Perhaps the most significant two facts about this cat breed is that it is France’s only purebred cat and the breed standard has remained untouched throughout the breed’s existence in the cat fancy which started in the late 1800s. This is because the intention is to maintain the original appearance. You can see this cat …
I’m going to refer to a study of 2007 which contains a lot of useful information (https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ygeno.2007.10.009). One of the conclusions which interests me and which might interest others is that the Siberian cat is the most genetically diverse cat breed according to these scientists. And at the opposite end of the spectrum, they decided …
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There’s been quite a lot of discussion about the first domestic cats in America. We are sure that early Americans, around 10,000 years ago, did not domesticate a wild cat species and thereby create the first domestic cat. That happened in and around what is now Syria with the North African wildcat. So, the only …
Did the Vikings bring the first domestic cats to North America? Read More »
Sometimes within the cat fancy there is an argument as to whether there is such a thing as a traditional cat breed. For instance, the contemporary, “foreign” (slender) looking Siamese is claimed by some breeders to be the original shape. In which case the modern version of this cat breed would be the same as …
As Sarah Hartwell aptly describes it, this is a tangled tale. The Angora and Persian histories are intertwined. The Angora Cat Association in Ankara, Turkey are annoyed because the original and genuine Turkish Angora (called the ‘Angora’ by them) has been lost in the scramble by American breeders to create their own version of the …
Infographic on 5 facts about the Persian cat and Angoras Read More »
This page is all about the infographic which is why I am not going to add words. But you can see many more articles on the ‘Siamese family’ of cats by searching and there are some pages listed below. These are links.
Pans Truls (Pan’s Truls) is the original Norwegian Forest (NFC) tomcat from which the breed standard was written, and it still applies today. This is the original and the guiding light of the entire breed. An important cat. I find it interesting. It is the first time that I have seen a photograph of the …
‘Pans Truls’ the ORIGINAL Norwegian Forest tomcat born 1st of May 1973 Read More »
Not many people have heard about the Ceylon Cat. It’s sort of drifted out of current thinking about cat breeds but in the 1980s and 1990s it found favour among Italian breeders. It’s a natural breed that was discovered in 1984. It was recognised as an experimental breed in 1998. It is almost unheard of …
The following are new mainstream cat breeds: Lykoi, Khao Manee, Toybob, Maine Coon Polydactyl, Minuet and Minuet Longhair (Napoleon). I’d like to include one, new non-mainstream breed, the Cheetoh. Lykoi – recognised, accepted and registered by America’s Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) and The International Cat Association (TICA). This interesting “werewolf cat” was founded in 2011 …
Here are 15 succinct facts about the Bombay cat. This cat breed makes the black cat more desirable. They call the Bombay cat the sleek black panther of the cat fancy. And this is the purpose of the breed. It is meant to look like a miniature, domesticated black panther (normally a melanistic jaguar!). And …
I believe that the American Shorthair is an underrated purebred cat. This is a cat with a long American history, similar to the more famous Maine Coon. This was a cat of American barns, a kind of working cat; a moggy to use the vernacular. They were and still are to be honest street cats. …
American Shorthair cat ‘Piper’ and one other, both silver tabbies Read More »
Some websites confidently state that the world’s oldest cat breed is the Egyptian Mau but I disagree with the authors of these websites. Before you decide the world’s oldest cat breed you have to decide what a ‘cat breed’ is. And that, funnily enough, is quite a tricky question. I’ll explain why. Before about the …
Depending on the meaning of the phrase ‘cat breed’ the first cat breeds were either the Japanese Bobtail, British Shorthair and Egyptian Mau OR the British Shorthair and the Maine Coon. I’ll explain why I have come to this conclusion. Other authors have confidently stated that the first cat breeds are those that have been …
Here are 12 facts about the ever-popular British Shorthair cat: One of the most interesting facts about the British Shorthair is its history. Although the modern British Shorthair has a very distinctive appearance, a plush coat and a stocky body conformation, originally, when the Romans occupied Great Britain, they were a standard, random-bred moggy earning …
