A Michael Broad Blog
Is the British Shorthair prone to depression when left alone? by R (UAE) I ‘rescued’ Sasha from a pet store. He was 7 1/2 months old and when he first came home he would hop like a rabbit. I thought something was wrong but after a few days, a chat with the vet and …
Ascot, Here We Come! by Barbara Kayser (Philadelphia, Pa., USA) My cats are Tuppence, an eight year old blue BS female, and Eric the Red, a six month old rescued street urchin. I was sitting and reading when I suddenly heard the thunder of paws, turned, and saw Tup running, flat out like a …
by Ridolina (Moscow, Russia) Ch. Bars Ridolina BRIa Ch. Bars Ridolina BRIa Ch. Bars Ridolina BRIa Ch. Bars Ridolina BRIa I love the British Shorthair! I love them for their beauty, charm, strength and grace. They have a wonderful temperament and are self-sufficient. Their thick plush coat is simply mesmerizing. The are special cats. …
by Irina Shendrik (Brooklyn, NY) My almost 7 months old British Shorthair died yesterday while having a routine spaying surgery. My family is devastated, its a horrible tragedy for all of us. We loved our baby Basya beyond belief..and cannot comprehend what happened. Doctors said that when they started the anaesthesia Basya immediately went …
by Alan Edwards (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) Fiver tolerates shows! Hi….My name is Alan Edwards. I am a Southern Africa Cat Council “all-breed” judge and also “a-b” for the World Cat Federation. I have been breeding Brits since 1969 first in the UK and, since 2004, in South Africa. In 2001 I sent a …
Contents: Early years Cat Fancy Early breeding The Future Early history The history of the British Shorthair occupies a substantial part of the history of Great Britain, in fact from about 200 AD to the present. The American Shorthair originates from the British Shorthair and has the same distinction in relation to the United …
Our Brit Female is Named Velvet by Dan Warner (Greenwood, Iniana) I began volunteering November 08 at a local animal shelter and a major part of the duties includes socializing the cats. Velvet had been there since October. As the months went by I really fell in love with Velvet because of her sweet …
Our Dickie Dickie Not sure how old he is,was given him about 4 years ago, he loves dogs, but not other cats. Hi: Thanks for showing us Dickie. I have lightened the picture a bit. Hope that was OK. Michael.
