A Michael Broad Blog
The article I wrote about “The Real Turkish Angora” has been published and expanded upon in a Turkish cat magazine. Naturally, it is in the Turkish language. Here is part of the email from The Angora Cat association informing me of this welcome development: Do you remember you wrote a short article about ”The …
Robin looks like a purebred mix. Howard, the person who cares for these fine looking cats, asked if Robin was a Turkish Angora mix. You can’t tell except to say that he is a very attractive cat that, for me, looks more like a Norwegian Forest Cat mix because of the shape of his …
Turkish Angora Cat – photo of Safira © copyright Helmi Flick The page is in sections for tech reasons. Links to next section at base. Introduction This breed of cat is related, it seems, to the Turkish Van and it certainly has an equally distinguished and long history that marks this cat, and the …
by Sanem (Edremit, Balıkesir, Turkey.) Hi Everyone…A few months ago, just a week before the new year’s eve one of the cats in our neighborhood had an accident. I don’t know how it happened but her right paw got broken and almost severed. We took her to a vet and she said she needed …
This is Frankie who looks similar to a Turkish Angora by Mary Oppman (Florida) Frankie I was intrigued when I came across your site. I have three rescues, one of which looks so much like Tanje, another kitty from California I saw here. I could not believe it, even as kittens, they look alike. …
Sushel Sushel was given to me by my boyfriend in 1999, to ease the sorrow of my cat’s passing, Grizetta. He was at the time, about 4 months old. At first I was troubled to see that he refused to use the newspapers I would lay out for him in the bathroom and that …
by Simon Mouer (Austin, Texas) Purebred Turkish Angora Cat – Photo copyright Helmi Flick When animals mate, their offspring’s traits are set by a giant double-helix DNA molecular complex present in every cell of the body. Our DNA encodes all the physical traits we receive from each parent. At conception the DNA from each …
by Michael (London, UK) I ask, were the Turkish Angora and Turkish Van the same cat in Turkey during the years well before the cat fancy started? I mean in the 15th to 19th century. They are now two distinct breeds and it is said by the best authorities that they originate from different …
