Pictures of cats: cinnamon British Shorthair

Cinnamon British shorthair

I should publish some pictures of cats from time to time because that is the name of the website. The reason why it is the name is because when the site was started “pictures of cats” was the top keyword in the world of cats. It propelled this website to the great top of …

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Picture of grey tabby British Shorthair on a leash in the snow

Tabby British Shorthair on leash in snow

This is a picture which caught my eye because it is quite rare to see a domestic cat on a leash in any case, but when that cat is a purebred British Shorthair and there is snow on the ground, it makes for a fairly unique picture. The only practical way that a person …

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12 facts about the British Shorthair

Blue British Shorthair

Here are 12 facts about the ever-popular British Shorthair cat: One of the most interesting facts about the British Shorthair is its history. Although the modern British Shorthair has a very distinctive appearance, a plush coat and a stocky body conformation, originally, when the Romans occupied Great Britain, they were a standard, random-bred moggy …

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What type of cat is the Whiskas cat?

Whiskas cat

The Whiskas cat 2020, judging by the latest videos on YouTube, is likely to be a purebred American or British Shorthair. Although of these two the appearance is more like the American Shorthair which has a standard looking body and head shape. What makes the Wiskas cat different to most random bred cats is …

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Why are British Shorthairs so fat?

Russian blue Brit SH

British Shorthairs are not fat. They are cobby, which is a cat fancy word meaning stocky, muscular, heavyset with rounded features and stocky limbs (the “cat fancy” means cat breeders). There is a difference. If a British Shorthair cat is fat it is because that individual cat has been overfed and/or is under-exercised. Selective …

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Massive blue British Shorthair made in Moldova

Enormous British Shorthair made in Russia

This is a massive blue British Shorthair bred in Moldova. The Eastern Europeans (and Russians) have a habit of creating extraordinary purebred cats through extreme selective breeding over many years. I have never seen a British Shorthair this size before. No where near as big as this. The lady holding the cat is struggling …

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