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Meghan Waals
Jun 20, 202315 min read
Pawsitively Different: A Closer Look at the Differences Between Dog and Cat Breeding
It's important to remember that cats are not dogs. Breeding and showing cats involve a range of additional factors that must be considered
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Meghan Leah Waals
Nov 10, 20223 min read
Trends in the Cat Fancy: A Decrease in Kitten Adoptions
Why have kitten sales slowed? Is it affecting a specific group of people and what can we do about it to keep the cat fancy alive?
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Meghan Leah Waals
Sep 9, 20229 min read
Ethical Back to Back Breeding: A Biological Breeding Strategy for Feline Welfare
Back to Back breeding, what a hot and very taboo topic. Often this type of breeding is what we associate with backyard breeders,...
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Meghan Leah Waals
Jul 12, 20223 min read
Basic Bengal Terms, Abbreviations and Naming Terminology
As a new breeder and pet buyer it can be confusing with F1 this, EG that. What do all these terms, abbreviations and names mean in the cat w
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Meghan Leah Waals
Jul 4, 20228 min read
Genetic Punnett Squares: Predicting Offspring and the Future of your Program
Genetics sometimes seem confusing but as a breeder it is essential to understand the ins and out of genetics and how to predict outcomes.
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Meghan Leah Waals
Jun 27, 202218 min read
Take It to Heart The Ins and Outs of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy HCM in Cats
It should be noted Elysian Bengals and its authors are not veterinarians in any capacity. Our information is for education purposes only...
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Meghan Leah Waals
Jun 20, 20224 min read
Bengal Breed Standard
What is the Bengal Breed Standard according to The International Cat Association (TICA)? What examples can be provided to demonstrate traits
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Meghan Waals
Mar 5, 20228 min read
Don't Skip and Submit: How to Read, Write and Understand Animal Sales Contracts
A contract is a lawful and enforceable mutual understanding exchange. As a breeder the document is a bill of sale and an adoption contract.
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Meghan Waals
Mar 4, 202210 min read
Elysian Bengal Color Genetics
In genetics we have a code. This code is compilation of groupings of letters that represent specific genes that express as various...
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Meghan Waals
Jan 19, 202210 min read
But There's More! Important Points for Evaluating Breeders before you Buy a Kitten
Finding a good quality, ethical and responsible breeder to buy breeding cats from can be really hard work. I’ve written in the past on...
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Meghan Waals
Jul 31, 202110 min read
A Journey in Natural Rearing
The journey of natural rearing has had its ups and downs, but this is my tell all of finding that balance as a bengal cat breeder.
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Meghan Waals
Jul 16, 202112 min read
Breeding F*cking Sucks Sometimes
Breeding Bengal Cats isn't always rainbows and butterflies. It can be really devastating. Many situations can take a huge part of you.
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Meghan Waals
Apr 28, 202112 min read
5 Degrees of Separation: Preventing the Spread of Illness and Disease
What to do to prevent the spread, when illness and disease comes into your cattery?
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Meghan Waals
Mar 29, 202112 min read
The 16 Year Opus magnum: How we are changing the Bengal breed
After 16 years of collaborated work, my mentor's opus magnum has been achieved. He spent 12 years on this idea that would change the...
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Meghan Waals
Jan 30, 20219 min read
Cuddle Up with Your Camera: Utilizing your iPhone for Professional Quality Kitten Photos
Taking kitten pictures can be extremely daunting from managing the kittens, to figuring out the right set up. Believe it or not, you...
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Meghan Waals
Jan 15, 202115 min read
My Best Piece of Advice...Building the Ideal Cattery Space
As a breeder you often get asked by other new breeders, “What is your best piece of advice?” Aside from all the sciencey stuff like genetics
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Meghan Waals
Nov 15, 20207 min read
Ethical Breeding is NOT a Hobby
Let us take a look at the definitions of a job and a hobby. The definition of a Hobby is “an activity done regularly in one's leisure...
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Meghan Waals
Oct 8, 20205 min read
10 Toys Elysian Bengals Cats LOVE!
Enrichment and Stimulation are essential for any cat especially our very intelligent Bengal Cats and kittens who can be a little naughty...
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Meghan Waals
Oct 5, 202011 min read
Natural Cleaning Solutions
We are a society scared of all germs so it is standard to clean with bleach, 409, windex, clorox wipes, lysol spray until we live in a...
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