What do bengals eat? Can they eat regular cat food?
Yes bengals can eat regular cat food. There are very many bengals that are being fed premium brands of cat food (dry and wet) that are doing well on this type of diet. However, I personally like to feed my bengals closer to what they would consume in the wild. I feed my bengals raw meat. This diet is easy for cats to digest because cats were designed to eat raw meat (we never see cats building fires and cooking meat in the wild). They tend to eat less because they can digest the food better and they receive the nutrients they need easier. Fat cats lose weight and skinny cats gain weight on this diet. It also eliminates any stomach and bowel problems. Cats with a history of loose stools and vomiting soon get better on a raw meat diet. I have noticed no worms or other parasites since I switched my cats over to raw. Another good thing about feeding raw is it costs less and there are no stinky stools. That’s right, no smell whatsoever!!! Best of all it is healthy.
Bengal cats are like any domestic cat in need of a high protein dry (or wet) cat food diet. While raw meat is what cats are "supposed" to eat, there are a lot of health risks when feeding your pet raw meat. The best diet is portioned high protein and low carb cat food. Carbs are more for dogs that need the energy to burn quickly, whereas cats need more protein to last them throughout the day.
