Bengal Cats: Everything about Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, Health Care, and Behavior (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) [Paperback]

Dan Rice (Author), Michelle Earle-Bridges (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals | Publication Date: August 1995

The Bengal Cat is a gentle, domesticated animal that makes a fine house pet. Heavily illustrated with vivid color photos and instructive line art, Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals show and inform pet owners regarding proper care of dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, small caged animals--virtually every creature that is kept as a pet. The books give advice on purchasing and otherwise acquiring a pet, feeding it nutritiously, keeping it in good health, and where applicable, grooming and training it. Each book in this large series is individually written by a specialist, and though the information is authoritative, the text is clear and straightforward, easy for every pet owner to understand.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

[back cover]


Information and advice to help you

take good care of your Bengal Cat



The typical Bengal Cat: its origins, physical traits, temperament, and more



Expert advice: feeding, health care, play activities, and much more



Understanding your Bengal Cat: its body language and other ways of communicating with you

Step-by-step directions for everyday care of your cat

Informative checklists and sidebars

Handsome full-color photos



[photo caption]


This handsome cat has a very distinctive coat. A gentle, domesticated animal, the Bengal Cat makes a fine house pet. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 94 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (August 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812092430
• ISBN-13: 978-0812092431
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,129,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALL BENGAL OWNERS MUST HAVE! INFO BREEDER'S LEAVE OUT!, April 16, 1999

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[e-mail] (Seattle, Washington (West Seattle Area)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bengal Cats: Everything about Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, Health Care, and Behavior (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

There are not many books out on the Bengal Breed, but this one is the best! It gave us much insight on the Bengal's nature. We have other domestic cats and the Bengal was just different, the book explained the why's and how's. Our Bengal had something wrong with her legs when she was about 7 months old. We went straight to the book and it even explained the disorder that could possibly affect a Bengal. We were lucky that information was there, our breeder said they had never heard of it. A vet surgeon performed an operation on both back legs and she is perfect now. Without the detail this book gives we never would have known. We value the information highly that is contained in this book. A lot of breeders leave the less desirable things out when you purchase a Bengal. This book gives you the full story.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book about a great breed of cats!, October 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Bengal Cats: Everything about Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, Health Care, and Behavior (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

Fun book to read about a breed of cats that has a wonderful personality, amazing energy, and a beautiful coat! This book gives detailed information about Bengal behavior and disposition (even friendlier than other breeds of house cat). Gives general information on how to care for cats. After reading this book, we bought two Bengals. We believe our Bengals are human! This is a MUST-READ for potential and current cat owners in order to understand the uniqueness of these cute felines.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Although not comprehensive for breeders, still satisfying., June 17, 1998

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Lars Hindsley ([e-mail]) (Newark, Delaware) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bengal Cats: Everything about Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, Health Care, and Behavior (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

As a Bengal Breeder I found this book informative about some background on the Bengal. Many photos and illustrations. I recommend it for people newly exposed to the Bengal cat. The book unknowingly operates as a good guide on how to select a Bengal cat and how to be a good owner of any cat.

Don't expect more from this book however. Many Bengal breeder web sites drill into detail about the Bengal's nature, traits and colors where this book leaves off.

There is also a section on breeding and birthing Bengal cats. It's rather universal so anyone considering breeding of any cat may benefit from chapter 10.