Health is sometimes the most important part of life. As breeders, we do everything we can to minimize the risk of diseases and hereditary disorders and, where possible, exclude them completely. This is already completely successful in a number of diseases. Unfortunately, other things can only be tested periodically and before that it remains only a snapshot at a time. Some things are mainly breed specific, others apply to cats in general. Illnesses and disorders are subjects that you should consider carefully. Therefore, pay attention to whether these have been tested normal or free on the parent animals when you are looking for a Bengal. Cats can suffer from infectious diseases such as feline distemper, rabies and cat flu. A cat can be vaccinated against this. In addition, there are also other communicable diseases, such as FIV (cat aids), which cannot be vaccinated against. FIV or FeLV (leukemia) is mainly transmitted through bite and fight wounds and is therefore much more common in outdoor cats. FIV and FeLV can be ruled out by means of a blood test. Examples of hereditary disorders that can occur in Bengalis are PKD, HCM, PKdef and PRA-b. Problems that you can also encounter in cats are infections with pathogens, after which an infection can develop. Examples are; Viruses bacteria fungi protozoa worms ectoparasites Do you have specific questions? Feel free to let us know so that we can give you further explanation.