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Are Sphynx cats from Egypt?

PoC avatarPosted on November 26, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 26, 2020

I can see the connection as anybody else can. The question has been prompted by the famous Great Sphinx of Giza because of the name “Sphinx” which is not dissimilar to the name of this hairless cat. That’s as far … Continue reading →

Posted in Sphynx Cat | Tagged cat breeding, cat breeds, cat history, Don Sphynx, genetic mutation, sphynx cat

20 Sphynx cats rescued

PoC avatarPosted on November 25, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 25, 2020

NEAR EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA – NEWS (COMMENT): CTV NEWS (and this story is unique) reports that an Edmonton cat rescue has taken in 20 Sphynx cats after they were removed from a home near Edmonton. It seems likely that this … Continue reading →

Posted in cat rescue | Tagged breeders, cat breeder, Cat News, cat rescue, crime, inbreeding, sphynx cat | 1 Reply

Are Sphynx cats hypoallergenic?

PoC avatarPosted on November 25, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 25, 2020

No, Sphynx cats are not hypoallergenic. Sphynx cats are like any other domestic cat in that they have the Fel D1 allergen in their saliva which like any other domestic cat they deposit on their skin rather than on their … Continue reading →

Posted in Sphynx Cat | Tagged allergens, cat allergen fel d1, hypoallergenic cats, sphynx cat

Picture of calico Sphynx cat

PoC avatarPosted on November 5, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 5, 2020

You might have thought that all Sphynx cats were the colour of their skin. After all, all you see is their skin. You shouldn’t see the huge range of coat colours and patterns that you normally see when a domestic … Continue reading →

Posted in Sphynx Cat | Tagged anatomy of a cat, calico cat, cat anatomy, cat coats, cat hair, hairless cat, sphynx cat | 1 Reply

Picture of Sphynx cat shows a lot of skin between arm and body

PoC avatarPosted on June 24, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2020

Sphynx cats tend to throw up some strange photographs. One I published years ago showed the webbed feet of cats. The hairless cat’s lack of fur reveals more clearly the domestic cat’s anatomy to us. We see things we would … Continue reading →

Posted in skin | Tagged anatomy of a cat, cat anatomy, hairless cats, skin, sphynx cat, Sphynx Cat Picture | Leave a reply

Street artist paints illusion of Sphynx cat on old gas tank

PoC avatarPosted on April 24, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 24, 2020

A very impressive work of art. For me there are two things that make it work so well. Firstly the artist, Tom Bragado Blanco from Marseille, France, paints the landscape behind the gas tank onto the gas tank as well … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats in art, photography | Tagged cat art, Cats in Art, cats in paintings, sphynx cat, Sphynx Cat Picture | 1 Reply

Picture of a black Sphynx cat

PoC avatarPosted on April 16, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 16, 2020

A picture of a black Sphynx cat the colour of which is caused by melanin being deposited in the hair follicle by melanocytes.

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Do Sphynx cats sweat?

PoC avatarPosted on April 16, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 16, 2020

Sphynx cats don’t sweat perspiration except from the pawpads just like any other domestic cat with fur.

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Do Sphynx cats like baths?

PoC avatarPosted on April 16, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 16, 2020

Sphynx cats learn to accept or like being bathed because their owner has done it since they were kittens.

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Do Sphynx cats come from Egypt?

PoC avatarPosted on April 15, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 15, 2020

Sphynx cats do not come from Egypt. There could not be a worse place for a hairless cat.

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