Epsilon Bengal Cats of Washington State

Quality leopard spotted and marbled Bengal cats and kittens from Northwest's oldest Bengal cattery, since 1991. We've been breeding for 20 years and will be here for another 20 years or more. When other breeders have come and gone, Epsilon will be here to serve you.

 Looking for LOVE in all the wrong places? You've come to the right place!

FOR NEW VISITORS: Please take a little time to browse the Queens, Studs, Kittens, Adults and the Gallery. The Image and Video Gallery is particularly recommended. Please read the Adoption Info & FAQ to answer common questions. After that, contact me by phone or by email to answer personal questions and possibly take further steps towards finding that special kitten.

WINTER LITTERS ARE HERE

Kittens laying asleep like sardines in a can while waiting to be weighed in the morning.

Available is a 6 month old male and a few 1-2 week old kittens. Pictures if kittens will be posted soon

FUTURE LITTERS

Please check back regularly. We have high hopes for the upcoming litters in the next few months.

*Adoption Info & FAQ

Jean Mill, mother of the Bengal Breed, with Me and our friend Lisa. See story below.

We're located in the Olympia area of Thurston County (South Puget Sound), Washington state. Our Prize winning Bengals are a testament to our goal of creating healthy, intelligent, athletic and fun pets that perpetuate the beauty of wild leopard in a sweet domestic cat.

Our cats and kittens are well integrated into our household and are carefully managed for socialization, health and safety. We screen for genetic illnesses. A indicates that a cat has tested for HCM. Please note: We rely heavily  parental test results and favorable history in our 20 years of breeding so many cats won't have this symbol. HCM screening of younger cats, however important, has limited diagnostic value in many instances. Just so we have all bases covered, testing of all adult cats should be completed in 2012.

Member of The International Bengal Cat Association & The International Cat Association

Dean K. writes about his Bengal named Epsilon's Spoticus or "Spot" (pictured on the right):

"He is an incredible, highly-intelligent cat and is just hitting his stride now at 10 years of age.  He will put up with anything when around children (but he also knows when it's time to go hide such as 10 year olds birthday parties with a dozen kids."

"All-in-all, he is the most amazing cat I've ever owned (and I've owned quite a few over the years).  I'm sending along these pictures for you to add to your collection."

I'm always happy to hear from owners, even after so many years.

Lisa Arvay and Me with Jean Mill sometime in 2008.

I've been fortunate to get to know Jean well enough over the years to be able to stay at her home and famous Millwood cattery whenever I'm in Southern California. Since I was raised in Pasadena just a half hour from Covina, I would take advantage the housing. I would, of course, help out with the cats and learn what I could from the creator of the Bengal breed.

Some of the things I remember is having fresh squeezed juice from her Valencia orange tree, the wonderful salads she would make, relaxing in her beautiful back yard and legendary cattery facilities, meeting other breeders that would drop in and the occasional caravans to shows and other places where we would have to keep up with the heavy footed California driver (Picture a 70 something year old keeping up with the best of them in crazy California traffic, whoa). 

CAT FACTS:     

Only about 80% of cats have the gene that allows them to respond to the effects of catnip. The other 20% are not affected by it.

A cat's IQ is only surpassed by that of monkeys & chimps in the world of animals.

NEWS:     

*"Deja Who" went to the premier Bengal show called On Safari this year in New Mexico and came away with a 10th best cat and a Breeders Choice Award of Best Kitten Rossettes.

*Our stud, Copernicus is now 16 years old. He's still intact and will be bred to one of our queens in the next year or so.