This is a interesting question. It is certainly peculiar that we are seeing many hairless cats with incredibly wrinkly skin particularly on the top of their heads. I’m not sure that there is a caste iron answer to the question … Continue reading →
This is a picture and video of a hairless cat, a Sphynx, cuddling up to a cat with hair and the reason is first and foremost for the companionship – and for a bit of warmth too, I expect. It … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
This is Jasper who is both hairless and eyeless. He’s a Sphynx cat so that he is hairless for that reason and he lost his eyes to a feline herpesvirus infection. He lost his right eye first as it became … Continue reading →
For me, and I suspect many others, this is an example of the exploitation of hairless cats for self-aggrandizement. A lot of people will disagree with me and enjoy the videos on TikTok, one of which is published below. I’ll … Continue reading →
Maybe it is just me again, but this is not what domestic cats are meant to look like. The original, discovered Sphynx cat would have been a normal looking moggie without hair or sparse hair due to a random genetic … Continue reading →
A picture of a black Sphynx cat the colour of which is caused by melanin being deposited in the hair follicle by melanocytes.
Continue reading →Sphynx cats learn to accept or like being bathed because their owner has done it since they were kittens.
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