A Michael Broad Blog
Contents – cat genetics Introduction Terms Agouti Allele Autosomal Browning gene Chromosomes Dilution Dominance Genes Genetics Genotype Heterozygous Homozygous Incomplete penetrance Inhibitor gene Locus Monogenic Mutation Phenotype Polygenes Pseudogene Recessive gene Sex Chromosomes White Spotting gene Gene symbols Use of these terms verbatim Video on genetics generally Genetic diseases in purebred cats Cat Genetics …
Round Cat Head Shape above. Photo ©copyright Helmi Flick. Please respect it. Long head — Photo ©copyright Helmi Flick Both these photos are cropped versions of the original Once upon a time there was more or less only one head shape for the small wildcat that became a domestic cat. Obviously, there were some …
Cat History – The height of modern, sophisticated cat breeding below – Miss Kate (photo copyright Helmi Flick) a Maine Coon cat champion next to the skull of a Saber Tooth tiger, extinct 10,000 years ago. Please note that this long page has been split up into several sections and at the base of …
Cat body types vary significantly. In the cat fancy, a cat’s shape or conformation is referred to in the breed standards in a particular way. There are in fact a limitless number of body types. They can, however, be placed into 6 categories. This categorization is almost arbitrary but useful nonetheless. All the photos …
by Lauren I have never had a cat, but I would love to get a Siberian cat. My mom and I found a cat when we saw a car drive by and dump a cat on out street. We fed the cat for a couple of days, and then took him in and found …
by Michael (London, UK) As mentioned, British Shorthair health is generally good. This page is an addendum to health issues mentioned on the main British Shorthair cat page. Two diseases that have been reported in this cat breed and/or are more commonly occurring in Brit SH cats are referred to here. Hemophilia B This …
The Poodle cat is another rare, fringe cat breed. This is despite the fact that it was created in 1987 in Starnberg, Germany, by Dr. Rosemarie Wolf (i.e. a long time ago). Note – update – June 23rd 2013, the internet media have named the Selkirk Rex a “Poodle Cat”. This is incorrect. It …
This is a much-discussed topic in the feline world. Actually, by now every aspect of domestic cat behaviour has been analysed and explained many times over. That’s the nature of the internet but things have changed dramatically with the introduction of AI which has stolen all the articles and claimed them as their own. …
