Bengal Behaviour

Question
Hi, my 1 year old male bengal cross cat (crossed with a havana) has been displaying some unwanted behaviour over the last few weeks and im at a loss as to what i can do, i hope you can help! he is currently not neutered, he is booked in for that to be done next week. he has brought me 2 live guinea pigs home this week, one of which died at the vets, we dont know where he got them from or how he got them but i feel so guilty that he has injusred and killed them. i know cats are hunters but this is ridiculous, we are talking peoples pets here! he has a bell on his collar so i dont know how he has got away with it. he has had a big pigeon too, he demolished that in the garden! he also fights with two other bengals who belong to my neighbour. they are both a lot bigger than him and its always in our garden so maybe he is protecting his territory but how can we stop this before one of them gets badly hurt, it happens every day? also he cries for food constantly when he is in the house. he gets fed a good amount of food but it never seems enough for him. he has dry biscuits down all day too and plenty of water. he also has urinated 3 times in the house lately which is just horrid to find, he has a litter tray so i dont know why he hasnt used that. i have a 2 year old son and a baby on the way, im due in may, do you think maybe hes not getting enough of my attention so he is misbehaving like a child would to get attention?
thanks for any advice, i would really appreciate it. lisa.

Answer
Lisa,

Much will be helped by having your Bengal cross neutered.  The urination in the house and the constant fighting, will (usually) diminish when he gets neutered.  Remember, his hormones will not dissipate immediately, so it may be a few weeks until you notice much improvement in his behavior.

One simple solution for not having him bring home unwanted prey or get into fights is to not let him go out of doors.  Otherwise, there is no curbing the hunting instincts.  BTW, when neutered, male cats often become better hunters!

The constant meowing is not a cry for food it is just talk.  He may have found he can manipulate your behavior by constantly meowing.  Ignore it.  It sounds to me as if you are feeding him amply and, once neutered, you may want to cut back if he begins gaining weight.  Some cats which have Siamese in there backgrounds (e.g. the Havana Browns) like to meow just to meow!!!!!

Best regards.... Norm.