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CAT BREEDS : Shorthairs.
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Origin - First seen in the UK in the 1800s, it was thought to have been brought over from northesat Africa. Its name is derived from Abyssinia - the former name for Ethiopia.
Temperament - Very social, intelligant, active and sweet-natured.
Description - Medium-sized, slender, round and wedge-shaped head with tufted ears. This cats distinctive feature is its double-ticked coat.
Colours - sorrel, blue, silver, chocolate, lilac, fawn, red, cream, tortie.
Abyssinian Breed Links
Organisations & Breed Information Sites
Abyssinian Cat Association (U.K)
Abyssinian Cat Club of America
National Abyssinian Cat Rescue (US)
Abyssinian Cat Club of Australasia Inc.
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American Shorthair.
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Origin - This breed was thought to have originated from cats brought over from the UK to the US at thetime of the Mayflower.
Temperament - affectonate, outgoing, intelligent.
Description - Similar in type to the British Shorthair, but with a longer head , legs and ears. The coat dhould be dense and hard.
Colours - Almost any colour or coat pattern is accepted.
American Shorthair Breed Links
Organisations & Breed Information Sites
National American Shorthair Club
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Asian Smoke.
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Origin - A member of the Asian group, this cat has an unusual coat and was orginally called the 'Burmoire'.
Temperament - Friendly, intelligent, athletic and playful.
Description - This cat has a smoke type coat, with faint tabby markings. The undercoat is pale, silvery r near-white with a darker top-coat. Very close to the Burmese in body type, being medium-sized, well-muscled with a round head.
Colours - Black, blue, chocolate, lilac, caramel, red, cream, apricot, tortie.
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Asian Tabby.
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Origin - Another member of the Asian group, this breed is accepted in four coat patterns and all colours.
Temperament - Friendly, intelligent, athletic and playful.
Description - Very close to the Burmese in body type, being medium-sized, well-muscled with a round head.
Colours - Tabby markings are : ticked, spotted, makeral and classic. Tabby colours are: black, blue, hocolate, lilac, caramel, red, cream, apricot, tortie, silver shaded, silver standard.
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Bombay
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Origin - The Bombay is the only self-coloured horthair in the Asian group. In the Us, the Bombay is a result of matings between Black Burmese and a Black American Shorthair.
Temperament - Friendly, intelligent, athletic and playful.
Description - Very close to the Burmese in body type, being medium-sized, well-muscled with a round head.
Colours - Solid jet black.
Bombay Breed Links
Organisations & Breed Information Sites
The Bombay and Asian Self Breed Club
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British Shorthair.
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Origin - Thought to be descended from cats that came to England with the invading Romans. Colour varients such as the chocolate, lilac, colour-point are results of a colour-point breeding programme began n the 1970's involving Colourpoint Longhairs, and the tipper variety resulted from introducing the Chincilla.
Temperament - Undemanding and sweet-natured.
Description - A solidly built cat with a short, dense coat, large, round head and a broad chest. The ears are small and wide-set, the eyes are large and round. The colour of the eyes is usually deep-copper but can vary from odd-eyed (British White) and yellow through to deep-copper depending upon the olour of the coat.
Colours - Black, blue, cream, chocolate, lilac, red, white, bi-colour, blue-cream, colour-point, smoke, tabby (classic or mackerel), spotted, tipped (black, blue, chocolate, lilac, red, cream, golden and tortie), tortiseshell.
British Shorthair Breed Links
Organisations & Breed Information Sites
Colourpointed British Shorthair Cat Club (U.K)
British Shorthair cat Club (U.K)
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Burmese.
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Origin - The first Burmese, Wong Mau, was brought from the Far East to the US in 1930. The breed was mported to the UK in 1948.
Temperament - Outgoing and demanding of attention, though quieter than the Siamese. The coat is short and has a sheen.
Description - Medium-sized, muscular, with a rounded head and wide-set ears. The nose has a distinct break. The coat has a glossy sheen and some colours can have darker shading on the head, back and tail.
Colours - Blue, chocolate, lilac, red, cream, brown ortie, blue tortie, chocolate tortie, lilac tortie, tortiseshell. Kittens are born pale and darken with maturity.
Burmese Breed Links
Organisations & Breed Information Sites
Burmese Cat Society of Australasia Inc.
Burmese Breeders Group of Australia
CFA European Burmese Breed Council
National Alliance of Burmese Breeders Inc
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Burmilla.
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Origin - This Asian group breed is the result of an accidental mating between a Chincilla male and a Lilac Burmese female in 1981. The owner of the Burmese named the resulting kittens 'Burmillas'.
Temperament - Quieter than burmese, but outgoing, friendly, intelligent and lively.
Description - Very close to the Burmese in body ype, being medium-sized, well-muscled with a round head. The coat is short and shaded.
Colours - Black, blue, chocolate, lilac, caramel, red, cream, apricot, tortie, silver shaded and silver standard.
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Cornish Rex.
