9 weeks old

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Five raw-fed, active, fit and healthy Bengal cross kittens!

We have three males and two females.

Mum is a pure-bred Bengal and this is her third litter.

No offence intended, but potential owners will be vetted for suitability.

The kittens are sweet-natured, inquisitive and very playful. They're well-socialised and are handled daily by us to ensure that they're used to human exposure.

In order to provide adequate socialisation and exposure to maternal antibodies for healthy immune system development the kittens will be fully weaned/re-homed no earlier than 12-13 weeks of age.

Once they're ready for solid food, they'll be fed a raw diet consisting of free-range chicken (including organ meats); NZ lamb's fry/liver; NZ lamb's heart; whole possum mince; raw fish; NZ green-lipped mussel; and supplementary Raw Essentials Chicken & Wild Mix and Raw Essentials Lamb Mix. A fresh bowl of water will always be available to them. Their mother has been on a similar diet since eight weeks of age.

Two of the kittens - a male and a female - have very much taken after their mother in terms of coat pattern and colouring, the other female's a black/ginger tortoiseshell and the other two males bear resemblance to melanistic Bengals - the high amount of melanin that's responsible for their darker coats has been linked to better immune response and disease resistance, in particular against FIV (Feline immunodeficiency virus). The mother's stripe pattern is visible on four of the kittens.

They've all had dog exposure - they're growing up with a male Dobermann.

They'll all be deflead, dewormed and litter-trained prior to being re-homed.

Viewing is by appointment in Warkworth.