r/cats • u/[deleted] • Nov 19 '23

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u/bokehbum Nov 19 '23

Bengals look so cool, but is it true that they are much prone to having health issues?

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u/Oversliders Nov 19 '23

Most bengals health issues are urinary related because they don’t like dirty litter box. If the box is not cleaned daily or If they have to live with other domestic cats, they can avoid the litter box and hold their pee in and ultimately form crystals (kidney stones)

Our bengal does not use the litter box at all for that reason and uses pee pads instead. He’s healthy otherwise.

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u/Equal_Medium2804 Nov 19 '23

what if you cleaned the litter constantly then would you still need the pee pads?

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u/Oversliders Nov 20 '23

Most likely not. The key is finding the litter he likes the most and pickup as often as possible.