As with any cat, feed a good quality cat food of either a wet (canned or pouch) or dry (kibble) variety. Use the feeding guide on the back of the package as a guide to the initial quantity. Take care your cat does not become overweight. Check once a week that you can feel his or her ribs and that he or she has a waistline. If you have difficulty identifying individual ribs then the cat has become overweight and you need to cut back its food allowance by 10%. After this cut back, check your cat's weight again in one week's time. You could just give it water in a dish, or get a running water system. You can buy running water for cats at you local pet store. If you can't find one there, go online and order one.  If you don't want to buy a running water system, give them water in a dish and occasionally turn on the faucet in the bathroom and let them jump up and drink it! Bengals have a thing about water - an obsession really. They love to play with it and running water holds a special fascination. They will sit and bat at it with a paw for hours. This is great except you can end up with very wet carpets. Therefore, it's best to site water bowls on a waterproof floor that can be mopped dry if it all gets too much. Also remember to keep the toilet seat cover down. This is the Bengal equivalent of a play pool and it will enjoy dipping its paw in and splashing water everywhere. It will give it the feeling of privacy. Also be sure to give you cat a litter box with high edges. Bengal cats can jump up to three times their height, so don't be afraid to give them a little higher edge around their litter box.  The high edge is so they don't pee outside the box. If they only have to step into the box, they may pee along the edge of the box, thus leaving you a big mess to clean. If you want to teach your cat to go to the bathroom in a toilet, your job is a lot easier with a Bengal! Do some research on training programs and start it when your Bengal is young. Bengals have a satin finish to their coat that doesn't need a lot of care. However, like most cats, if you start brushing a Bengal as a kitten, it will grow up loving the attention. Use a rubber grooming glove get the shed hair out of the coat and keep it extra glossy and sleek.

Summary: Feed your Bengal responsibly. Give your Bengal water. Give your cat a litter box that has a cover! Do only a small amount of grooming.


Many people may already know their yearly salary, but in the event that you don’t, check your most recent pay stub. Use your gross (not net) pay—that is your amount before taxes—and multiply the number by the number of pay periods in a year.  For those on a bi-weekly schedule, you would multiply the number by 26. For those whose companies offer two scheduled paydays per month, such as the 15th and 30th/31st, you will only multiply the number by 24. For a quick rule of thumb, you can use a standard formula such as:  7.5 hours per day x 5 days per week x 52 weeks per year = 1,950 hours worked per year. 8.0 hours per day x 5 days per week x 52 weeks per year = 2,080 hours worked per year. Once you have these two numbers, you can divide your totally yearly income by your total number of yearly hours to reach an approximate hourly wage. For example, if your total income was $15,000 and your total number of hours was 2,080, then 15,000 / 2,080 = approximately $7.21 per hour.

Summary: Calculate your yearly income. Calculate how many hours you work in one year. Calculate your hourly wage.


Whereas the heart rate is simply the number of times your heart beats in a minute, the stroke volume is the volume of blood pumped out by your heart's left ventricle with each beat. It is measured in millilitres and is much more complicated to determine that your heart rate. A special test called an echocardiogram (aka echo) is used to determine your heart’s stroke volume.  An echocardiogram uses radio waves to create a picture of your heart so the volume of blood passing through it can be measured.  An echocardiogram makes it possible to make the measurements of the heart that are required to calculate stroke volume. Using the echocardiogram, you will be able to determine the numbers needed for the following calculations. The left ventricle outflow tract is the portion of your heart through which blood passes to enter your arteries. In order to calculate the stroke volume you will need to determine the area the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT), and the velocity time integral of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT VTI).  These calculations need to be done by a professional reading an echocardiogram. An expert may use the following equation to determine the area of the left ventricle’s outflow tract: Area = 3.14 (LVOT diameter/2)^2  This way of calculating the area is now beginning to be superseded by more advanced imaging technology. To determine stroke volume, the amount of the blood in a ventricle just before a beat (end-diastolic volume, EDV) is subtracted from the amount of the blood in a ventricle (heart chamber) at the end of a beat (end-systolic volume, ESV). Stroke Volume = EDV – ESV. While stroke volume usually refers to the left ventricle, it can also refer to the right ventricle. The stroke volume of both ventricles is usually equal. To determine your stroke volume index, take the velocity time integral, which is the amount of blood being pumped with each heartbeat and divide it by the body surface area of the left ventricle (in square meters). This formula allows direct analysis of the stroke volume for a patient of any size. Finally, to determine your cardiac output, multiply your heart rate by your stroke volume. This is a relatively simple calculation which identifies the amount of blood your heart pumps in one minute. The formula is Heart Rate x Stroke Volume = Cardiac Output. For example, if your heart rate is 60 bpm and your stroke value is 70 ml, the equation looks like this: 60 bpm x 70 ml = 4200 ml/min or 4.2 liters (1.1 US gal) a minute.
Summary: Have an echocardiogram. Calculate the area of the left ventricle’s outflow tract (aka LVOT). Assess stroke volume. Determining your cardiac output.