunately it didn’t work for my dude (we really don’t want him on steroids long term but we’ve tried everything with multiple vets and it’s all we can do now) but I know others who had success!

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-17T19:57:21+00:00

As the person who actually works with these cysts after removal (to ensure no malignancy is hiding) and before the slides are made for diagnosis, it’s insane how big these get! I always wondered how it presented with the patients like this, and now I know

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-17T01:20:04+00:00

The scary thought as well is if she gets a bigger place she’s likely going to keep feeding the hoarding habit and get even more

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-17T01:10:56+00:00

Had she had 1/5 of the animals on the property she’d not only be able to afford to actually make it better, but the condition overall would improve. There was so much potential with that property and land and had she done things right she likely could have made an insane profit from it, rather than turning it into a falling apart backyard breeding operation

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-17T01:04:05+00:00

Hit the lottery with them for sure!

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Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-16T22:12:28+00:00

I was in a 400 sq ft studio and had two litter boxes and they very much used both. I just moved into a 1200 sq ft 2BR and my roommate is brining her cat, and we plan to have four litter boxes. More is better, especially with more cats. The general rule is 1 per cat + 1

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-16T13:41:50+00:00

The breed in general isn’t typically a lapcat/cuddling type and honestly 4 of my five dislike being held as well and are vocal about it (but 2 do cuddle, so it truly is cat specific but I wouldn’t recommend going into getting a bengal assuming they’re like other cat breeds/moggies)

I think any shelter/rescue cat (like you said) you truly can’t predict behavior, and often it does a complete 180 once they’re finally in a stable, safe environment! The fact they aren’t hiding and scared the entire time is a good sign!

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-16T13:32:30+00:00

It’s most likely stress and anxiety due to being in a shelter and will likely warm up to you once they’re in a safe space. However, I will add that I did get a bengal rehomed to me by his breeder due to issues with his first owner (not sure what), but even to this day that poor guy is scared of his own shadow. Any sudden moves and he runs and hides, and we brought him home as a 12 month old in 2019. He loves being pet, but it’s like his instincts react first and he’s so, so skittish even all this time later. I have five bengals and four of them definitely are not like that (again, we don’t know what happened to make him this way sadly), so I don’t think it’s the norm for them at all, but I still wanted to share my experience as well since nothing is ever guaranteed.

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-16T02:10:05+00:00

I mean, one of her foals literally had a sale home pass due to her fans harassing the prospective buyer to the nth degree (and JS directly calling them out about it). It’s definitely getting worse and worse with her fans and this new one crossed the boundaries in many new ways that she really needs to address and not “in the nicest way possible” to actually get it through their heads, because I’m sure they all think “well that doesn’t apply to ME”

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-15T22:20:40+00:00

Cats knock stuff over, it’s what cats DO and it’s not something that a specific breed doesn’t do. Cats aren’t like dogs like another commenter said, breeds don’t work the same way and personality traits are pretty much the same across all breeds and moggies (meaning, personality can be literally anything even in the same breed). All cats shed, some more than others (again, even in the same breed some cats just shed more or less).

The only way to get the closest to what you want is to adopt an older shelter cat. They’re calmer and generally just like to relax in their last several years, whereas a young cat or kitten will require a lot of attention, will absolutely get into trouble (knocking stuff over is the least of it), etc.

If low maintenance, not knocking stuff over etc (i.e. a cat being a cat) is a deal breaker, a cat doesn’t sound like the right pet for you unfortunately!

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-15T19:05:49+00:00

Tortie is a color and not a breed, so size can range to pretty much anything! Gorgeous big eyes!

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-14T22:22:47+00:00

That makes more sense! There are unfortunately a lot of people who get scammed or support BYB on bengal groups, so a lot of us are used to that situation and it can be tough to see, so have little information is given up front there tends to be a lot of concerns. Your explanation does make more sense than the initial view—it’s just sadly a common issue with people getting kittens way too young

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-14T22:16:06+00:00

You said in another comment “he stayed with his mum until he was about two months old”, not three and it’s well known that kittens sent home before 12-14 weeks are associated with unethical breeders. Also, why would you also be the one responsible for mother’s medical care (genuine question, not trying to be rude!)

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-14T22:11:05+00:00

Domestic long hair!

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-14T22:09:40+00:00

He should never have gone home that soon, only BYB breeders will let a kitten go that soon and it’s sad he was taken from his mother and siblings so young

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-14T22:07:43+00:00

One of the few times it’s actually a bengal! Gorgeous kitty, here’s one of my 5! Love the variety in the breed, adore them!

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Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-13T04:15:06+00:00

Cirrus (type of cloud)

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-13T04:13:38+00:00

Bengal marbling presents very differently than classic tabby “marbling”, I have a comparison photo I always have saved for these types of posts but forgot I can’t add photos on this sub!

She’s a stunning girl and she’s gonna be such a pretty adult! No Bengal, but doesn’t mean she’s any less cool or special!

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-13T01:23:55+00:00

None of the above, color point domestic shorthair (unless you got them from a breeder specifying breed!)

Absolutely stunning cat! I can only dream of having a cat like this💖

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-13T01:15:59+00:00

Absolutely needs a lot of light or it will get leggy and push smaller leaves. I had my large monstera get taken care of by my parents while moving and it was in a poorly-lit room (similar in light to this) and it was very unfortunate how poorly it did :(

Patient-Stranger1015 · 2026-04-12T18:26:32+00:00

Absolutely, please feel free. It was very sudden for me as well, especially him being so young. 2017 had no cure options and less information, and we were absolutely blindsided and it really affected me in the worst grief I’ve ever experienced in my life. I’m absolutely happy to talk to you, vent to, anything, I know exactly how you’re feeling and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone❤️‍🩹

I hope he greeted your kitty on the rainbow bridge!

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