American Shorthair – Michael Broad

American Shorthair inherited diseases? Infographic.

September 27, 2024 by Michael Broad

American Shorthair. A relatively healthy cat breed.

Inherited diseases are quite prevalent among the cat breeds and some are more predisposed than others (take the Peke-face Persian as an example). If you were to rank the cat breeds not by appearance and popularity but by inherited health, the American Shorthair would feature around the top. To be clear I am referring …

The reason why it is difficult for an app to identify a cat breed correctly

November 16, 2023 by Michael Broad

You’ll probably find more than one app online which you can download to your smart phone (cell phone) which claims to identify cat breeds from a photograph. The picture shows a screenshot from one which is available on Google Play and it’s called Cat Scanner: Breed Recognition. It has a 4.2-star review with 1 …

History of the American Shorthair – Roman times to the present!

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 by Michael Broad

Before I put pen to paper in earnest on the subject of the history of the American Shorthair cat, I must thank Valerie Edwards of Fenton Farm. She has the most detailed version of the history of any cat breed that I have seen. I simply cannot cover all the ground that she covers. …

American Shorthair cat ‘Piper’ and one other, both silver tabbies

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 by Michael Broad

I believe that the American Shorthair is an underrated purebred cat. This is a cat with a long American history, similar to the more famous Maine Coon. This was a cat of American barns, a kind of working cat; a moggy to use the vernacular. They were and still are to be honest street …

16 facts about the American Shorthair cat

January 13, 2021 by Michael Broad

American Shorthair. Photo: copyright Helmi Flick.

The American Shorthair is described as “the beautiful working cat of the United States”. The experts say that cats of this breed should “feel like handling a sack of oats”. Make of that what you want but I take from that statement that the cat is solid and perhaps heavier than you might think. …

American Shorthair Colors

August 7, 2014 by Michael Broad

The American Shorthair colors are specified under the breed standard. I’ll quote from the CFA breed standard. There are 69 specified coat types and colors on my calculation. The highly favored eye color is brilliant gold and the eye color is specified for each coat type/color. Some of these coat colors are very refined …

American Shorthair Photographic Portrait

July 5, 2013July 4, 2013 by Michael Broad

An outstanding photographic portrait by Helmi Flick of the popular American Shorthair. It has a “portrait” quality, hence the title. It is quite formal and straightfoward. The coat is classic silver tabby. This is considered to be the coat most favoured by breeders of this cat and buyers as far as I am aware.

American Shorthair Cat Facts For Kids

January 16, 2013January 15, 2013 by Michael Broad

This is a page on the American Shorthair cat written for children and people who like information in plain language with good pictures. The American Shorthair is an important cat breed. It is part of the history of the United States of America. It is known as a cat that is very good with …

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