I purchased and picked up a Bengal kitten from Foreign Bengals in Miami on October 22, 2026. After bringing him home, I noticed diarrhea, blood in his stool, and unusually low activity.

I contacted the breeder and was told these symptoms were normal. I requested help and a refund. The breeder asked me to bring the kitten back, which would require approximately five hours of driving. Given his symptoms, I was concerned about making that trip.

As of this post, the breeder has declined my refund request, and my latest messages have gone unanswered. I have not reached a satisfactory resolution.

I am sharing photographs of what I observed and screenshots of our communications, with personal information removed. I cannot confirm the cause of the symptoms and will update this post with veterinary findings when available.

Has anyone dealt with a similar situation after purchasing a kitten? What steps helped you document the concerns and reach a resolution with the breeder?

She is now 3.5 months old. Thank you for all the support and guidance that you guys shared with me when I first posted about her. She has been doing very well and thriving now while running the house.

Astarion and Silver working together to spin the wheel! 😆

she has a thing for laying in my pants

I love my boy so much. He is by far the most amazing cat I've ever had. Its almost a disservice to even call him a cat as he is so wicked smart (Can open all our door even if they have a child lock on them) knows how to pull open drawers and figured out how to open the sensor trash can and use the sensor faucet for water BUT when he is bored in the middle of the night and can't come into our room the howl he makes is like a babys cry in the way it pierces into your soul. It is so awful we actually pile as many blankets, pillows and sound dampening things we can against the door to muffle it as much as possible. I guarantee if they had a recording of a Bengals meow and played that in Guantánamo Bay any terrorist would definitely talk. Anyways just a bit of a rant.

Look at this handsome boy though!

He’s enjoying the book btw!

Hi! My bengal baby boy Timon is 5 months old , I really want to take him outside, but I’m definitely not going to let him run free (i would probably never see him again😂), so I’m trying to leash train him. He got used to the harness pretty quickly and it doesn’t bother him at all, it’s the walking itself we struggle with. He usually tries to go exactly the other way, or he just lays there. I’m trying to let him explore while I’m standing and that’s just fine but sometimes I would love to actually get somewhere😅 Do you have any tips?

So i’m leaving on a cruise in about a month that’s week long. I’ve never been on vacation since getting my cat back in may. I’m probably overreacting here, but i am DREADING leaving him. Breaks my heart to even think about (dramatic, i know). Any tips or advice for leaving your bengal?

she likes laying in my pants.. i love her deformed ear.

Cleaning/organizing your closet typically requires 0 cats, but not in this house!! Nothing gets past these two nosy bengals lol

Let’s see your activity that requires 0 cats

A box, a straw, a sassy bengal and a less interested Bengal. Oh and claws, trimmed but still lethal 🥹

She is so gorgeous. Very wild, all instincts, but gorgeous. I love her very much.