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Here are 28 succinct facts about the Chartreux cat in bullet fashion to make the reading of this post more convenient. The breed is relatively rare and hails from France. The Chartreux cat is a French cat breed. It is what distinguishes this breed from all others and there is a long history. It …
Chartreux Cat – Photo of Spenser ©copyright Helmi Flick please respect copyright Click here to see visitors’ submissions Quick Guide to this breed Introduction The Chartreux was the chosen cat companion of Charles de Gaulle, a past president of France and the famous author Collette5. Farmers liked them too6– for their hunting skills. This …
I think I may have rescued a beautiful Chartreux by Jennifer (Pennsauken, NJ, USA) Smudge About 5 years ago I decided my domestic shorthair, a black cat named Mr.BoJangles needed a cat-companion. He seemed bored all the time, didn’t want to play, and was showing a lot of aggression and discouraging behavior. So I …
Gus at around 5 months of age Gus is very devoted and likes to be within a few feet of you at all times. For a cat who hates to be picked up or sit on your lap and meows his discontent, he never runs away when you put him down and is at …
by Sarah Wilde (Portland, OR, USA) Portrait of Widget My little Widget was the spawn of a feral cat that a neighbor was caring for, and almost certainly has no “breeding” whatsoever, but I couldn’t help being struck by his similarity to this breed– especially the short legs, solid body, woolly blue coat, large …
THOMSON – THE LUCKIEST CHARTREUX CAT by STEPHANIE (SHEFFIELD, UK) Thomson my Chartreux cat I got my cat, Thomson, from a rescue centre 2 years ago. He was 9 years old at the time and was blind in his left eye and also had a hip replacement!! Why you ask did I decide to …
Sammy the Chartreux Cat by Joe Owens (Tupelo Mississippi) Sammy the Chartreux Cat My friend Steve had a grey cat named Sammy who was the third generation of cats from a female that Steve also owned. I’m not particularly a cat person but over time Sammy and I became closer and closer and he …
Possibly found a Chartreux in our line of strays 🙂 by Michelle (Ca USA) Kaia, who looks like a Chartreux We have a lot of stray cats — or more like, we found a stray cat (tortoiseshell), and she had many kittens and made herself an extensive family. We’ve kept some, and given some …