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Origin - This coat type first appeared in the litter of a Cornish farm cat in the 1950s and is a natural mutation that results in a curly coat. The entire breed is descended from a single kitten with this mutation.
Temperament - Lively, intelligent and cheeky.
Description - A slim and muscular cat with a long, wedge-shaped head and large ears. The coat is short, soft and fine with dense durls giving the coat rippled appearance.
Colours - All coat patterns and colours accepted.
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Devon Rex.
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Origin - A mutation very similar to, but unrelated to that of the Cornish Rex appeared in Devon in the 1960s.
Temperament - Lively, intelligent and cheeky.
Description - The body type is similar to the Cornish Rex, but with larger ears that are set lower down on the head, and curls that are less dense.
Colours - All coat patterns and colours are accepted.
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Exotic Shorthair.
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Origin - This breed is actually a variety of Persian with a short coat.
Temperament - Undemanding, gentle and affectionate.
Description - This breed is medium-sized and ompact, with a short nose, small, low-set ears and large round eyes that are deep orange or copper in all colours except for the Silvers, where the eyes are hazel or green.
Colours - This breed comes in colours that are accepted for Persians.
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Korat.
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Origin - Native to Thailand, the Korat is known as 'Si-Sawat', the sacred cat and believed to bring good fortune. This breed appeared in the US in the 1950s and the UK in 1972.
Temperament - Quiet, affectionate and intelligent.
Description - Medium-sized, muscular, with a heart-haped face and round eyes.
Colours - This cat has a beautiful steel-blue coat.
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Manx.
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Origin - The Manx originated from the Isle of Man and features in the legends of that region.
Temperament - Outgoing, affectionate and easy to train.
Description - There are three varieties of Manx, the Rumpy, which has no tail, the Stumpy, with a short ail, and a the Tailed. The Tailed variety cannot be shown, but is useful for breeding, because tailess Manx cannot be bred together, and Tailed Manx produce kittens of all three types in their litters. The hind legs of this breed are longer than the front legs, giving the cat a rabbit-like gait. The head is round, the body compact, the cheeks are prominant and the nose is wide and straight.
Colours - All coat patterns and colours are accepted in this breed.
Manx Breed Links
Organisations & Breed Information Sites
The Peoples Guide to : Manx Cats
The American Manx Club Web Page
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Oriental (Havana).
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Origin - The Oriental is the result of various outcrossings from the Siamese, in a quest to produce self-coloured (solid) cats of the Siamese type.
Temperament - Intelligent, outgoing and affectionate. Like the Siamese, these cats can be very vocal.
Description - Siamese body type. Eye colour depends upon the coat colour. The coat is short and shiny.
Colours - Black, blue, cream, havana (chocolate-brown), red, white (foreign white), caramel, fawn, apricot, cinnamon, tabby (classic, ticked and spotted), tortiseshell, torbie (tortie tabby).
Oriental / Havana Breed Links
Organisations & Breed Information Sites
Oriental Shorthairs of America Inc
Havana and Oriental Lilac Cat Club
The Oriental Cat Club of N.S.W
The Siamese and Oriental Cats Online Club
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Russian Blue.
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Origin - This cat was thought to originate from Arkangel'sk, and was originally called the Archangel Cat. Some outcrossing to Siamese occured during the early establishment of this breed in the UK.
Temperament - Quiet, affectionate and intelligent.
Description - Medium-to-large-sized, muscular, elegant, with long legs and a flat skull with high-set ears. The whiskar pads are more prominant than in many other breeds.
Colours - This cat has a beautiful blue-grey coat.
Russian Blue Breed Links
Organisations & Breed Information Sites
CFA Russian Blue Breed Council
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Siamese.
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Origin - Known for hundreds of years in Thailand (once Siam), this breed was treasured in its native country and referred to as 'The Royal Cat of Siam'. Forst seen in the Western world at the CRystal Palace Show of 1874.Temperament - Outgoing, intelligent and highly vocal.
Description - Muscular, long, slender and athletic. This breed has become more enlongated and has a long, wedge-shaped head and a thin, whip-like tail. The coat is short with colour restricted to the head, ears, tail, legs and paws.
Colours - Seal-point, blue-point, chocolate-point, lilac-point, red-point, cream-point, tortie-point, tabby-point
Siamese Breed Links
Organisations & Breed Information Sites
The Siamese and Oriental Cats Online Club
Royal Sacred Siamese Cat Club Inc
Tabby Point Siamese and Progressive Breeders Cat Club
The Chocolate Pointed Siamese Cat Club
Siamese Cat Club of South Australia
The Balinese and Siamese Cat Club
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Tonkinese.
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Origin - Developed in the US in the late 1960s, this breed is a cross between the Siamese and the Burmese.
Temperament - Friendly, intelligent and inquisitive.
Description - Muscular, mid-way between the Siamese and the Burmese, with no tendancy towards either type. The coat is short, dense and has a sheen.
Colours - Brown, blue, chocolate, lilac, red, cream, tortie, tabby and torbie (tortie tabby).
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