American Shorthair Cat

The American Shorthair was a farm moggie back at the time of the English settlers to America and throughout the intervening years to the time of the new fancy in the late 1800s. The cat fancy turned a moggie into a cat breed and over time it became America’s standard shorthaired cat and extremely …

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American Shorthair Health Problems

There are no American Shorthair health problems. Yes. Nice isn’t it? You can write about a number of cat breeds that have recorded and recognised genetically inherited health problems but you can’t do that with the American Shorthair. The cat breeds with the greatest number of inherited health problems are the Siamese and Persian. …

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Darkangel

Cheeky little monkey! Domesticated feral cat. The family of my friend’s boyfriend found some kittens in a paddock. They would have been bout 3 weeks old and their mother was nowhere to be seen. So my friend asked me if I would take one..and of course I gladly accepted. The kitten I received was …

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American Shorthair Tabby Cats

Not all of these stunning cats are tabby cats. Silver Moon has, I believe a shaded silver coat. Apparently the shaded silver (if I am correct!) is quite rare because the coat type is difficult to develop whilst retaining the classic and desirable American Shorthair head shape. As there are few breeders breeding this …

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American Shorthair Quick Guide

Popularity In the top ten at 8th place Place of origin United States Date of origin 1904 or 1906 (called “Domestic Shorthair”) Ancestry Mating of purebred British and random bred American Shorthair Weight 3.5-7 kg (8-15 lb) Temperament Easy-going, balanced Body type Semi-cobby Registration CFA, TICA, ACFA, CCA (Canadian). Note: GCCF and FiFé don’t …

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