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Feline Breeds Part 1

Feline Breeds Part 1. ABYSSINIAN. Ticked or agouti coat comes from alternating bands of color on the hair shaft. Red agouti (also called sorrel). Ruddy agouti abyssinian. (Ruddy has a more brown appearance). AMERICAN CURL. Spontaneous genetic mutation

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Feline Breeds Part 1

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  1. Feline Breeds Part 1

  2. ABYSSINIAN Ticked or agouti coat comes from alternating bands of color on the hair shaft Red agouti (also called sorrel)

  3. Ruddy agouti abyssinian. (Ruddy has a more brown appearance)

  4. AMERICAN CURL Spontaneous genetic mutation The degree of the curl can vary 90 – 180 degrees, but, should not touch the head Silver spotted cream American Curl

  5. AMERICAN SHORTHAIR More than 1/3 of American shorthairs will be silver tabbies Classic (or blotched) silver tabby

  6. Blotched (or classic) red tabby American Shorthair

  7. AMERICAN WIREHAIR Hair is crimped, hooked or bent resulting in ringlet formation. All three types of hair (down, awn and guard) are twisted Self White odd-eyed wirehair

  8. BALINESE Only come in four pointed colors: seal, blue, chocolate and lilac. Seal pointed balinese

  9. Lilac pointed balinese

  10. BENGAL Wildcat hybrid, uncertain temperament. Looks like Spotted Tabby except for: larger eyes, pronounced whisker pads, longer legs and brilliant leopard markings. Brown spotted tabby Bengal

  11. “Beau” VanValkenburg

  12. BIRMAN Former temple cats. Born pure white and develop colorpoints later Blue point Birman

  13. Seal point Birman

  14. BOMBAY They develop slowly, commonly acquiring eye color and coat sheen well after 4 mos of age.

  15. BRITISH SHORTHAIR Blue British Shorthair, the most common color.

  16. BURMESE Champagne Burmese Burmese conformation has changed over the years causing a disagreement among breeders.

  17. Sable Burmese

  18. CHARTREUX Blue is the only color the Chartreux comes in Eyes must be copper to gold Known as the smiling cat of France

  19. COLORPOINT SHORTHAIR Lynx point refers to bands of color on the legs and tail rather than the typical solid point Chocolate lynx point

  20. Seal lynx point Colorpoint

  21. CORNISH REX Brown mackerel tabby This breed lacks guard hairs, short awn hairs make up the coat, down hairs lie underneath. Whiskers are usually stunted or missing

  22. CYMRIC Rumpy-riser red mackerel tabby Tail lengths are divided into four categories, rumpy, rumpy-riser, stumpy, longy

  23. Calico rumpy Cymric: meaning white with patches of black and red. (The Calico is the state cat of Maryland!)

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