The term ‘domestic shorthaired cat’ refers to all domesticated cats with short hair. Technically that includes all short haired purebred cats too. However, the phrase usually applies to random breed cats with short hair. ‘Random bred’ means of mixed ancestry. Sometimes domestic shorthair cats are referred to as ‘mixed breed’ cats. Strictly speaking, this …
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 …
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. …
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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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 …
American Shorthair cat – photo ©copyright Helmi Flick
