Part of my breed posts are always a guide to finding such breeds as a mix in the shelter. We get hybrid vigor and the traits we want, in a lower cost alternative. But this isn’t always possible. Cat genetics being what they are, we often find clusters of traits together in mixed breeds, to [...]
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What’s in my cat: Paws
While I’ve never deliberately gotten a purebred cat, I’ve actually had at least a dozen different breeds. They simply are not segregated into one cat. So I’ve become something of a student of breeds in my quest for cat understanding. Guessing a given cat’s breed can be difficult when we are evaluating kittens, who tend [...]
Meet the Cornish Rex
There aren’t many cat breeds who can pinpoint the very day they first set paw on Planet Earth. But the Cornish Rex can: July 21, 1950, in Cornwall, England. Kallibunker was not like the British Shorthair kittens in the rest of the litter. He had a long slender build, large ears, and the most extraordinary [...]
Meet the Tonkinese
The Tonkinese came about as a result of deliberate inter-breeding in the 1960′s, the goal being a “best of both worlds” between Siamese and Burmese. Simultaneous efforts in the US and Canada, and a mid-80′s move to breed only within this new breed classification, resulted in recognition in 2001, moving them from “hybrid” to an [...]
Meet the Himalayan
The Himalayan is a cat of many facets. They are also known as Colorpoint Persians, reflecting the mix of the Siamese “pointed” coats with the Persian’s long hair and stocky body. They were recognized as a breed in the 1950′s. As seen here, they tend to have the Persian’s flat face, known as a “pansy” [...]
